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Does the Shortland Street cliffhanger still deliver bang for its buck?

The explosive 2025 Christmas cliffhanger, reviewed.
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By Tara Ward | 15th December, 2025
Staff writer

Judith Collins is pumped about the new government services app. Is it any good?

When the minister for digitising government has given you an early Christmas present, it would be rude not to open it.
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By Shanti Mathias | 15th December, 2025
Contributing writer

New To Streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week

Including a fresh season of Fallout, a bromance gone wrong, an epic new disaster movie and more.
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By Thomas Giblin | 15th December, 2025
Guest writer

Is a cardless future in sight for New Zealand?

Wallets stuffed full of plastic are becoming an endangered species.
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By Shanti Mathias | 15th December, 2025
Contributing writer

No one had a bigger year than New Zealand’s road cones

We made art about cones and snitched on people who used too many of them, but there was a twist coming. 
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By Greg Bruce | 15th December, 2025
Guest writer
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Would you hand over five years of social media posts to visit the US?

The Trump administration plans to make NZ visitors submit sweeping personal data, including social media, family details and even DNA.
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By Catherine McGregor | 15th December, 2025
Contributing writer
Climate change minister Simon Watts, pictured ignoring New Zealand’s Paris commitments.
Opinion

New Zealand will fail its Paris Agreement climate change targets

The government won't admit it yet, but The Spinoff is calling it: New Zealand has no viable path to reach its 2030 emissions targets.
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By Joel MacManus | 15th December, 2025
Demolition work taking place in Ponsonby following the passing of the new RMA in 2027.
Opinion

RIP special character protections, I always hated you

Uh, did anyone else notice the new RMA gets rid of the rules we’ve been using to ban dense housing in places like Ponsonby, Thorndon and Herne Bay?
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By Hayden Donnell | 15th December, 2025
4G and 5G will continue, but there won’t be any more 3G in New Zealand. (Image: the Spinoff)

How many phones will stop working after New Zealand’s 3G shutdown?

From the end of March 2026, we'll no longer have a 3G network. What does that mean for all the people who have yet to upgrade their devices?
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By Shanti Mathias | 13th December, 2025
Paul Glover and Jayne Kiely present Location Location Location NZ (Photo: TVNZ)
Opinion

Why does hardly anyone ever buy a house on Location Location Location NZ? 

For a show about buying houses, there's not a lot of house buying going on. 
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By Tara Ward | 13th December, 2025
NZ racism hits different: ‘I’m not even going to try to pronounce the next name’

NZ racism hits different: ‘I’m not even going to try to pronounce the next name’

After swapping Wellington for London, Preyanka Gothanayagi was surprised to find people treated her like an actual person. 
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By Preyanka Gothanayagi | 13th December, 2025
I still don’t know what Synthony is and at this point I’m too afraid to ask

I still don’t know what Synthony is and at this point I’m too afraid to ask

What is it, who are they and what do they want from millennials? 
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By Alex Casey | 13th December, 2025
Three book covers celebrating The Art of a Low Hum. From left to right: the lush hardback with the official posters; the colouring book, and the renegade art book with posters made by the people.

The art of Camp A Low Hum: 2007 – 2027

A dazzling visual journey through 20 years of posters.
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By The Spinoff Review of Books | 13th December, 2025
Marisa Bidois is chief executive of the Restaurant Association of New Zealand. (Image: Supplied). (Additional design: The Spinoff).

Ko wai tēnei: Hospitality leader Marisa Bidois

'When you’re clear on what matters most, you stop being swayed by every wave that comes your way.'
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By Liam Rātana | 13th December, 2025

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