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A little good news for onceA collection of nice, small, good news stories to read as winter turns to spring, and as the week becomes the weekend.By Henry Oliver | 4th September, 2026Bulletin editor
How the energy gentailers made $1 billion in profit this year Why did they make so much more than last year and are we being ripped off?By Joel MacManus | 4th September, 2026Senior writer
The orange juices of New Zealand supermarkets, ranked from worst to bestOrange you glad it’s time for an OJ ranking?By Emma Gleason | 4th September, 2026Staff writer
An out-of-work 18-year-old on not knowing who to vote forThis student’s biggest issues are finding a place to stay and a job. By Characters of the Campaign Trail | 3rd September, 2026Guest writer
What even is an ‘Asian’? And why are we bundled together?A new book presents fresh perspectives on what it means to be Asian in Aotearoa.By Tze Ming Mok | 3rd September, 2026Guest writer
After two years on the throne, Kuīni Nga wai hono i te po is forging her own pathAs thousands gather at Tūrangawaewae for the anniversary of the coronation of the Māori queen, we take a look at what has defined her reign so far.By Liam Rātana | 3rd September, 2026Ātea editor
Help Me Hera: How can we stop being mean to our friends?Our mean-spirited personalities are social poison.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 3rd September, 2026Contributing writer
Moa Point disaster: Systemic failures, not one mistake, caused sewage plant collapseA review into Wellington’s Moa Point sewage plant disaster has found years of governance failures, historical underinvestment and fragmented accountability caused the flooding that pumped billions of litres of untreated wastewater into Cook Strait.By Henry Oliver | 3rd September, 2026Bulletin editor
Concerning: It seems government MPs don’t know their own policiesSimon Watts criticised councils for implementing the government’s own parking policies. He’s not the only one who seems confused.By Hayden Donnell | 3rd September, 2026Senior writer
Meet the artist who created a new portrait every day for a yearHannah Ireland on making 365 portraits in a year – and rediscovering the joy of making art for herself.By Chevron Hassett | 31st August, 2026Guest writer
Love, actually, at 50: ‘He’s literally the best thing that has ever happened to me’ 'He's the best friend I have ever had.'By Love actually | 30th August, 2026
‘It’s mesmeric’: The Christchurch supermarket thousands of seagulls call homeCome for the cheap groceries, stay for the free nighttime seagull show. By Alex Casey | 30th August, 2026
The midlife edit: giving up on good friends Letting go of friendships can be healthy, but it still hurts.By Kate Langdon | 29th August, 2026
A glimpse inside Dunedin’s new hospitalAlmost two years since 35,000 southerners marched in protest at the government delaying the hospital project, Dunedin’s shiny new outpatients building is ready to go.By Tara Ward | 28th August, 2026