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Year in Review

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NZ politics in 2025: The big issues on which the year will hinge

What will dominate the headlines this year? Our pundits take a punt.
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By Group Think | 14th January, 2025
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Ten wild political predictions for 2025

Coups, councils, canines and constitutional crises: our pundits roll out their most outlandish prophecies for another year.
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By Group Think | 1st January, 2025
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The Bulletin wrapped, 2024

The Bulletin wrapped, 2024

What you were reading, what you engaged with the most, and what you might see more of next year in The Spinoff's daily news wrap.
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By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 20th December, 2024
The Bulletin editor
The year in five news events

The year in five news events

The stories that permeated across the last 12 months.
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By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 19th December, 2024
The Bulletin editor
The big stories from the last 12 months.

The Spinoff’s biggest stories of 2024

The Spinoff takes a walk down memory lane – while also providing the best summer reading list possible.
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By The Spinoff | 19th December, 2024
Staff writers
The greatest prize of them all (Image: Tina Tiller)

The 2024 Golden Jandals for conspicuous contributions to NZ politics

The return of the glitteriest rubber gongs of New Zealand politics.
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By Toby Manhire
Editor-at-large
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 & Ben McKay | 18th December, 2024
Guest writer
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Our outlandish political predictions for 2024, revisited

Did anyone make an accurate call? Let's find out.
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By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 18th December, 2024
The Bulletin editor
Some of the best books of 2024 as chosen by the people.

The best books of 2024: The people’s choice

The results of our reader survey of the best books of the year.
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By The Spinoff Review of Books | 17th December, 2024
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The most memorable local television moments of 2024

The most memorable local television moments of 2024

From Chris Warner’s beard to Newshub’s tearful goodbye, these are the TV moments that gripped the nation this year.
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By Alex Casey
Senior writer
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 & Tara Ward | 13th December, 2024
Staff writer
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The Spinoff’s best NZ book covers of 2024

In which we judge this year's New Zealand books by their covers, and pick the top 10.
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By Claire Mabey | 12th December, 2024
Books editor
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The world in 2024, in one sentence

From 'testing' to 'tiring', there's a clear theme.
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By Group Think | 12th December, 2024
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Some of the best Aotearoa books of 2024.

The Spinoff’s best NZ books of 2024

This year's best local fiction, nonfiction and poetry for adults and children, as chosen by our panel of readers.
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By The Spinoff Review of Books | 10th December, 2024
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The Aotearoa books of the year for 2023

The Aotearoa books of the year for 2023

The best fiction, nonfiction, poetry and children's books published in New Zealand this year, according to our panel of readers.
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By Claire Mabey | 31st December, 2023
Books editor
Stare into the politics crystal ball (Image: Archi Banal)

A bunch of outlandish political predictions for the year 2024

Shock retirements, even more shocking comebacks, and leadership changes galore. 2024 is going to be a wild year in the Beehive... potentially.
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By Group Think | 20th December, 2023
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Ding. Illustration: Archi Banal

The 2023 Golden Jandals for conspicuous contributions to NZ politics

The glittery rubber gongs of New Zealand politics are back.
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By Toby Manhire
Editor-at-large
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 & Ben McKay | 20th December, 2023
Guest writer
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The best local television moments of 2023

Where were you the day a wētā did a poo on live breakfast TV?
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By Alex Casey and Tara Ward | 19th December, 2023
Guest writer
2023: nothin’ but the hits

The Spinoff’s biggest stories of 2023

From food prices to flooding, Te Pāti Māori to After the Party, here are the biggest stories of 2023, sliced a few different ways.
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By The Spinoff | 19th December, 2023
Staff writers
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A brutal 2023: The Bulletin World Weekly year in review

A look back at a tumultuous year in international news.
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By Peter Bale | 18th December, 2023
Contributing writer
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Opinion

The champs and flops of NZ politics in 2023

Our panel pick their winners, losers and massive political flameouts from the past 12 months.
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By Group Think | 18th December, 2023
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The newsmakers of Aotearoa in 2023

The newsmakers of Aotearoa in 2023

From devastating floods to policy bonfires to one very consequential election, these were the stories that gripped Bulletin readers this year.
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By Anna Rawhiti-Connell
Senior writer
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 & Catherine McGregor | 15th December, 2023
Contributing writer

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