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OpinionBrain drain solution: New Zealand needs to fast-track its own Uniqlo How many of the New Zealanders fleeing to Australia every year are doing it for the unfettered access to capacious cross-body bags?By Alex Casey | 14th March, 2026Senior writer
I was made redundant. This is how I hung onto some self-worthWith New Zealand awash with redundancies, what's happening to our collective self esteem?By Gráinne Patterson | 14th March, 2026Guest writer
James Bloodworth’s Lost Boys: ‘A stark warning about how misogyny spreads’This bestselling journey through the 'manosphere' is a terrifying warning about the spread of misogyny, and the ordinary people it gathers along the way.By Zara Dollie | 14th March, 2026Guest writer
Buffets are back – but in our hearts they never really leftWith your options now ranging from seared tuna and bruschetta to taro and tteokbokki, there's no better time to embrace the smorgasbord with open arms.By Emma Gleason | 14th March, 2026Contributing writer
OpinionNew Zealanders are terrified of complaining – but only about some thingsWe’ll take back clothing that comes apart, maybe. But when it comes to restaurants and accommodation, we are a nation terrified.By Kate Langdon | 14th March, 2026Guest writer
It was a good week for… Mark Mitchell’s love lifeThe police and corrections minister has always been a strong supporter of the three strikes law. Now that he's on wife number four, he's eligible for a lifetime sentence.By Joel MacManus | 13th March, 2026Senior writer
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending March 13A bounty of Aotearoa reads.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 13th March, 2026⚖️
Echo Chamber: NZ First takes jabs at Gerry BrownleeWinston Peters has issues with the Covid response and with the speaker.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 13th March, 2026Politics reporter
The re-opening of Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui is a game-changer for the capitalWe take a tour ahead of its reopening on Saturday.By Claire Mabey | 13th March, 2026Books editor
The student I can never forget 'A middle-aged face stops me in the street. Mr Hill! Remember me? I know that I need to remember, and remember positively – I'll try to explain why.'By David Hill | 7th March, 2026Contributing writer
Dave Rennie possesses the most important attribute for an All Blacks coachAll the best All Blacks coaches look more or less permanently like they've just watched someone open-mouth sneezing into their meal.By Hayden Donnell | 4th March, 2026Senior writer
New Zealand affirms its commitment to being noncommittal in Iran responseThe best way to think of our position on the US military strikes is as the closest you can get to not having a position while still saying words.By Hayden Donnell | 3rd March, 2026Senior writer
A review of the best eyebrow threader in Wellington, and probably New ZealandGrishma is a local legend but she's refused to give The Spinoff an interview for a decade. Mad Chapman settles for writing this review.By Madeleine Chapman | 28th February, 2026Special correspondent