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We're increasingly aware of the toll people-pleasing takes on the person doing it. But it's hard on everyone around them, too.

Think you’re a people-pleaser? Name three people you’ve pleased

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There's a path that doesn't lead to prison.

Hardship, healing and hope: A glimpse inside the 501s conference

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While much has changed for the better, New Zealand now risks falling behind.

Two decades after decriminalisation, the stigma around sex work persists

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'Five words to describe my financial personality? Prudent, thoughtful and careful tightarse.'

The cost of being: A retired teacher who’s ‘secure but anxious’ about what lies ahead

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Over 10,000 school students in New Zealand learn outside of school, but that doesn’t mean they’re always at home.

Goodbye to the classroom: Where and how home-educated students learn

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Knives strapped to soft toys, upside down circular saws and a bulletproof arena.

Hot new hobby alert: Robot fighting

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Correctly identifying traffic lights doesn't make you human – but feeling irritated by it just might.

I hate CAPTCHAs, the unnecessary ritual of having to prove you’re a human being

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Reflections on homeschooling, 15 years later.

What I learned (and didn’t learn) from four years of home education

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I'm sorry, but I can't stop apologising. 

Help me Hera: I’m so apologetic I’m annoying everyone around me

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John Campbell doesn’t solve a crime in his new series – instead he uncovers how long you can ask a question before someone finally listens to you.

Review: John Campbell, true crime and a taste of TVNZ’s new era

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Is there such a thing as too many moons? This Spinoff writer says yes.

I hate and repudiate our new ersatz, pretender moon

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Last week's deluge wasn't as bad as it could have been – but hard decisions still lie ahead.

When the flood came for South Dunedin, this time it was ready

Gale Force Winds Hit Wellington

Normally ferries crash into at least one thing. This time it was different.

Breaking: Ferry crosses the Cook Strait without crashing into anything

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Here's how to avoid being a pain in the arse while you're swimming. 

The Spinoff guide to life: How to swim in a public pool

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'Three words to describe my financial situation? Constantly on edge.'

The cost of being: A graduate with health issues who works for an NGO

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It's an improvised, dangerous response to prison overcrowding.

The problem with prison double bunking

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'It obviously spoke to the children,' says the woman responsible for promoting fish and chips at breakfast, lunch and tea.

Meet the unsung icon behind the primary school hit ‘Fish and Chips’

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With specialist mental health services in ‘chaos’, people who need help end up in destructive cycles and prison. Experts say there are solutions, but is political will and leadership lacking?

Prison or nothing: The ‘self-perpetuating downward spiral’ in New Zealand’s mental health system

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An elder scolded me for my inability to speak Cantonese: 'You must learn.' My father heard my elder’s words and said nothing. My shame was as much his as it was mine.

Missing metal: On language and identity

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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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Children's author and illustrator Gavin Bishop on which of his books he most wants to see adapted for the screen, the classic he struggled to finish and more.

‘I became besotted’: Gavin Bishop on finding Middle-earth in the school journal

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Twelve months on from the election, we size up the winners, losers, risks and opportunities. 

Gone By Lunchtime: The one-year stocktake special

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And what to do if you are very, very late to reply.

The Spinoff guide to life: How to send a text without being annoying

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The government is seeking advice on whether it could – or should – intervene.

Will the Wellington Council survive until the next election?

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An unexpected amendment will allow some commercial fishing in protected areas. Details are scant, but people are angry.

Why last-minute changes to the Hauraki Gulf protection bill are stirring up a stink

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10.53am: Our next film is a British 60s flick about a bunch of little kids. Their tiny British accents are adorable, but I don’t care about their sad little lives. What about mine?

Munchies and mania: surviving a 24-hour movie marathon

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'Running a restaurant – sometimes it feels like you’re running a charity for rich people.'

Five reflections on a part-reverent, part-riotous Metro Restaurant of the Year

They’re some of our biggest industries but how much do you really know about New Zealand growers and farmers? Test your knowledge below.

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The Spinoff

SocietyOctober 28, 2016

The Figure-Friday quiz: get your hands dirty with some farming figures

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SocietyOctober 28, 2016

The Figure-Friday quiz: get your hands dirty with some farming figures

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