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The Best OfApril 3, 2018

The Side Eye: The ‘War on Men’

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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

It’s Michelle Ang’s life in television (Photo: Supplied / Design: Tina Tiller)

‘Water cooler viewing’: Michelle Ang on the magic of McDonald’s Young Entertainers

'We’d have to learn the dance moves, learn our harmonies and record it, all in the space of a week.'

By My Life in TV | 17th May, 2025

The Weekend: What does ambition look like?

The Weekend: What does ambition look like?

Madeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was.

By Madeleine Chapman | 17th May, 2025

Before the winter ends by Khadro Mohamed is the author’s debut novel.

‘Quiet, beautiful, sorrowful’: Before the Winter Ends by Khadro Mohamed, reviewed

'A novel that a lot of people won't know they've been waiting for – you won't forget it once you read it.'

By Melissa Oliver | 17th May, 2025

Kaiāwhina Tāmaki at Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti – Auckland Harbour Bridge crossing. (Photo: Ben Sarten with additional design by The Spinoff).

Meet the kaiāwhina who volunteer to keep protesters safe

'We want the police to not be needed.'

By Gabi Lardies | 17th May, 2025

‘One hell of a lesson’: a conversation with Ngāhuia Te Awekōtuku

‘One hell of a lesson’: a conversation with Ngāhuia Te Awekōtuku

The activist and scholar's award-winning memoir offers a mind-altering, life-affirming dose of mātauranga.

By Matariki Williams | 17th May, 2025

Michelle Ang and Sam Wang star in Homebound 3.0 (Photo: Three)

Welcome back to the chaos and comedy of Homebound 3.0

This is anything but your traditional romcom – and thank goodness for that.

By Tara Ward | 16th May, 2025

The Friday Poem: ‘Twin Earth’ by Mitch Marks

The Friday Poem: ‘Twin Earth’ by Mitch Marks

A new poem by Mitch Marks.

By Mitch Marks | 16th May, 2025

Some of this week’s bestsellers.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending May 16

New novels from Catherine Chidgey, Dominic Hoey and Sayaka Murata enter the charts.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 16th May, 2025

Our reviews from week two of the NZ International Comedy Festival

Our reviews from week two of the NZ International Comedy Festival

Boners, mums and bad audience behaviour filled our nights in week two of the biggest comedy event of the year.

By Group Think | 16th May, 2025

A bunch of people

The Best Of

Don’t just ban social media for under 16s – ban it for everyone

Don’t just ban social media for under 16s – ban it for everyone

A desperate call for a government solution to my personal problem

By Alex Casey | 14th May, 2025

Nobody is cutting through government spin like the Act Party

Nobody is cutting through government spin like the Act Party

Eat your heart out, investigative journalists. Nobody is picking holes in government PR like government coalition partner Act.

By Hayden Donnell | 13th May, 2025

Contributing writer

Is ‘cunt’ still the worst thing a woman can call another woman?

Is ‘cunt’ still the worst thing a woman can call another woman?

And would you call a government minister a 'c...' in print?

By Anna Rawhiti-Connell | 12th May, 2025

Desley Simpson, Wayne Brown, engineers and the tunnel boring machine at the Central Interceptor breakthrough on March 28 2025. (Photo: Gabi Lardies).

In the wings: Desley Simpson is biding her time

Desley Simpson is still waiting to say whether she will run for the Auckland mayoralty in October.

By Gabi Lardies | 12th May, 2025

Hazel Phillips’ new book shares the secrets of Tongariro National Park.

The story behind Ruapehu’s smashed summit stone

'The day I first crossed paths with Henry up on Ruapehu, he quietly told me what he’d done.'

By Hazel Phillips | 10th May, 2025