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The Best OfApril 3, 2018

The Side Eye: The ‘War on Men’

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95bFM’s fuck-knuckles notice may have to change due to the end of the BSA.

What will happen to the best BSA ad when the BSA is gone?

If bFM doesn’t continue to broadcast “fuck-knuckles, cock and piss. Balls”, the nation will scream “fuck-knuckles, cock and piss. Balls”.

By Hayden Donnell | 13th May, 2026

Maiki Sherman.

The Maiki Sherman saga: What actually happened

Emotions are running high and allegations are being thrown around. But what do we actually know about the lead up to the TVNZ journalist's resignation?

By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 12th May, 2026

Politics reporter

Trevor Mallard pictured at the Labour away caucus in January 2022. (Photo: Andy Jackson/Getty Images)

Trevor Mallard on where Labour went wrong

The former speaker revisits the Ardern years, defends his response to the parliamentary occupation and suggests foreign financing was at play.

By Toby Manhire | 12th May, 2026

Editor-at-large

Image: Tina Tiller

Government changing climate law to prevent lawsuits a 'kneejerk reaction', critics say

The move, announced this morning, will stop a high court case against Fonterra and six other major emitters in its tracks.

By Kate Newton of RNZ | 12th May, 2026

Mark Crysell and Deborah Coddington

Arguing with my mother-in-law about tax

Journalist Mark Crysell takes on his mother-in-law, former Act MP Deborah Coddington, in a debate about capital gains and wealth taxes.

By Deborah Coddington

& Mark Crysell | 12th May, 2026

Photos: Getty Images, Josie McClutchie; design by The Spinoff

New Zealand’s latest climate change risk assessment, explained

The Climate Change Commission has scoped 37 ways climate change could screw things up in NZ, and compiled a top 10 to-do list for the government.

By Ellen Rykers | 12th May, 2026

The cost of being: A relief teacher with an array of side hustles

The cost of being: A relief teacher with an array of side hustles

'I save up for a couple of overseas trips a year, purely funded by side hustles.'

By The Cost of Being | 12th May, 2026

Te Pati Māori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi(Photo: Mark Mitchell /New Zealand Herald via Getty Images)

The further unravelling of Te Pāti Māori

With Mariameno Kapa-Kingi gone and questions swirling over the future of two more MPs, the party is set for a difficult six months ahead.

By Catherine McGregor | 12th May, 2026

Contributing writer

Vera Ellen loves crying, hates phones. (Photo: Nicola Sandford)

Vera Ellen on hypnotherapy, knitting and why crying is a privilege

Life advice from the award-winning singer songwriter.

By Emma Gleason | 12th May, 2026

Contributing writer

The Best Of

Oh crap: it really looks like India thinks we’re gonna invest $33 billion in their economy

Oh crap: it really looks like India thinks we’re gonna invest $33 billion in their economy

Indian politicians really seem to think we’ve made a massive economic commitment. One small problem: we don’t have any money.

By Hayden Donnell | 4th May, 2026

Zeni Gibson in new documentary series Stalked. Image: Supplied

Stalking survivor Zeni Gibson on what happens when you speak up

In 2024, Zeni Gibson detailed her harrowing account of stalking on The Spinoff. Today, she plays a key role in a new documentary exploring the systemic failings that leave victims unprotected.

By Alex Casey | 4th May, 2026

Love, actually: ‘It’s possible to hate the person you’re married to intensely at times’

Love, actually: ‘It’s possible to hate the person you’re married to intensely at times’

'The thing that makes me a good partner? I don't actually know that I am one.'

By Love actually | 3rd May, 2026