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The Best OfApril 3, 2018

The Side Eye: The ‘War on Men’

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The Side Eye is a monthly non-fiction comic by Toby Morris, supported by NZ On Air. Read more comics here

How at risk is it?

Is New Zealand-made clothing hanging on by a thread?

Local fashion makers are concerned for the industry that enables our 'Made in New Zealand' pride.

By Emma Gleason | 3rd June, 2026

Contributing writer

Nicola Willis, leader of the coalition of characterisations (Photo: Mark Mitchell /New Zealand Herald via Getty Images)

16 characterisations rejected by Nicola Willis

You might have noticed the finance minister is fond of responding to a question or statement thus: “I reject that characterisation.”

By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 3rd June, 2026

Politics reporter

New To Streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week

New To Streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week

Including the return of NZ's best reality show and a Twin Peaks-esque local webseries.

By Thomas Giblin | 2nd June, 2026

Glou Glou on Allen Street (Photos: Supplied)

New and approved: Glou Glou, Wellington

First up in our new series highlighting fresh hospo offerings: a city cafe that now morphs into a wine bar at night.

By Jean Teng | 2nd June, 2026

Madeleine Sami is the new host of The Traitors NZ (Photo: Three)

Welcome back to The Traitors NZ, the best reality show on New Zealand television

There's no shortage of twists and turns in the new season.

By Tara Ward | 2nd June, 2026

The cost of being: A dairy farm worker who’s saving money ‘because I feel like I should be’

The cost of being: A dairy farm worker who’s saving money ‘because I feel like I should be’

'One area where I'm a bit of a tightwad is power, as I pay the whole bill myself.'

By The Cost of Being | 2nd June, 2026

Are we really just a bunch of (military) freeloaders?

Are we really just a bunch of (military) freeloaders?

US "Secretary of War" Pete Hegseth said New Zealand was freeloading for not spending 3.5% of GDP on defence. But how much defence do we really need?

By Henry Oliver | 2nd June, 2026

Bulletin editor

Michael Forbes, left, and Paul Goldsmith and Christopher Luxon, right. (Image: The Spinoff)

A year after Luxon’s press secretary scandal, it’s still legal to secretly hit record

Michael Forbes was accused of secretly recording sex workers. The government hasn't addressed the gaps in the law laid bare by the scandal.

By Veronica Schmidt | 2nd June, 2026

Award-winning video journalist Zoe Madden-Smith

I’m the poster child for youth journalism, but does it have a future?

I have worked for a lot of youth news outlets, and all but one no longer exist.

By Zoe Madden-Smith | 2nd June, 2026

The Best Of

The ‘K’road Ballroom dress’ by Doris de Pont and John Pule, 2004. Yuki Kihara Dresstories, 2026, Milford Gallery. (Images: NZ Fashion Museum, Aotearoa Art Fair).

If fashion is art, why doesn’t CNZ fund it?

Fashion design being explicitly excluded in Creative New Zealand's funding criteria because of its 'commercial' nature is 'absolute rubbish', say critics.

By Emma Gleason | 18th May, 2026

Contributing writer

Just look at the little pest (Photo: Getty)

NZ’s close shave with the mongoose

Beleaguered New Zealand bird-lovers can at least rejoice that while mongooses were introduced here, they never took hold.

By Naomi Arnold | 18th May, 2026

Six60 and Sythony violinist Arna Morton onstage at One NZ Stadium. Image: Supplied

Review: The many cheese dream surprises of Six60 and Synthony in Christchurch

The big curtain-raiser at Christchurch’s One NZ Stadium was chock full of surprises and spectacle.

By Alex Casey | 17th May, 2026