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A much maligned old friend is reborn as a field of dreams. 

How Mt Smart turned into the most electrifying Auckland destination of 2024

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'If there's a way I can get a bargain, I'll choose that option nearly every time.'

The cost of being: A thrifty apprentice who’s saving up to travel

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It's supplied breast milk to thousands of newborns in need, all thanks to donors, volunteers and philanthropists.

Freezers, pasteurisers and funding woes: A day at a human milk bank in Christchurch

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Remain respectful, bear in mind that tikanga Māori is central to all proceedings, and you’ll be fine.

The Spinoff guide to life: How to attend a tangi

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From today, liquor stores will have to close at 9pm. 

When can I buy alcohol in Auckland?

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For a long time, New Zealanders have focused on the issue of cold homes. But for at least a couple of decades, the opposite problem has been appearing in townhouses and apartments.

Too hot to handle: How climate-friendly housing is becoming unliveable

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According to a Wellington urban legend, the notorious Ngāti Toa chief used to pull his waka onshore to drink at the city’s oldest pub. Is it true?

Windbag: Did Te Rauparaha really drink at the Thistle Inn?

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How a free concert in Aotea Square ended in chaos – and Dave Dobbyn being charged with inciting a riot.

Booze, brawls, batons and blood: The Queen Street riot, 40 years on

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'I always think carefully before I buy so I never regret purchasing stuff.'

The cost of being: A pensioner with no car or cellphone, who spends on books

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It's a tiny portion of our overall funding, yet social sciences and humanities research makes a massive impact. Without it, the pie starts to crumble.

Juliet Gerrard: Funding the whole pie

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We're both in happy relationships with other people now. Is it insane to reminisce about the time we secretly, almost, maybe fell in love? 

Help Me Hera: I watched Past Lives and now I can’t stop thinking about an old friend

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Some things are too important to demolish, argues architect Caro Robertson.

Why the City to Sea Bridge is not just another relic to save

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'Five words to describe my financial personality? Learning from each mistake made.'

The cost of being: A 41-year-old GM who’s moved back into the whānau home

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With bike racks on buses suddenly declared off limits, how are cyclists coping?

Why can’t bikes go on buses in New Zealand?

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'It could end up costing people their lives for the sake of a tan.'

‘Really dangerous’: The TikTok UV tanning trend that has made it to Aotearoa

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Hundreds more counselling sessions will need to be delivered every month if the charity wants to access all of its $24m funding.

Can Gumboot Friday provide $24m worth of counselling sessions in four years?

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In praise of the people who turn up in service of other people's health.

God defend the breast screeners of New Zealand

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We were waiting for another child to lose their life to give our son a second chance. Life and hope and unimaginable pain colliding.

A thank you to the family who gave my child a heart

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'Worrying about money all the time takes a toll on your mental health.'

The cost of being: A ‘disproportionately anxious’ postgrad student living at home

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Lockdowns, mandates and MIQ were all scrutinised in the commission's first report.

Covid-19 Royal Commission releases first report – what you need to know

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The writer and professor shares some of his favourite books – and the one he'd purge from his memory if he could.

‘A sick wish fulfilment fantasy, so badly written’: Harry Ricketts’ biggest book regret

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Leaked emails and documents show that the media giant will soon break apart – opening up a range of options for owner Sinead Boucher.

Stuff ‘consciously uncouples’ into two separate digital and print businesses

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With funding stagnant since 2008, the broadcaster is racing to adapt to a digital world – but at what cost?

With its daily news bulletin scrapped, what’s next for Whakaata Māori?

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Some in the industry say a small number of negligent trainers 'buggered it' for everyone else.

Greyhound racing sprints toward the finish line

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Believe it or not, this is not a joke headline.

Auckland Council opposes new housing because motorists won’t be able to see a hill

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Move over meat and dairy – these are our highest quality exports. 

How does New Zealand produce so many successful child actors?

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This year's best local fiction, nonfiction and poetry for adults and children, as chosen by our panel of readers. 

The Spinoff’s best NZ books of 2024

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New documentary gives insight into what is driving the country's youth to carry out ram raids and why prison might not be the answer.

Review: Ram Raid Mums provides a blueprint for breaking the cycle

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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SocietyJanuary 27, 2017

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

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