Share Story×Share StoryFacebookTwitterBlueskyRedditEmailLinkedinWhatsappMessengerIn 1987, an election was held, petrol was cheaper, and people were fewer. But how much has really changed in New Zealand in 30 years? Take the quiz to test your knowledge of 1987. Having trouble viewing the quiz? Take it here. More Reading
Gone By Lunchtime: Simeon Brown and the family feudA bumper week of policy and the launch of a striking new infantilisation strategy. By The Spinoff | 24th June, 2026Staff writers
Dating Files: A 33-year-old who’s ‘not attractive enough for run clubs’An occupational health worker is looking for a man 'ideally a different ethnicity to mine'.By Dating Files | 24th June, 2026Guest writer
The time has never been better for a Christchurch-based NRL teamThe stars are aligning for a second New Zealand rugby league team to enter the competition.By Liam Rātana | 24th June, 2026Ātea editor
Jennifer Ward-Lealand on overrated gnocchi and the financial advice she regrets takingOne of New Zealand's most celebrated actors gives her take on the state of the world.By Life Advice | 24th June, 2026Guest writer
Grey power politicsHow the retirees of today and tomorrow might shape the 2026 election.By Dan Brunskill | 24th June, 2026Guest writer
OpinionWhy Wellington can’t buildThe Golden Mile, the housing crisis, and the problem with progressive cities.By Joel MacManus | 24th June, 2026Senior writer
OpinionNZ still seems to think house prices will rise. Good luck with thatNew Zealand has largely fixed its original sin, which caused home-buying mania.By Dan Brunskill | 24th June, 2026Guest writer
OpinionNew poll: Chris, Chris and the purple devolutionHas New Zealand fallen out of love with the big two? By Toby Manhire | 24th June, 2026Editor-at-large
Britain has binned yet another PM, and the driving force is neither Labour nor Tory Keir Starmer has announced his resignation after two years. The success of his replacement hinges on battling the Farage barrage. By Toby Manhire | 23rd June, 2026Editor-at-large
New Zealand tax changes: What’s been suggested so far?A number of parties are proposing new taxes that could be levied on New Zealanders. But what are they, and do we need them?By Susan Edmunds of RNZ | 23rd June, 2026Guest writer
OpinionAll the times National has trashed its own campaign policiesNational once derided KiwiSaver and Working for Families. Now the Labour schemes are part of its pitch to voters. By Hayden Donnell | 23rd June, 2026
OpinionOne of Brooke van Velden’s final acts as a politician will also be her most dangerousThe Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill has been opposed by ACC, business owners and economists, yet persists. By Max Rashbrooke | 23rd June, 2026
The Beehive reno: Party leaders draw up their wishlists Gerry Brownlee’s inbox is full of ideas.By Veronica Schmidt | 22nd June, 2026
Nicola Willis’s magic money tree and other go-to spending metaphors in NZ politicsUnfurl the money hose and fire up the cash bazooka: it's time for a brief history of parliament's favourite fiscal figures of speech. By Alice Neville | 22nd June, 2026