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Breaking: New racecourse to look like penis

The main track will act as the shaft, while the back track and harness track will be the testicles.

By Hayden Donnell | 23rd March, 2026

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

Including a new chapter for a local institution and a chilling new dose of Nordic noir.

By Thomas Giblin | 23rd March, 2026

A band who like to have fun: The Beths live in Christchurch, reviewed

The globetrotting Auckland band have returned home slicker and more 'businesslike' than ever, but they still make sure to have a good time.

By Shanti Mathias | 23rd March, 2026

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The 2026 Auckland Arts Festival, wrapped

Highlights from the flurry of international and local productions that swept through Tāmaki Makaurau over the last three weeks.

By Sam Brooks | 23rd March, 2026

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Pressure at the pump: ‘I’m putting the last bit of the money I have in the tank right now’

We asked New Zealanders around the country how they're dealing with the skyrocketing price of petrol.

By The Spinoff | 23rd March, 2026

John Key and some of the alternative flag designs (Photo: Getty Images; design Tina Tiller)

Insiders look back on the failed attempt to change New Zealand’s flag, 10 years on

In March 2016, after a $20m-plus process, New Zealanders voted for the status quo.

By Brian Cham | 23rd March, 2026

Finance minister Nicola Willis with local MP Grant McCallum and staff from the Marsden Point refinery during a tour on Sunday. (Photo: Dean Purcell/New Zealand Herald via Getty Images)

What would a fair fuel relief package look like?

The Greens want free buses; Treasury wants fiscal restraint; and one radio host thinks the government should help farmers, not working families.

By Catherine McGregor | 23rd March, 2026

Holy cow there were a lot of lasers and pyrotechnics at Synthony. (Photo: Radlab)

Review: Synthony was at once joyous and a bit depressing

The festival features some incredible musicianship. It can also feel like Solid Gold FM for people on MDMA.

By Hayden Donnell | 23rd March, 2026

Winston Peters and Shane Jones.

Nationalist with a capital W: Winston Peters sets out NZ First’s plan to win 2026

At the party's state of the nation event, the war on woke played a bit part so the dire state of the economy could shine.

By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 23rd March, 2026

Slipping on a banana peel: hilarious stunt or mortal danger?

A history of New Zealanders slipping on banana peels

Today, slipping on a banana peel is the ultimate comedy cliche. A century ago, it was a serious public health hazard.

By Joel MacManus | 21st March, 2026

Amanda Wood

Middle age feels like the forgotten season of life

The quiet grind of life changes you – and now makes you perpetually tired.

By Amanda Wood | 21st March, 2026

Jordan Walker receives their puhoro from Maia Gibbs. (Photo: Supplied/Ellen Mary-Taylor).

How tā moko is redefining gender for takatāpui Māori

Why the future of takatāpui affirmation might already exist within te ao Māori.

By Jordan Walker | 21st March, 2026

Nina Brown in her RFK Jr. era

Putting RFK Jr.’s keto advice to the test in Papatōwai

Could the controversial US health secretary be right about keto? Best to put his guidance to the test in the Catlins.

By Nina Brown | 21st March, 2026

How to Paint a Nude is Sam Mahon’s first novel and is shortlisted for this year’s Ockhams.

The dark horse of the 2026 Ockhams shortlist, reviewed

'Unlike any other New Zealand novel I’ve read ... it had me veering from intrigue to boredom to outrage to pleasant surprise.'

By Claire Mabey | 21st March, 2026