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New To Streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this weekLouis Theroux goes deep into the manosphere in a must-see Netflix documentary this week. By Thomas Giblin | 9th March, 2026Guest writer
Bicycle face: the terrifying medical condition that threatened 1890s cyclistsCall all your friends and warn them – but careful you don't get a case of telephone ear.By Tara Ward | 9th March, 2026Staff writer
OpinionWhy the word ‘tribe’ makes some Māori uneasyWhy do we still use it – and what changes when we say iwi instead? By Vincent Olsen-Reeder | 9th March, 2026Guest writer
Luxon in jeopardy: Gone by lunchtime or holding on til November?After Friday's horror poll, the prime minister enters the week with his leadership hanging by a thread.By Catherine McGregor | 9th March, 2026Contributing writer
Farmers support it. Animal activists want it. Will the government take action?Explaining New Zealand's animal welfare loophole.By Shanti Mathias | 9th March, 2026Contributing writer
Will this be Auckland’s last March madness?As you fight the notorious Auckland traffic this month, hold on to hope: things could be about to change.By Joel MacManus | 9th March, 2026Senior writer
‘Still rates its arse off’: Country Calendar marks six decades of bucolic brillianceThe voice of Country Calendar reveals why the farming show is still going strong after 60 glorious years – and which of its 1600 episodes is his favourite.By Tara Ward | 7th March, 2026Staff writer
OpinionIf National MPs want to roll Luxon, there is one big hurdle in the way1997 has entered the chat. By Toby Manhire | 7th March, 2026Editor-at-large
This International Women’s Day, do something radical: love yourselfSometimes resistance is getting out on the streets protesting, or pushing for law change, but other times the answer is closer to home. By Michelle Duff | 7th March, 2026Guest writer
OpinionHow to survive in Wellington right nowThe mood around the Phoenix reflects the feeling of the city at large: the good days are behind us. But there are plenty of reasons for not giving up on Pōneke.By Brooke Harper | 5th March, 2026Guest writer
Help Me Hera: Is the world ending?And if so, should I be having more gay sex? By Hera Lindsay Bird | 5th March, 2026
I'm sick of the damn moon vs what is wrong with you, you joyless sadsackTonight, New Zealanders will be able to observe a rare total lunar eclipse. The Spinoff’s resident moon hater and moon enthusiast ask, what’s the point?By Hayden Donnell & Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 3rd March, 2026
The cost of being: a London-based New Zealander ‘slumming it on terrible espressos’'A decent flat white costs $9-10 here, and even then is but a pale memory of Coffee Supreme or People’s.'By The Cost of Being | 3rd March, 2026
OpinionWhy you should get excited about tonight’s lunar eclipseA passionate argument for staying up late, going outside and marvelling at the red moon.By Shanti Mathias | 3rd March, 2026
