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NZ First’s gender definition bill passes first parliamentary hurdleNZ First submits members’ bills the way other parties write press releases. This week, one made it all the way to the house.By Catherine McGregor | 21st May, 2026Contributing writer
The City Rail Link might be opening sooner than you thinkWhat is this unfamiliar feeling? Could it be hope?By Hayden Donnell | 21st May, 2026Senior writer
All the ways politicians want to mess with your KiwiSaverNZ First has announced it wants to sign all citizens up at birth, but it’s not the only party with plans.By Joel MacManus | 21st May, 2026Senior writer
OpinionThe human cost of governing by spreadsheetA government that repeatedly destabilises workforces, reduces services and creates widespread insecurity will find the social contract beginning to erode.By Rebecca Jayde | 21st May, 2026Guest writer
Celebrity Treasure Island power rankings: A lasagne of guilt and gameplayWith one week to go, the wāhine have the numbers – but there’s still a wolf in the den.By Alex Casey | 20th May, 2026Senior writer
‘It’s dated quite badly, but…’: Max Harris’s life in booksThe Labour candidate for Tāmaki on the novel he'd like to see adapted for the big screen and more.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 20th May, 2026⚖️
Jane Wrightson on superannuation, KiwiSaver, and retiring as retirement commissionerWhat better farewell present than a fresh crop of political argy-bargy over NZ Super? By Toby Manhire | 20th May, 2026Editor-at-large
Wellington prepares for another public sector shockThe government is planning to shrink the public service to its smallest level in nearly a decade – and the capital is bracing for impact.By Catherine McGregor | 20th May, 2026Contributing writer
The guilt of finding the US comic the funniest at Joe Daymond's Comedy MixtapeOur reviews from the NZ International Comedy Festival.By Group Think | 20th May, 2026A bunch of people
The government’s scrapping of the Broadcasting Standards Authority, explainedFollowing the move, the internet will be riddled with conspiracies and misinformation. In other words, not much will change.By Hayden Donnell | 7th May, 2026Senior writer
All the dust-ups in the Luxon-led coalition so far, ranked from least to most seismicFourteen flashpoints among National, NZ First and Act that have hit the surface since 2023. By Toby Manhire | 7th May, 2026Editor-at-large
Oh crap: it really looks like India thinks we’re gonna invest $33 billion in their economyIndian politicians really seem to think we’ve made a massive economic commitment. One small problem: we don’t have any money.By Hayden Donnell | 4th May, 2026Senior writer
Love, actually: ‘It’s possible to hate the person you’re married to intensely at times’'The thing that makes me a good partner? I don't actually know that I am one.'By Love actually | 3rd May, 2026Guest writer