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But we have a solution within the current body of nursing students.

In a global nursing shortage, NZ’s reliance on overseas-trained staff is not sustainable

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'My mother became a single mother supporting two kids on her own and I started working at the age of 11 to help out.'

The cost of being: An ‘anti-capitalist’ barista and tutor renting in Wellington

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The bridge is a Wellington icon, but we must say goodbye. It's time to demolish it. 

Windbag: On the City to Sea Bridge and the power of letting go

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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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The acclaimed crime novelist on the words that make her shudder, having seven books on the go at once and more.  

‘I’ll try any synonym under the sun’: Jacqueline Bublitz’s crimes against language

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How and what to order, from tea to egg tart.

A beginner’s guide to yum cha

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Media estimates of the crowd size ranged from 17,000 to 100,000+, but one thing we can say for sure – it was bloody massive.

Was the hīkoi New Zealand’s largest-ever protest?

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An undeniable show of opposition to the coalition painted the streets of Wellington red, white and black.

Luxon didn’t meet the hīkoi, but he won’t be able to hide from what comes next

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'[They're] calling their Australian office 'Netflix ANZ' – but the New Zealand part of the equation is completely ignored'.

Has Netflix forgotten about New Zealand? 

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From 'cede deez nutz' to 'be more demure Seymour', Pōneke protesters raised the bar as they descended on parliament.

The best signs from the final day of the Toitū Te Tiriti hīkoi

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We asked a handwriting expert to analyse the scrawls of our elected officials. Here's what they said. 

What our politicians’ signatures tell us about their personalities

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The original play's biggest fan finds out if it still delivers under the weight of stardom, a bigger stage and a real set.

Review: Camping is the hyper horny, extremely silly play we need right now

If Air New Zealand is going to betray its country by selling fake meat, I’ll just have to take my business elsewhere. Starring Tom Sainsbury.

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Kiwis of Snapchat: Boycott Air New Zealand | The Spinoff TV

The Spinoff TV screens Fridays at 9.45pm from June 22nd on THREE. Thanks to NZ on Air.

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If Air New Zealand is going to betray its country by selling fake meat, I'll just have to take my business elsewhere. 

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SocietyJuly 7, 2018

Kiwis of Snapchat: Boycott Air New Zealand!

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SocietyJuly 7, 2018

Kiwis of Snapchat: Boycott Air New Zealand!

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