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OpinionThis interest rate rise is entirely, 100% the government’s faultNational takes full credit when interest rates drop. It’s only fair it gets the blame when they rise.By Hayden Donnell | 2nd September, 2026Senior writer
Dating Files: A repro-conditional fraysexual who’s never had a bad date'Even if I discovered absolutely no attraction to the person, there was never a situation where someone turned out to be horrible.'By Dating Files | 2nd September, 2026Guest writer
The many confusions and controversies of One NZ’s never-ending ad campaignDavid Lomas would have found Jade’s dad in a matter of days.By Alex Casey | 2nd September, 2026Senior writer
The new Raygun doco is a bloody good yarn – but it will leave you wanting moreTwo years after she stole the show at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Raygun tells her story in a new Netflix documentary. By Tara Ward | 2nd September, 2026Staff writer
‘A lot of people openly loathe the arts’: Frances Pavletich’s books confessional'It is really embarrassing.'By The Spinoff Review of Books | 2nd September, 2026⚖️
‘A good day for women’: The government announces free cervical screening from March 2027The government has announced free cervical screening for all women aged 25 to 69 from March next year – a policy Labour promised last year which was criticised by Act.By Henry Oliver | 2nd September, 2026Bulletin editor
The strange campaign of 2026, as seen from November 8As we wake on the morning after election night, let's look back at a remarkable few months. By Toby Manhire | 2nd September, 2026Editor-at-large
Revealed: Six months of roadside drug testing in New Zealand, by the numbersWhere it's happening, how many drivers have tested positive, what drugs have been detected and more.By Alice Neville | 2nd September, 2026Deputy editor
Auckland’s proposed congestion charging, explainedWhat exactly is being considered, how will it help traffic and what will it cost drivers?By Emma Gleason | 1st September, 2026Staff writer
Is Paul Henry’s cancer centre a whim or a solid idea? Health experts give their verdicts As the public health system groans under pressure, should the Act candidate’s idea be a priority? By Tara Ward | 1st September, 2026Staff writer
The man who made the election electricWhy is everyone jumping on the rooftop-solar wagon?By Toby Manhire | 31st August, 2026
As Labour eyes the Māori seats, te tiriti fades from the visionLabour is hoping Māori will 'get real' and favour economic strategies over Treaty debates.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 31st August, 2026
OpinionChris Hipkins is batting for a drawHipkins has been so focused on negating the case against Labour that he never built a cohesive argument for Labour. By Joel MacManus | 31st August, 2026
A glimpse inside Dunedin’s new hospitalAlmost two years since 35,000 southerners marched in protest at the government delaying the hospital project, Dunedin’s shiny new outpatients building is ready to go.By Tara Ward | 28th August, 2026