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The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending September 11Flies, horses, food ... this week's lists have it all.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 11th September, 2026⚖️
Phil Gould spent one year at the Warriors. Six years later, his fingerprints are all over their successThe Warriors owe a large part of their current success to one man.By Liam Rātana | 11th September, 2026Ātea editor
OpinionAbbas Nazari: What 9/11 means to meWhile the world recoiled, we watched from an Australian frigate, having just been rescued by the Tampa.By Abbas Nazari | 11th September, 2026Guest writer
Former Auckland Sky World employees allege humiliation, poor treatment by bossOne ex-employee was awarded $150k for unpaid work and distress has yet to see a cent, while others have come forward to allege similar treatment.By Melanie Earley of RNZ | 11th September, 2026RNZ
A user’s guide to the City Rail LinkBest nearby bars. Best journeys. Worst journeys. Best shopping. Best parks. Here’s how to get the best bang for your 5.5 billion bucks.By Hayden Donnell | 11th September, 2026Senior writer
Act wants to abolish the Waitangi Tribunal. What do experts make of the party’s policy?David Seymour says the Waitangi Tribunal has done its dash. But do experts like Carwyn Jones and former treaty negotiation ministers like Andrew Little and Chris Finlayson agree?By Liam Rātana | 11th September, 2026Ātea editor
Act promises to abolish the Waitangi Tribunal once historical claims are settledThe party wants to strip the Waitangi Tribunal of its power to investigate contemporary Crown breaches, confine it to historical claims lodged before 2008, and shut it down entirely once those are resolved.By Henry Oliver | 11th September, 2026Bulletin editor
Why is Christchurch being invaded by enormous stuffed cookies? 'You can't splash out on your $100 bottle of perfume, but you can splash out on a $7 cookie.'By Alex Casey | 10th September, 2026Senior writer
A 21-year-old who turned her parents onto Opportunity but loves Jacinda Ardern'I've got quite a lot of life left – hopefully – so I'd like to see some longterm thinking around things that will benefit me and my children in the future.'By Characters of the Campaign Trail | 10th September, 2026Guest writer
‘It was 10 years of work, all in one moment’: Wellington’s kiwi are now truly ‘free range’ The Capital Kiwi project has just marked a major milestone: the final monitoring transmitters have been removed from the 250 kiwi released in the hills around Wellington in recent years. By Shanti Mathias | 7th September, 2026Contributing writer
She was assaulted in the rocket lift, now she’s fighting for more security in dilapidated Sky WorldIs the entertainment hub on Auckland's Queen Street a dangerous building? The victim of a late-night sexual assault says yes. By Chris Schulz | 7th September, 2026
Love, actually, at 30: A ‘work in progress’ relationship with a divorcé'We don't share finances - but I imagine this will be a conversation when I move in.'By Love actually | 6th September, 2026
When a homeless person becomes the newsThe trial of a homeless woman accused of the murder of another homeless person has us asking the wrong questions.By Ruben Miller | 6th September, 2026
OpinionNZ has been failing mothers who struggle with their mental health for generationsMy great-great-great grandmother suffered an agonising death. Generations on, what's changed? NZ has a maternal suicide rate six times higher than the United Kingdom’s. By Rebecca Jayde | 5th September, 2026
