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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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I'm sorry, but I can't stop apologising. 

Help me Hera: I’m so apologetic I’m annoying everyone around me

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John Campbell doesn’t solve a crime in his new series – instead he uncovers how long you can ask a question before someone finally listens to you.

Review: John Campbell, true crime and a taste of TVNZ’s new era

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Is there such a thing as too many moons? This Spinoff writer says yes.

I hate and repudiate our new ersatz, pretender moon

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Last week'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

Gale Force Winds Hit Wellington

Normally ferries crash into at least one thing. This time it was different.

Breaking: Ferry crosses the Cook Strait without crashing into anything

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Here's how to avoid being a pain in the arse while you're swimming. 

The Spinoff guide to life: How to swim in a public pool

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'Three words to describe my financial situation? Constantly on edge.'

The cost of being: A graduate with health issues who works for an NGO

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It's an improvised, dangerous response to prison overcrowding.

The problem with prison double bunking

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'It obviously spoke to the children,' says the woman responsible for promoting fish and chips at breakfast, lunch and tea.

Meet the unsung icon behind the primary school hit ‘Fish and Chips’

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With specialist mental health services in ‘chaos’, people who need help end up in destructive cycles and prison. Experts say there are solutions, but is political will and leadership lacking?

Prison or nothing: The ‘self-perpetuating downward spiral’ in New Zealand’s mental health system

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An elder scolded me for my inability to speak Cantonese: 'You must learn.' My father heard my elder’s words and said nothing. My shame was as much his as it was mine.

Missing metal: On language and identity

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Less than a third of New Zealand households still have a landline telephone. Kids these days simply don't know what they're missing out on.

For the love of landlines

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Some are simply terrible. Others are fanciful but fun. A couple are actually quite good – but there can only be one champion, and it might shock you.

All the Auckland harbour crossing ideas, ranked from worst to best

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Some very effective ways to reduce a huge chunk of your emissions often fly under the radar.

If you want to reduce your emissions, focus on your fuels

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'As Pacific Island people, hospitality is in our blood... And when you do something for so long, you get good at it.'

Pacific profiles: The self-proclaimed ‘Rarotongan rum renegade’ of Ōtautahi

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From diversity to work trends to smoking, here are some fascinating facts from today's new dump of census data.

12 things we learned from the latest release of Census 2023 data

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I’m trying to get over a temporary slump, and my complaining friends aren’t helping. What should I do? 

Help me Hera: All my friends are whingers and moaners

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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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The council’s new noise restrictions on a popular underage music venue are symptomatic of wider issues within the scene, says one gig organiser.

Auckland’s dying all-ages gig scene loses another venue

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Ladies and gentlemen… this is really, really bad.

What has The Warehouse done to my favourite song? 

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Our new columnist, the Insider Insider, takes a peek inside the insiderest media operation of all time. 

Insider Insider: inside the NZ Herald’s insider empire 

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Music should be about cultural enrichment, but unfortunately that doesn’t pay your rent.

A night at the Silver Scrolls – a beacon through uncertain terrain

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Last time, not even 10% of voters could be bothered.

The Auckland election on right now that almost nobody can be arsed with

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The Reserve Bank followed through on a widely predicted double rates cut. It's just the beginning.

The sun peeks through the economic clouds, but when will it fully emerge?

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Toheroa were so good, we ate them all. But one group is working hard to restore them along one of Aotearoa's most famous beaches.

The fight for the toheroa of Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe

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From healthcare to schools to roads, are core public services becoming the preserve of those who can afford them?

The slow drift towards ‘user pays’ risks turning New Zealand into a two-tier society

The Spinoff has been criticised for being Auckland-centric. So here’s a quiz all about Auckland.

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The Spinoff

SocietyMarch 10, 2017

The Figure-Friday quiz: Auckland, the only city that matters

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SocietyMarch 10, 2017

The Figure-Friday quiz: Auckland, the only city that matters

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