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OpinionFifty things I learned from nearly 80 hours of submissions on the Treaty principles billLesson 48: There are so many New Zealanders who just want what’s best for each other.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 24th December, 2025Politics reporter
The best job I ever had was painting a houseMost people would look at our house and decide painting it was a job for professionals. My mum and dad decided it was a job for their kids.By Madeleine Chapman | 24th December, 2025Special correspondent
A tribute to Neil, Auckland’s legendary singing train managerWe give away knighthoods for having lots of money or, worse, being a politician. We should be giving them to people like Neil instead.By Hayden Donnell | 24th December, 2025Senior writer
OpinionI can’t cope with shoppers reversing into mall carparks at this time of yearIt might be safer and his friends might disagree with him, but Tom Augustine is stuck behind reverse parkers and is struggling.By Tom Augustine | 23rd December, 2025Guest writer
Juggernaut 2: The story of the fourth National government – all episodes out nowAfter the tempestuous 80s, New Zealand wanted that cup of tea and a lie down. Instead, the Juggernaut was reborn for the 90s.By Juggernaut | 23rd December, 2025Podcast
So what are the kids up to for New Year’s these days? 'I'd rather take ketamine than drink a box of beers.'By Alex Casey | 23rd December, 2025Senior writer
Splore could have been savedWhy did a single Linkin Park concert receive government funding but Aotearoa's longest-running music festival didn't?By Chris Schulz | 23rd December, 2025Guest writer
New Zealand’s love for Liam Lawson, explainedWho is he and what's driving the never ending pile-up of headlines about him?By Emma Gleason | 23rd December, 2025Contributing writer
Our 10 wild political predictions for 2025, revisitedOur wildest dreams failed to come true in 2025, but who's to say they never will?By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 23rd December, 2025Politics reporter
The Side Eye: Deeper rootsAfter Cyclone Gabrielle, Tairāwhiti faces a universal question: when it comes to the environment, have we got the guts to choose long-term solutions over short-term fixes? By Toby Morris | 28th July, 2023Comic artist
The Side Eye: Sticking your neck outIn 1995, Otago and All Blacks flanker Josh Kronfeld used his head – literally – to make a unique protest.By Toby Morris | 29th June, 2023Comic artist
The Side Eye: Anahera, our neighbourThis is how you do it. A new comic on the incredible group bringing kiwi back to the wilds of Wellington.By Toby Morris | 26th May, 2023Comic artist
The Side Eye: The trans tipping pointIn times of difficulty, people have always found less powerful groups on whom to blame all of society's problems. By Toby Morris | 2nd May, 2023Comic artist
The Side Eye: Case of the missing dadsNew Zealand is among the worst in the world at offering parental leave for partners. Why do we expect one parent to do it all alone?By Toby Morris | 16th March, 2023Comic artist
