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I was made redundant. This is how I hung onto some self-worthWith New Zealand awash with redundancies, what's happening to our collective self esteem?By Gráinne Patterson | 14th March, 2026Guest writer
James Bloodworth’s Lost Boys: ‘A stark warning about how misogyny spreads’This bestselling journey through the 'manosphere' is a terrifying warning about the spread of misogyny, and the ordinary people it gathers along the way.By Zara Dollie | 14th March, 2026Guest writer
Buffets are back – but in our hearts they never really leftWith your options now ranging from seared tuna and bruschetta to taro and tteokbokki, there's no better time to embrace the smorgasbord with open arms.By Emma Gleason | 14th March, 2026Contributing writer
OpinionNew Zealanders are terrified of complaining – but only about some thingsWe’ll take back clothing that comes apart, maybe. But when it comes to restaurants and accommodation, we are a nation terrified.By Kate Langdon | 14th March, 2026Guest writer
It was a good week for… Mark Mitchell’s love lifeThe police and corrections minister has always been a strong supporter of the three strikes law. Now that he's on wife number four, he's eligible for a lifetime sentence.By Joel MacManus | 13th March, 2026Senior writer
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending March 13A bounty of Aotearoa reads.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 13th March, 2026⚖️
Echo Chamber: NZ First takes jabs at Gerry BrownleeWinston Peters has issues with the Covid response and with the speaker.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 13th March, 2026Politics reporter
The re-opening of Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui is a game-changer for the capitalWe take a tour ahead of its reopening on Saturday.By Claire Mabey | 13th March, 2026Books editor
Crackhead might just be the best New Zealand TV show this yearThree's new comedy-drama is raw, dark television, with a seethingly funny bite to it.By Tara Ward | 13th March, 2026Staff writer
The ninth wave of Covid: What you need to knowThere are new sub-variants circulating, and hospital admissions are up.By Shanti Mathias | 11th March, 2026Contributing writer
Attention New Zealand: No one else calls it a ‘peaknuckle war’The rest of the world rightly calls it a 'thumb war'. What is going on here?By Rebecca Shaw | 10th March, 2026
The cost of being: an early retiree who ‘goes budget’ wherever possible'I watch lots of travel YouTubes and do envy those staying in five-star hotels .... I don't think I'd ever want that to be my lifestyle, but wouldn't mind trying it out.'By The Cost of Being | 10th March, 2026
Bicycle face: the terrifying medical condition that threatened 1890s cyclistsCall all your friends and warn them – but careful you don't get a case of telephone ear.By Tara Ward | 9th March, 2026
Will this be Auckland’s last March madness?As you fight the notorious Auckland traffic this month, hold on to hope: things could be about to change.By Joel MacManus | 9th March, 2026