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The sector is highly volatile, highly competitive and changing rapidly.

What can we really expect from an expanded mining industry?

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'We are counsellors, we are social workers, we are a lot of things to a lot of different people at different times'

Pacific profiles: Meet the Southside Aiga Midwives, who serve whānau in the heart of Māngere

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A new campaign is targeting ASB due to its Kiwisaver funds having investments into Motorola, a company that supplies Israel's military.  

Public pressure mounts for Kiwisaver funds to invest ethically 

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When the Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi hit Auckland, Aotearoa's most multicultural and (arguably) fashionable city rose to the occasion.

Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi fits: Savage style for seasoned steezers

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Dog of the month: Georgie, who would like The Spinoff to rank peanut butters

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New Zealander Tasha Black relays what it's like in post-revolution Bangladesh from an eight-hour traffic jam in Dhaka.

The slowest city in the world is on the brink of change

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On the most extraordinary human achievements you’ll never, ever notice, and possibly shouldn’t celebrate. 

The Nobel Prize in Not Beating Up Your Kids

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'Most regrettable purchase in the last year? A cricket bat at a charity auction – I was drunk and it seemed like a great idea at the time.'

The cost of being: A lawyer with two kids, a mortgage and a love of good meat

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The climate and human rights crises are indelibly intertwined

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How do I end this cycle of misery, once and for all? 

Help Me Hera: Why do I only befriend people nobody else can stand?

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'A couple months ago my card got refused because I was 12 cents short on a sub-$3 microwave mini pizza – that was pretty embarrassing.'

The cost of being: A disabled beneficiary who often has to spend bus money on food

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A public apology may be imminent, but redress and accountability still look to be a long way off.

For abuse in care survivors, an apology without action means nothing

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An in-depth examination of the causes, implications and potential cures for homelessness across the country.

Inside the urgent race to solve homelessness in Aotearoa

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David Hill is in his ninth decade. In a touching tribute to his late friend, he challenges some myths about 'old farts'.

On being undeniably, irretrievably old

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The seventh and final day of one man's foolish attempt to travel from the bottom of the country using only public transport.

The longest commute, day seven: Joel has reached the end*

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Day six of one man's foolish attempt to travel from the bottom of the country using only public transport.

The longest commute, day six: Joel won’t make it to Cape Reinga

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Without it, we can expect a lot of wasted work by 'back room' employees to pull together evidence about what we already know.

Like it or not, ethnicity is a useful shortcut for identifying health needs

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Are the billions we’re spending on a prison system doing more to punish than protect?

Podcast: The cost of prison

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Day five of one man's foolish attempt to travel from the bottom of the country using only public transport.

The longest commute, day five: The long train to Auckland

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Summer's coming. It's time to brush the dried grass out of your tent, and more importantly, brush up on your campsite manners.

The Spinoff guide to life: How to be a good camper

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Including a big-budget sci-fi series, a salacious 90s reboot and a historical drama set during the Blitz.

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

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When we have ministers for racing and for space, it's indefensible that there's no one to stare down the tech giants that govern our digital lives. 

We need a minister for big tech, and we need one now

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We attempt to count the number of times the thunderous haka in the NZ parliament has been viewed around the world. 

The haka that circled the globe

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A new generation is leading the hīkoi for tino rangatiratanga and Māori self-determination.

Ka tuku te rākau: Handing over the baton of protest to a new generation

Two years ago, Toby Morris met Tasia for the 

 As New Zealand emerges from the strict Covid-19 lockdown of alert level four he catches up with her again, and finds that while some things have changed, others have not.

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The Side Eye is a monthly non-fiction comic by Toby Morris, supported by NZ On Air. Read the rest of the series 

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Toby Morris reconnects with Tasia, essential worker.

The Spinoff

SocietyMay 1, 2020

The Side Eye: Essential

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SocietyMay 1, 2020

The Side Eye: Essential

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