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Fomo at the forecourt: EV sales skyrocket amid surging fuel pricesFear of missing out on cheaper running costs has sent EV registrations soaring four-fold – and now dealers are selling cars that haven't even left Japan.By Catherine McGregor | 10th April, 2026Contributing writer
OpinionDriving has never been worse. Driving has never been betterMore people are getting on buses and bikes and the roads are clearer for cars. Who would have thought?By Hayden Donnell | 10th April, 2026Senior writer
Gone By Lunchtime: The force majeure electionWars, cyclones and mayhem everywhere.By The Spinoff | 9th April, 2026Staff writers
The Weed Eaters, Georgia Knight and the Auckland Art Fair Sculpture Trail: The Spinoff event guideThe Weed Eaters hits Gisborne this week.By Claire Mabey | 9th April, 2026Books editor
The Worm reviewed by the target audience – an eight-year-oldTheatre criticism about characters and costumes, but also Pringles and stuff the reviewer yelled at the cast.By Veronica SchmidtEditor & Emma | 9th April, 2026Guest writer
The rebooted My House My Castle doesn’t quite hit the sameIn an era where it’s harder than ever for New Zealanders to own a home, the reboot of this local television classic feels like it’s missing a trick.By Tara Ward | 9th April, 2026Staff writer
Inside the surprising pivot of NZ’s best known biscuit brandA new miniseries finds meaning in the everyday moments shared over a biscuit.By Alice Webb-Liddall | 9th April, 2026Contributing writer
Help Me Hera: Should I share my relationship baggage with a new partner?How soon is too soon?By Hera Lindsay Bird | 9th April, 2026Contributing writer
What does the Iran ceasefire mean for New Zealand?The two-week pause in hostilities sent oil prices tumbling – but economists, the Reserve Bank and the government all agree the crisis is far from over.By Catherine McGregor | 9th April, 2026Contributing writer
OpinionWhy the minor parties are suddenly very interested in West Coast-TasmanPoliticians don’t just show up for the scenery.By Ellen Curnow | 1st April, 2026Guest writer
All 170 chip flavours in New Zealand ranked from worst to bestSeven years on from her viral and controversial chip ranking, Mad Chapman canvases the snack landscape of New Zealand once more. By Madeleine Chapman | 27th March, 2026Special correspondent
How ‘Pō Atarau’ made it all the way to Ryan Gosling’s Project Hail Mary'When I played it for the directors, they got goosebumps and were instantly sold.'By Alex Casey | 26th March, 2026Senior writer
$50 a week for some in NZ. How are other countries dealing with the fuel crisis?From fuel caps to fuel subsidies, from rationing to four-day weeks.By Toby Manhire | 26th March, 2026Editor-at-large