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Three former TV political editors on the whole Maiki Sherman sagaIs the level of media attention on TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman warranted? Has the media done a good job of covering a story about one of its own?By Henry Oliver | 8th May, 2026Guest writer
Three-and-a-bit years and $50m+ of political donations, visualisedSix months out from the election, one party is dominating on the donation front. By Alice Neville | 8th May, 2026Deputy editor
Ngāi Tahu vs Santana: the latest chapter in the Bendigo gold mine saga, explainedAccusations of backroom demands have prompted political outrage. What's going on?By Liam Rātana | 7th May, 2026Ātea editor
Laser Kiwi, Muckle Flugga, and an archaeology festival: The Spinoff event guideEdinburgh's poet laureate comes to Wellington.By Claire Mabey | 7th May, 2026Books editor
The hottest, coolest and most unforgettable local music we’ve ever seen in NZFrom JPS Experience in 1993 to Princess Chelsea in 2026. By Emma Gleason | 7th May, 2026Contributing writer
Gin Wigmore on living life at pace and the habit she’s not proud ofShe lives life at break-neck speed and thinks you should too.By The Spinoff | 7th May, 2026Staff writers
OpinionA blockade in the Taiwan Strait would hurt NZ much, much more than HormuzIf I were Nicola Willis, I'd be worrying about this.By Anna Fifield | 7th May, 2026Guest writer
Help Me Hera: Should I write a tell-all memoir?Why does the idea feel so gross to me – and is it a sign I shouldn't do it?By Hera Lindsay Bird | 7th May, 2026Contributing writer
The end of the BSA and what comes nextThe agency that upholds broadcasting standards is set to be disestablished.By Madeleine Chapman | 7th May, 2026Contributing editor
OpinionI’m obsessed with the jandal tag all over AucklandAfter years of either ignoring or shaking her head at graffiti tags, Madeleine Chapman has fallen in love with the jandal.By Madeleine Chapman | 4th May, 2026Contributing editor
Stalking survivor Zeni Gibson on what happens when you speak upIn 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
Why I turn the heating down when New Zealand friends come over'I see blokes eating outside in shorts in Wellington at 8°C without batting an eye.'By Brit Bunkley | 3rd May, 2026
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
Peering through a New Zealand lens at Trump’s AmericaNew Zealand photographer Craig Wright had a front row seat as conservative Americans wrestled with the war on Iran.By Craig Wright | 2nd May, 2026
