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The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending April 10Amaze, amaze, amaze!By The Spinoff Review of Books | 10th April, 2026⚖️
OpinionWhy the All Whites should switch to blackNZ Football said it to fool us, but the joke’s on them – it’s actually a good idea.By Calum Henderson | 10th April, 2026Production editor
Big inclines, little screens: Christchurch’s new One New Zealand Stadium, reviewed We were there for a day of historic firsts inside Ōtautahi’s long-awaited $683 million stadium.By Alex Casey | 10th April, 2026Senior writer
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
Has Trump ruined NZ’s economy again?Even if the US-Iran ceasefire holds, we're not out of the woods.By Dan Brunskill | 10th April, 2026Guest 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
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