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Sounds like Tāmaki Makaurau: The 27 best songs about Auckland

A subjective list, just in time for summer.

By Emma Gleason | 19th December, 2025

Contributing writer

The Bulletin’s 2025 year in review

A look back at the 10 most-read Bulletins of the year.

By Catherine McGregor | 19th December, 2025

Contributing writer

Inside the weirdest trial of the year: Jim Grenon, Julian Batchelor and TVNZ

Billionaires, secrets, conspiracy theories, denials of racism, contempt of court and twists at every turn. This case had it all.

By Joel MacManus | 19th December, 2025

A new dawn for morning news?

With Tova O'Brien's move to Breakfast and changes ahead for Herald Now and RNZ, the AM is set to heat up in 2026.

By Tara Ward | 19th December, 2025

One MP, One Pint: Yes, Act MP Todd Stephenson can read

The first-term MP on redeeming himself after that Newsroom interview, his love of musicals, and whether Taylor Swift would vote for Act.

By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 18th December, 2025

Politics reporter

Ten of the books reviewed by the experts this season.

The Unity Books children’s book review roundup for summer

Plus the bestselling children's books of 2025.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 18th December, 2025

(Image: The Spinoff)

A definitive list of what belongs in the fridge – and what doesn’t

You might be sabotaging your food (and flavour) without realising it.

By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 18th December, 2025

Help Me Hera: A festive miscellany of advice

Help Me Hera: A festive miscellany of advice

A smorgasbord of wisdom for almost every possible situation.

By Hera Lindsay Bird | 18th December, 2025

While the poll is good news for Labour, it also shows Luxon narrowing the gap with Chris Hipkins on preferred prime minister. (Image: Hagen Hopkins/Getty/The Spinoff)

A late poll lift for Labour as parliament calls time for the year

With National now eight points behind Labour, this wasn't the send-off to 2025 the government was hoping for.

By Catherine McGregor | 18th December, 2025

Chlöe Swarbrick with, clockwise from top left, Manon Aubry, Jeremy Corbyn, Thomas Piketty, George Monbiot, Zack Polanski and Yanis Varoufakis (Photos: Instagram; design by The Spinoff)

When Chlöe met Corbyn – and Varoufakis and Piketty and Polanski and Mazzucato and…

On her recent European trip, Greens co-leader Chloe Swarbrick met with a who's who of the political and intellectual left. So what did she learn?

By Max Rashbrooke | 18th December, 2025

Staff said extra waste will go to landfill as a result of councillors’ decision on Tuesday.

The great idea that almost everyone absolutely hates

It would save 25,000 tonnes of carbon emissions a year and reduce the amount of waste going to landfill by half. There’s just one issue.

By Hayden Donnell | 18th December, 2025

Paul Goldsmith. (Photo: Getty Images)

Government considering ban on ‘virginity testing’

Justice minister Paul Goldsmith will seek advice on outlawing the invasive pseudoscientific practice of virginity testing, after a formal request was made by another minister.

By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 17th December, 2025

Three of the books that rose to the top of this year’s best-of list according to the tastes of our members.

The best books of 2025: The people’s choice

Political memoirs, nature writing and sinister fiction – the books readers loved this year.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 17th December, 2025

Molly Pardoe aka DJ SuperGran (Image: Tina Tiller)

Meet the 81-year-old great-grandmother gearing up to play Rhythm and Vines

'We love to have fun and dance and sing, so don’t write us off just yet.'

By Alex Casey | 17th December, 2025