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Auckland’s proposed congestion charging, explainedWhat exactly is being considered, how will it help traffic and what will it cost drivers?By Emma Gleason | 1st September, 2026Staff writer
One Candidate, One Pint: Agnes Loheni on the values National and Pasifika shareNational's Waitākere candidate on her political weakness, and why she keeps coming back for more.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 1st September, 2026Politics reporter
New and approved: Ebisu, AucklandThis Japanese stalwart of downtown Auckland has had a menu refresh.By Liam Rātana | 1st September, 2026Ātea editor
The cost of being: A young New Zealander looking for work on their OE'I try not to think about the accumulating student loan interest.'By The Cost of Being | 1st September, 2026Guest writer
A race to the bottom? The government delays fuel tax increase, Labour promises to freeze itThe government has cancelled a planned 12c per litre fuel excise increase due in January. Labour has promised no fuel tax increases for a full three-year term. National and Labour are now accusing each other of leaving a hole in the transport budget.By Henry Oliver | 1st September, 2026Bulletin editor
OpinionJohn Campbell has been asking Chris Hipkins the same question for monthsForget Matt Damon’s comparatively painless jaunt across the Mediterranean, Campbell vs Hipkins is the year’s most difficult odyssey.By Hayden Donnell | 1st September, 2026Senior writer
Where are the youth audiences? What we know about young people’s media useA new study shows how young New Zealanders actually watch, listen and engage with media platforms in 2026. By The Spinoff | 1st September, 2026Staff writers
The man who made the election electricWhy is everyone jumping on the rooftop-solar wagon?By Toby Manhire | 31st August, 2026Editor-at-large
New to Streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this weekIncluding the real story of Raygun and Urzila Carlson at her most outrageous. By Thomas Giblin | 31st August, 2026Guest writer
The midlife edit: giving up on good friends Letting go of friendships can be healthy, but it still hurts.By Kate Langdon | 29th August, 2026Guest writer
A glimpse inside Dunedin’s new hospitalAlmost two years since 35,000 southerners marched in protest at the government delaying the hospital project, Dunedin’s shiny new outpatients building is ready to go.By Tara Ward | 28th August, 2026
The Spinoff hall of fame: New Zealand’s greatest sport mulletsLegends only. By Emma Gleason | 28th August, 2026
What 40-plus years in fashion has taught NOM*d’s Margi RobertsonThe best advice she ever got was from a bank manager (and it was simple).By Emma Gleason | 27th August, 2026
Help Me Hera: Should I burn my old love letters?Is it creepy to hang onto mementos from a past relationship? By Hera Lindsay Bird | 27th August, 2026