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Concerns grow over plan to let police move on rough sleepersThe prime minister says he wants the Auckland CBD to 'look its best' and the mayor agrees – but social agencies warn a move-on law will backfire. By Catherine McGregor | 10th November, 2025Contributing writer
Tauranga finally has nice things, but can it keep them?The investment in Tauranga's CBD has turned the ghost town into a ghost town with huge potential. By Claire Mabey | 10th November, 2025Books editor
Cold comforts: Auckland’s best shaved ice dessertsFrom towering concoctions to $1 slushies.By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 8th November, 2025Contributing writer
Experience: I was trapped in the country’s most beautiful municipal buildingWhat was meant to be a day assessing the country’s best public building turned into a cautionary tale about the decline of regional air travel.By Hayden Donnell | 8th November, 2025Senior writer
How one 40-year-old song ended up in seemingly every big NZ movie of 2025Between Tinā, Pike River and Prime Minister, this classic hit is absolutely getting absolutely thrashed in cinemas this year.By Alex Casey | 8th November, 2025Senior writer
Digital clutter is driving me mad Housekeeping my hoarding and learning to let go.By Emma Gleason | 8th November, 2025Contributing writer
‘I was not sane’: How to make sense of Truby King when sleep deprived'What was so wrong with my baby needing me, I found myself asking?'By Lynley Edmeades | 8th November, 2025Guest writer
The Friday Poem: ‘As Fuck’ by Anny TroloveA new poem by Anny Trolove.By Anny Trolove | 7th November, 2025Guest writer
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending November 7Some well-timed new releases to carry our frazzled brains through to the holiday season.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 7th November, 2025⚖️
Help Me Hera: I’m dating a porn addictHow on earth do I decide when enough is enough?By Hera Lindsay Bird | 6th November, 2025Contributing writer
Surprise: Vaping continues to be not goodThe rise of vaping in Aotearoa might actually be hindering progress in reducing smoking, according to new research.By Alex Casey | 6th November, 2025
How not to start a fire, and other helpful Guy Fawkes night adviceHow to have a banger of a night, without burning everything down.By Tara Ward | 5th November, 2025
What new population data reveals about why some cities are growing and others aren’tDetailed data analysis by The Spinoff reveals an incredible true fact: people live in houses.By Joel MacManus | 5th November, 2025
Unpacking the ‘hostile takeover’ bid for Kelston Boys’ High SchoolCan you really just take over a school?By Emma Gleason | 5th November, 2025
