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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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'I don’t have to worry about being able to keep a roof over my head or food in the fridge, but there’s not much left to save for the future.'

The cost of being: A high-earning renter who feels like he’s ‘only treading water’

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The gold-laden Titanic of the Pacific continues to capture our imaginations, even as an ecological disaster looms.

The deep allure of the RMS Niagara, one of New Zealand’s most notorious shipwrecks

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Made a mess? You should probably use some common sense and clean that shit up.

The Spinoff guide to life: How to be an all-good flatmate

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Batten down the hatches: these frosty forecasting foes will soon become one.

Can Niwa and MetService resolve their thunderous feud before the merger?

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A cautionary tale of how writing a quick news banger can leave you with a guilty conscience.

How a $1.50 coffee became a priceless lesson in ethical journalism

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We talk for hours on end, I never get tired of him, and I feel weird when I go a few days without seeing him. Are we just mates?

Help Me Hera: Am I in love with my best friend? Please say yes

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Being ‘tough’ on crime on the streets is one thing. But what about when it happens on the internet?

It’s the most common type of crime. But the government isn’t doing much about it

'I’ve worked seven days a week for the last 11 years. I’d love to just be able to take a holiday away once a year!'

The cost of being: A hard-working op-shopper with a hefty mortgage

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It was a hush, then a weeping when the verdict was called.

Not guilty: At the end of the Polkinghorne trial, what have we learned?

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Hundreds of years ago, a man named Tara founded the first permanent human settlement in Wellington. What do we actually know about him? 

The first Wellingtonian

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Some businesses are now ditching the camera and letting AI paint the image of their menu.

Beware the online menus with AI food photos

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The 85-year-old proprietor of the Birdlings Flat Gemstone & Fossil Museum has found himself between a rock and a hard place.

Unbought gems: Who will buy New Zealand’s largest gemstone collection? 

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The Friday Poem: ‘cabbage rolls’ by Jiaqiao Liu

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Becky Manawatu's second novel gives Sally Rooney a serious run for her money. 

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending October 4

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His 'common sense' world view holds little time for losers and dreamers... with one major exception.

Mike Hosking is one of the Warriors’ biggest fans, and it doesn’t make any sense

Mike Hosking is one of the Warriors' biggest fans, and it doesn't make a lick of sense

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If you want to read a book that makes you feel good about your body, I beg you to look elsewhere.

In defence of Sally Rooney’s skinny protagonists

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Over a million lives are on the line around the world, and New Zealand is in the spotlight.

The lives that could be saved by creating a ‘smokefree generation’

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For this Year 11 social studies class, the cuts to Ka Ora, Ka Ako funding hit close to home.

Why free school lunches matter – and what one group of students is doing to save them

Do you walk or catch the train to work? Turns out Wellingtonians do a lot more of one than the other…

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Beautiful New Zealand

Test your knowledge of New Zealanders and our great outdoors with this friendly Friday quiz.

The Spinoff

SocietyJanuary 27, 2017

The Figure-Friday quiz: how fit and adventurous are New Zealanders?

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SocietyJanuary 27, 2017

The Figure-Friday quiz: how fit and adventurous are New Zealanders?

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