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Love, actually, at 25: ‘We actually only just recently started to have sex’'She was a virgin and wanted to be sure we were in this for the long run before committing.'By Love actually | 20th September, 2026Guest writer
The whānau taking out loans and sleeping in cars to learn te reo MāoriThe desire to reclaim te reo is strong. But for some Māori, intensive language learning comes with a financial cost they simply can’t afford.By Meriana Johnsen | 20th September, 2026Guest writer
Wake me up: I tested 15 coffee alternatives so you don’t have toSurely there’s another way.By Emma Gleason | 19th September, 2026Staff writer
I was a door-to-door salesman for a ‘devilcorp’Our doorstep pitch gave the impression that buying a pin would support the cause, but it wasn’t clear to me where any of the money went.By Ben Fagan | 19th September, 2026Memberships Lead
Where to eat in Sandringham, Auckland – an insider’s guideFrom congee breakfasts, to midnight chaat, to tamarind-laced fried chicken.By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 19th September, 2026Contributing writer
Waka Aroha: Hēmi Kelly rāua ko Atakohu Middleton kōreroI kōrero a Hēmi Kelly ki a Atakohu Middleton e pā ana ki tana pukapuka hou.By Hēmi KellyKaituhituhi & Atakohu Middleton | 19th September, 2026Guest writer
Gone By Lunchtime: 50 days out, the campaign ignites Will this cut through the blancmange like a Smeg blade through an Ooshie?By The Spinoff | 18th September, 2026Staff writers
OpinionEcho Chamber: I think I’m gonna die in this HouseIn the penultimate sitting week, the walls started closing in.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 18th September, 2026Politics reporter
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending September 18An explosion of new releases, from poetry to fiction to memoir.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 18th September, 2026⚖️
OpinionIt’s just a camping trip! With their dad! Marokopa inquiry reveals state of NZ child protectionOranga Tamariki closed a report of concern while the children were still missing. By Michelle Duff | 16th September, 2026Guest writer
The cost of being: A single mum ‘stuck between a rock and a hard place’'I'm really proud of getting by... but I know the long term outcome for me is not good unless something changes.'By The Cost of Being | 15th September, 2026
I knelt in Jason Palmer’s blood – his death still haunts me 16 years laterJason Palmer is the only New Zealand corrections officer to die at work. The first nurse on the scene remembers that fateful day and the meaning of Palmer's death.By Cathy van Miert | 15th September, 2026
‘Tunnel, tunnel, tunnel’: on board the first train through the City Rail LinkMore than 400 people queued in the dark at Ōtāhuhu for the first passenger service through the City Rail Link. Joel MacManus was one of them.By Joel MacManus | 14th September, 2026
Love, actually, at 53: ‘I resent the fact that he’s playing video games while I work two jobs’I expect my relationship to last until: I lose my shit and throw him out.By Love actually | 13th September, 2026