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The Best OfJuly 31, 2019

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The Side Eye is a monthly non-fiction comic by Toby Morris, supported by NZ On Air. Read more comics here.

Image by Tina Tiller.

The milk bandit of Alexandra is back – and now the mayor has weighed in

He's back – and he's got a new weapon in his arsenal.

By Alex Casey | 25th June, 2026

Shamubeel Eaqub on At Large.

Raising interest rates at a time like this? Shamubeel calls bullshit

The Reserve Bank has signalled an imminent lift in the official rate. Mr Eaqub is not impressed.

By Toby Manhire | 24th June, 2026

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Gone By Lunchtime (Image: Tina Tiller)

Gone By Lunchtime: Simeon Brown and the family feud

A bumper week of policy and the launch of a striking new infantilisation strategy.

By The Spinoff | 24th June, 2026

Dating Files: A 33-year-old who’s ‘not attractive enough for run clubs’

Dating Files: A 33-year-old who’s ‘not attractive enough for run clubs’

An occupational health worker is looking for a man 'ideally a different ethnicity to mine'.

By Dating Files | 24th June, 2026

Rugby league fans in Christchurch could soon have a new team to cheer for (Photo: Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images)

The time has never been better for a Christchurch-based NRL team

The stars are aligning for a second New Zealand rugby league team to enter the competition.

By Liam Rātana | 24th June, 2026

Portrait: Andi Crown

Jennifer Ward-Lealand on overrated gnocchi and the financial advice she regrets taking

One of New Zealand's most celebrated actors gives her take on the state of the world.

By Life Advice | 24th June, 2026

(Design: The Spinoff)

Grey power politics

How the retirees of today and tomorrow might shape the 2026 election.

By Dan Brunskill | 24th June, 2026

Former Wellington mayor Tory Whanau at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cambridge Terrace improvements. Image: The Spinoff

Why Wellington can’t build

The Golden Mile, the housing crisis, and the problem with progressive cities.

By Joel MacManus | 24th June, 2026

New Zealand has largely fixed its original sin, which caused home-buying mania. (Design:The Spinoff)

NZ still seems to think house prices will rise. Good luck with that

New Zealand has largely fixed its original sin, which caused home-buying mania.

By Dan Brunskill | 24th June, 2026

The Best Of

Matthew Hooton, incoming editor of The Post. Photo: Tina Tiller

The greatest hits of Matthew Hooton, the new editor of The Post

Who is the new editor of Wellington's newspaper? He is many, many, many things.

By Toby Manhire | 15th June, 2026

Editor-at-large

One of the Waitematā players takes a hit-up during the game. (Photo: Liam Rātana).

The rugby league club where reo Māori is spoken first

Accessing mainstream sports competitions can be difficult for players with te reo Māori as their first language. In the depths of West Auckland, one club is going against the grain.

By Liam Rātana | 15th June, 2026

Image by Tina Tiller

Why you can pry my VHS collection from my cold dead hands

It's the most cumbersome, fallible format available on the market – and I can't get enough.

By Alex Casey | 14th June, 2026