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Did we just witness Shortland Street’s most bonkers episode yet?Even after 34 years, our longest-running soap is still full of surprises.By Tara Ward | 15th July, 2026Staff writer
Dating Files: A 33-year-old who’s ‘profoundly aware of my biological clock’'If a man can't confidently pick up dinner on the first date, he is definitely not picking up any emotional labour or future childcare.'By Dating Files | 15th July, 2026Guest writer
NZ Wars: Waerenga-a-Hika is necessary viewing for healing the pastA story of survival and hope for an iwi forced off their lands.By Liam Rātana | 15th July, 2026Ātea editor
A new, free festival puts marginalised writers on the main stage'At big festivals we always end up in the side rooms.'By Claire MabeyBooks editor & Jackie Lee Morrison | 15th July, 2026Guest writer
OpinionThe Michelin man should’ve made more room at the tableIf spring rolls piled high on paper plates can win Bib Gourmands abroad, why not butter chicken pies stuffed into white paper bags here? By Lachlan Woods-Davidson | 15th July, 2026Guest writer
Paul Henry is running for parliament – and could be a bigger problem for Luxon than for LabourThe controversial broadcaster has announced he is standing for Act in the 2026 election.By Henry Oliver | 15th July, 2026Bulletin editor
100 more outstanding New Zealand songs that didn’t make RNZ’s Waiata 100 listThere is simply too much good New Zealand music out there.By The Spinoff | 15th July, 2026Staff writers
‘You thought he would always be there, like the Southern Alps’: Memories of Sam NeillA giant of the pictures, paddocks (two) and protest, Sir Sam Neill has died at 78. Friends and colleagues share their memories of an extraordinary New Zealander.By Toby Manhire | 14th July, 2026Editor-at-large
Trans Corrections officer settles landmark human rights case against employerAn unprecedented human rights case between a transgender employee and the Department of Corrections has been settled. In 2024, the man at the centre of the case told Alex Casey what he’s fighting for.By Alex Casey | 14th July, 2026Senior writer
‘It’s relentless’: What it’s like to be an ED nurse in New Zealand right now'It really feels like shuffling the deckchairs on the Titanic' By The Spinoff | 14th July, 2026Staff writers
I was lost – no, actually, literally lost – without my smartphoneForced to live without, I realised how many different parts of my brain my phone had been replacing – and how much those parts had atrophied over time.By Naomi Arnold | 13th July, 2026
I’m a referee – I want to quit because of the abuseWellington rugby refs refused to take the field over the weekend due to ongoing abuse. But it’s not just a rugby problem. By Guest Writer | 13th July, 2026
Love, actually, at 31: A ‘sexually non-exclusive’ couple who can’t agree on having kids'I would feel terrible bringing kids into this world, but she thinks I would make a good dad.'By Love actually | 12th July, 2026
How New Zealand fell in love with the black puffer jacketAlex Casey unearths the once intrepid history of the puffer jacket in Aotearoa.By Alex Casey | 12th July, 2026