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Calls grow for NZ to take a stand on Palestinian statehood

Catherine McGregor

A crowd of people, including children and adults, reach out with empty pots and containers, appearing eager and desperate, as they wait behind a barrier, suggesting a scene of food distribution or aid relief.

New Zealand must move beyond empty statements on Gaza

watercolour painting of large, impressive concrete steps stretching in the distance with trees on either side

The Spinoff essay: The Odessa Steps

What is Rocket Lab launching into space and why are people angry about it?

two men in suits and red ties stand next to a man wearing a guard uniform and holding an american flag. the israel flag is being held to the right

Appeasing Trump in the Middle East is not cost-free for New Zealand

‘I flashed the king’: Lisette Reymer on her worst live news cross

Three images: top left, a cyclist in blue racing outdoors; top right, a cyclist in white and blue pedaling hard; bottom center, an athlete smiling and holding a New Zealand flag and medal, celebrating victory.

The New Zealand cyclist, the Israeli team and a geopolitical storm

Timothy O'Farrell

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How vintage clothes from Aotearoa are helping feed families in Gaza

A dramatic fiery explosion forms the background. Overlaid are humorous memes and captions about World War III, including joking concerns about fashion and technology if drafted, and references to current world events. “WWIII?” is boldly written at the bottom.

World War III’s a meme now, but is it a useful way to talk about escalating global conflict?

Anna Rawhiti-Connell

A collage showing fire in the hills over a city, a protest march with police and signs, a military cargo plane taking off, and rubble from a destroyed building with smoke rising.

How has New Zealand responded to the escalating conflict in the Middle East?