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Gone By Brunchtime: The fizz and flop of Australia’s election – and its lessons for NZWith just a few days to polls-time, Ben McKay joins Toby Manhire to chat about the Albo v Dutto denouement.By The Spinoff | 30th April, 2025Staff writers
Reviewing John Campbell’s fearless exposé of Brian Tamaki and Destiny ChurchThe new TVNZ+ docuseries is a gripping and unsettling look at how Destiny Church has amassed money and power – and why its growing aggression should alarm us all.By Liam Rātana | 30th April, 2025Ātea editor
‘I am not giving up on my American readers’: Graci Kim’s books confessional'My Korean heritage has gifted me grit and perseverance, while my Kiwi upbringing has gifted me optimism.'By The Spinoff Review of Books | 30th April, 2025⚖️
Sad news for Samoans: Cheehoo is deadKilled by the giants of tech and capitalism.By Madeleine Chapman | 30th April, 2025Editor
OpinionNgāpuhi at a crossroads: Unity, settlement and the future of the northNgāpuhi stands at a crossroads as the push for unity, settlement and a stronger future reaches a critical moment.By Pene Dalton | 30th April, 2025Guest writer
Seymour’s truancy call to mayors met with confusion and exasperationThe associate education minister has appealed for mayors' support on improving school attendance. But should it really be part of their job? By Catherine McGregor | 30th April, 2025Contributing writer
We did the police college fitness tests to see whether they’re actually easyIt will be remembered as a great act of gonzo journalism.By Hayden Donnell | 30th April, 2025Contributing writer
How this playground became ‘the jewel in the crown’ of ŌtautahiA visit to Tākaro ā Poi, the Margaret Mahy Family Playground, nearly a decade on from its opening.By Alex Casey | 30th April, 2025Senior writer
Meet the man and mind that biked a million vertical feet in 100 daysBen Hildred spent three months riding uphill. Now he's learning to stop. By Shanti Mathias | 29th April, 2025Contributing writer
OpinionWhy I’ve told my principal I will not teach the new proposed English curriculum'If the ministry is unable to provide us with something fit for purpose, it is not my job to compound the harm it will cause to my students, but to protect them from it.'By David Taylor | 28th April, 2025Guest writer
Anzac Day boycott: why official services will be missing some veteransWhy a grassroots veteran group is urging a boycott of Anzac Day ceremonies and what it says about a broken system. By Liam Rātana | 24th April, 2025
OpinionA stocktake of all the policies rolling back workers’ rights in New ZealandThe government is subtly chipping away at pay, conditions and many of the other things that make work life-giving.By Max Rashbrooke | 24th April, 2025
Gone By Lunchtime: Christopher, champion of the free trade worldAs the PM talks trade with Keir Starmer, his deputy is busy, busy, busy.By The Spinoff | 23rd April, 2025
OpinionNZ First wants to copy the UK in defining ‘woman’. It makes no legal or human senseIn a swift importation of global culture wars, NZ First has introduced a new member's bill. By Paul Thistoll | 23rd April, 2025
