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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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Are the billions we’re spending on a prison system doing more to punish than protect?

Podcast: The cost of prison

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Day five of one man's foolish attempt to travel from the bottom of the country using only public transport.

The longest commute, day five: The long train to Auckland

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Summer's coming. It's time to brush the dried grass out of your tent, and more importantly, brush up on your campsite manners.

The Spinoff guide to life: How to be a good camper

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Travelling with kids can test even the most patient of parents, but go in armed with these tried-and-true tips and you might just come out of it unscathed.

A survival guide for holidaying with your horrible children

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Day four of one man's foolish attempt to travel from the bottom of the country using only public transport.

The longest commute, day four: They let me drive the Interislander*

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The Rasmussens have lived on the road for over a decade.

Photo essay: Living and learning on a bus

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A reverse honeymoon that ended with a secret wedding, and the best first wedding gift imaginable: an XXL bottle of Irn Bru.

My Greatest Trip: Eloping and Nessie hunting in Scotland

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My flatmate asked me out. I rejected him and he moved on, so why do I feel so annoyed? 

Help Me Hera: My male flatmates keep asking me out and I hate it

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Day three of one man's foolish attempt to travel from the bottom of the country using only public transport.

The longest commute, day three: Joel has made it to Christchurch

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The ideal candidate for a foreign exchange is personable, adventurous and charismatic enough to transcend the language barrier. I was none of these things.

My Greatest Trip: My awkward high-school exchange to Germany

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And why one former MP says John Key would never have allowed this to happen.

How the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill played out

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All 14 malls in Christchurch ranked from worst to best

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Spectators in the public gallery joined in.

House suspended as haka interrupts first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill

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Christchurch does not swing, apparently, but it does dance. 

Review: Crowded House gets Ōtautahi breaking the rules

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Winnie-the-Pooh's little T-shirt represents a moral 'grey area', according to the man in charge of Gloriavale's lengthy banned books list. 'What do we gain from it?'

The case for reading books about animals wearing clothes

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Review: Everything happens all at once at Coldplay's sold-out show.

Coldplay and 57,000 babies at Eden Park

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Ten irrefutable reasons for the incoming president to exempt plucky little New Zealand from import tax hikes.

Dear Donald, here’s why you should cut NZ a break in the tariff torrent

, Dr Wiles explains why Donald Trump’s latest suggestion is bonkers. 

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, Siouxsie Wiles says the American president’s idea that disinfectant might be able to rid people’s bodies of Covid-19 is wrong and dangerous.

Siouxsie Wiles: don't listen to Donald Trump and don't inject or inhale disinfectant | The Spinoff

Watch Siouxsie’s previous 60 Seconds videos 

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The American president suggested injecting or inhaling disinfectant could cure people of Covid-19. Dr Wiles says absolutely not, Mr Trump.

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