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The Spinoff Members

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Forget that bullshit biscuit tin. The parliament petitions page is the real receptacle for the nation’s political identity.

Celebrating the lynchpin of our democracy, parliament’s online petitions page

Lange and Douglas

The meltdown in the relationship between the key players can be charted in an extraordinary exchange of correspondence.

‘Grossly misleading to me and to the country’: the Lange-Douglas letters, unearthed

Maori Party Leaders Portrait Session

A tribute to the co-founder of Te Pāti Māori, who has died aged 80. 

A politician for the people: Dame Tariana Turia, 1944-2025

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Coups, councils, canines and constitutional crises: our pundits roll out their most outlandish prophecies for another year. 

Ten wild political predictions for 2025

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Making a splash: Is this the most impressive select committee submission ever?

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I was one of hundreds of people who lost my government job this week. Here's exactly how it played out.

What it’s like to be made redundant by the Ministry of Education

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Why do those Lange-Douglas years cast such a long shadow 40 years on?

Juggernaut: The ghosts of 1984

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It would be a more wonderful time of year if I knew there was no exploitation under the Christmas tree.

All I want for Christmas is modern day slavery legislation

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Looking back at the events that made headlines around the globe in 2024. 

A world on fire: the World Bulletin year in review

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In six hours, everything changed: Watching Korea’s political turmoil from afar

Ben McKay

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The return of the glitteriest rubber gongs of New Zealand politics.

The 2024 Golden Jandals for conspicuous contributions to NZ politics

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Did anyone make an accurate call? Let's find out.

Our outlandish political predictions for 2024, revisited

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ICYMI: that festive pileup of opinion polling, in one snapshot.

All those recent political polls: a quick recap

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Immigration NZ could have made any decision on the controversial speaker's visa and it would've been better than a minister intervening. 

What we should have done with Candace Owens is nothing

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Ready the lifeboats: the coalition boat appears to be listing. 

Gone By Lunchtime: A plan to have a plan about some ferries

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From 'testing' to 'tiring', there's a clear theme.

The world in 2024, in one sentence

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The government says it's a 'technology-led approach'. Critics say it's an 'abject failure'. 

The finalised second Emissions Reduction Plan is out – what’s in it and what’s not?

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Believe it or not, this is not a joke headline.

Auckland Council opposes new housing because motorists won’t be able to see a hill

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The roadmap for a peaceful transition to a democratic future in Syria already exists and it’s ready to be actioned.

The Al-Assad dynasty is over and a new day dawns in Syria

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The rising star MP on chairing the committee that will attract untold heat, his own path to politics, and whether haka are welcome at the hearings. 

Meet James Meager, the man left holding the treaty principles bill

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The capital's best chefs and restaurateurs share their favourite local eateries and hidden gems.

Where do Wellington’s top chefs eat on their day off?

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What does a forever relationship look like when you don't believe in marriage? And how do you celebrate it?

Dreaming of my not-wedding day

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Some of the most passionate consumers of anti-ageing skincare are children. How did the beauty industry get under their skin? 

‘It’s insidious and dangerous’: The kids fighting wrinkles before their 10th birthday

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From a carefully curated caravan to a sprawling barn of unsorted banana boxes, Ōtautahi has something for every book buyer.

Christchurch’s secondhand bookshops, ranked and reviewed

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I wind down my window at the lights to profess my love to the strangers in the black De Tomaso Pantera. They accommodate me with amused grins.

Confessions of an unlikely petrolhead

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Happy 30th birthday to one of the most ambitious, bizarre, beautiful and brutal films New Zealand has ever produced. 

Rewatching Heavenly Creatures, three decades on

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My family isn't perfect. But we were all raised as readers, and for that I'm more thankful to my parents than I say.

The house that books built

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The CEOs of Westpac and Kiwibank are contemplating quitting Facebook over its inaction on scams.

Banks are grappling with a scam ‘crisis’ while Facebook profits from it

After 40 days of closed door talks, we’re finally about to learn what shape the next government will take. Join us for live updates throughout the day.

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Follow along for all of the ministerial and policy details of the new government.

The Spinoff

PoliticsNovember 24, 2023

Live: Coalition deal revealed, two deputy prime ministers

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