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‘I had hair… and fewer knives in my back’: A short history of Peeni Henare, politicianAs Labour’s most senior Māori MP bows out of parliament, we look back at his life so far – and get a glimpse of what could come next. By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 12th March, 2026Politics reporter
One MP, One Pint: Joseph Mooney’s journey from ‘traumatic’ teen years to parliamentThe National backbencher and Southland MP on tragedy, triumph and whether he wants to be the new space minister.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 12th March, 2026Politics reporter
‘Radical, funny, compassionate’: Speed is Emotional, reviewedHow a show about one person's experience of ADHD feels like it's for all of us.By Claire Mabey | 12th March, 2026Books editor
Fringe festivals, Fur Patrol, and Fonotī Pati Umaga: The Spinoff event guideThis week's reasons to leave the house, including a ground-breaking new theatre show.By Claire Mabey | 12th March, 2026Books editor
Review: WET is a production carried by humour, agency, and promiseThe debut play from Tūī Matelau shows great promise, but leaves some stones unturned.By Perena Quinlivan | 12th March, 2026Guest writer
Help me Hera: My best friend is trying to sabotage my relationshipIs it 'man-centred' to choose my boyfriend over her?By Hera Lindsay Bird | 12th March, 2026Contributing writer
The second Covid report is out – now Winston Peters wants another oneAs politicians relitigate Labour's pandemic response, NZ First is seizing the chance to remind the freedom movement which party is on their side. By Catherine McGregor | 12th March, 2026Contributing writer
Why the war in Iran could test the Reserve Bank’s mandateIs our central bank equipped to handle a wave of inflation from the conflict in the Middle East? By Joel MacManus | 12th March, 2026Senior writer
Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere is the horror film of the year – pity it’s all realThe veteran documentarian’s journey into the heart of the online manosphere is enraging, terrifying and essential viewing. By Alex Casey | 12th March, 2026Senior writer
Gone By Lunchtime doesn’t know how to be any clearer, guysAfter a horror week, what next for Luxon? Plus: the new Covid report and the Te Pāti Māori latest.By The Spinoff | 11th March, 2026Staff writers
OpinionThe real lesson of the second Covid-19 inquiry? We live in a post-truth worldGovernment ministers’ creative interpretations of the royal commission’s report took spin to scary new levels.By Alice Neville | 11th March, 2026
OpinionKapa-Kingi reinstated: Where to now for Te Pāti Māori?The ruling raises a bigger question: can the party survive the fallout?By Liam Rātana | 11th March, 2026
Doctor Who? How Shane Reti went from National’s deputy to Ciga-retiThe coalition government seemed to have only one prescription for the former GP: swallow one dead rat and call me in the morning. By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 10th March, 2026
The economic shockwaves of war in Iran – in numbersThe state of play, as energy prices surge.By Toby Manhire | 10th March, 2026