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When is it too late to say ‘Happy New Year’? An official ruling

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For all the spectacle of WoW, Alex Casey couldn't tear her eyes off Christopher Luxon in the front row. 

I watched Christopher Luxon watch the World of Wearable Art

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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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New Zealand used to be a country of vibrant synthetic striped polyprop. What happened?

Rainbow warmth and garish colours: When did stripy polyprop disappear?

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Because history isn't just about the big-ticket items.

‘All our rabbits are dead’: 10 moments of national insignificance from the NZ Archives

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Drinking wasn't just a pastime, it was my profession – and it got way out of control. 

The Sunday Essay: Lush and lost on Ponsonby Road

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Alex Casey spends the weekend in a new city without her trusty iPhone, and lives to tell the tale.

I survived in another country without a smartphone – this is my story

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A reverse honeymoon that ended with a secret wedding, and the best first wedding gift imaginable: an XXL bottle of Irn Bru.

My Greatest Trip: Eloping and Nessie hunting in Scotland

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The photograph is striking and beautiful, but also disturbing – a reminder that my love for John was often entangled in shame.

Remembering my brother

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For those who lose a baby pre-birth or shortly after, grief is often unacknowledged. Those who know are trying to change things. 

The lonely grief of baby loss and infertility

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What does a forever relationship look like when you don't believe in marriage? And how do you celebrate it?

Dreaming of my not-wedding day

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Some of the most passionate consumers of anti-ageing skincare are children. How did the beauty industry get under their skin? 

‘It’s insidious and dangerous’: The kids fighting wrinkles before their 10th birthday

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Everyone can help lighten the load for a struggling new mum or dad. Here’s how.

How you – yes, you! – can be a godsend to a new parent

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Reflections on homeschooling, 15 years later.

What I learned (and didn’t learn) from four years of home education

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An insomniac’s guide to getting to sleep when it’s hot and muggy

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Zeni Gibson has been stalked and gruesomely harassed for nearly nine years by a man in Wellington she rejected when she was 17. This is her story.

‘I need to make you suffer’: My near decade of violent harassment by a man I barely know 

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October's deluge wasn't as bad as it could have been – but hard decisions still lie ahead.

When the flood came for South Dunedin, this time it was ready

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Madeleine Holden writes about her agonising first year of motherhood.

The Sunday Essay: Will I hurt my baby?

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I read yet another study about toddlers, screen time and language development, and it sent me off the deep end. 

How many goddamn words should I be saying to my baby?

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This year, Tori Peeters competed at the Paris Olympics. Ten years ago, Madeleine Chapman thought she might be in the same position. 

What it takes to be an Olympian, and why you don’t have it

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Treaty issues will dominate the first six months, but that's not all.

What will be making headlines in 2025?

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The Kim Dotcom challenge to John Key culminated in an extravaganza joining dots from the US, the UK and Russia – even North Korea. It got messy.

The Moment of Truth: Revisiting a wild night in NZ politics, 10 years on

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Pāua, canned spaghetti, Povi Masima and taro: Pepe's Cafe understands the nature of food as love and community.

The remarkable pie shop hidden in a Porirua industrial estate

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'I thought there would be more meditation,' said one woman in the line for the toilet. 'Me too, but then it was pretty cheap, so can’t complain,' added her friend.

What happens when Rachel Hunter sells out a Christchurch school hall?

In our video series Kiwis of Snapchat, comedian Tom Sainsbury sources exclusive Snapchat footage of Kiwi citizens and luminaries making the news. Today, one Kiwi has had it up to 

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Kiwis of Snapchat: It's Halloween night in New Zealand!

One Kiwi has had it up to *here* with trick or treaters. 

The Spinoff

SocietyNovember 2, 2017

Kiwis of Snapchat: It’s Halloween night in New Zealand!

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SocietyNovember 2, 2017

Kiwis of Snapchat: It’s Halloween night in New Zealand!

Click here for all our Kiwis of Snapchat videos

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