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‘It’s a no-brainer’: Inside the St James Theatre’s surprise second venuePlot twist: the renovated Auckland theatre is becoming TWO separate venues.By Chris Schulz | 14th April, 2026Guest writer
The cost of being: A ‘recluse’ in response to the economy'The only child I am responsible for is myself.'By The Cost of Being | 14th April, 2026Guest writer
One more chance for New Zealand to kick its oil habitCould reframing energy independence as a national security issue, rather than a climate one, be our best chance to go electric?By Catherine McGregor | 14th April, 2026Contributing writer
The Fold: How Mike Minogue partnered with TVNZ+ on podcastingExclusive: The actor, radio host and founder of talent management agency Frank discusses a landmark deal to bring podcasts to TVNZ+.By The Spinoff | 14th April, 2026Staff writers
Who’s funding who in election year?In the first few months of 2026, parties received more than $1.5m worth of $20,000-plus donations.By Alice Neville | 14th April, 2026Deputy editor
OpinionHuge forecasting fail: Cyclone Vaianu didn’t even kill or maim meI bought food and water for this storm. What am I supposed to do with food and water?By Hayden Donnell | 14th April, 2026Senior writer
New To Streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this weekEuphoria is back! Beef is back! TV is back!By Thomas Giblin | 13th April, 2026Guest writer
John Campbell is back doing what he does best – interrupting prime ministersHow did John Campbell’s first Morning Report on RNZ go? Tara Ward listened to find out. By Tara Ward | 13th April, 2026Staff writer
Opinion‘We refused to be weaponised’: The rise of Asians backing tino rangatiratangaA decade after a single Waitangi banner, Asians Supporting Tino Rangatiratanga has become a national movement – and a challenge to how te Tiriti is framed in Aotearoa.By Mengzhu Fu, Serena Lal, and Kirsty Fong | 13th April, 2026Guest writer
OpinionThe many ways our government is failing in its response to the fuel crisisThe opportunity is here for a cultural reset. Why won’t the government take it?By Simon Wilson | 9th April, 2026Guest writer
Should Winston Peters have spoken up in Washington?Anna Fifield on a fragile pause in the Middle East conflict, and New Zealand's stance on genocidal rhetoric from Donald Trump. By The Spinoff | 8th April, 2026
One MP, One Pint: Reuben Davidson on perfecting What Now’s gunge recipeBefore he got into politics, the Labour MP poured his blood, sweat and tears into making green goo for children's television.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 8th April, 2026
OpinionCan Simeon Brown run a Luxon campaign that Chris Bishop can’t?For the role once likened to 'conductor of the orchestra', Christopher Luxon has swapped his most socially liberal minister for his most conservative. By Toby Manhire | 7th April, 2026
Arguing with my mother-in-law about the state of NZJournalist Mark Crysell takes on his mother-in-law, former Act MP Deborah Coddington, in a debate about the state of NZ and what should be done.By Mark Crysell & Deborah Coddington | 7th April, 2026