The Best Of

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Despite its dwindling locations and reduced service, NZ Post remains a pillar in every community.

You’re gonna miss the post office when it’s gone

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The overwhelming feeling (other than exhaustion) was that we had protected our tīpuna and mokopuna.

‘Whaka round, find out’: When the hīkoi came to Auckland

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'Historians will be pointing to today and saying this was an important event in nation-building for this country.'

A hīkoi dispatch from Ōtautahi

Joel MacManus

Lyric Waiwiri-Smith

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Reports from Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch as the prime minister and agency leaders delivered a national apology.

Three rooms, one apology: Survivors gather across the motu for abuse in care reckoning

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A public apology may be imminent, but redress and accountability still look to be a long way off.

For abuse in care survivors, an apology without action means nothing

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An in-depth examination of the causes, implications and potential cures for homelessness across the country.

Inside the urgent race to solve homelessness in Aotearoa

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Hīkoi (v.24)

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David Hill is in his ninth decade. In a touching tribute to his late friend, he challenges some myths about 'old farts'.

On being undeniably, irretrievably old

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The seventh and final day of one man's foolish attempt to travel from the bottom of the country using only public transport.

The longest commute, day seven: Joel has reached the end*

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Vic Books closed down in January 2023, but its website and Twitter handle have risen from the dead. What's going on?

What’s up with the curious resurrection of a beloved Wellington bookstore?

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A reverse honeymoon that ended with a secret wedding, and the best first wedding gift imaginable: an XXL bottle of Irn Bru.

My Greatest Trip: Eloping and Nessie hunting in Scotland

Catherine McGregor

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Donald Trump claims victory on ‘the day the American people regained control’

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The ideal candidate for a foreign exchange is personable, adventurous and charismatic enough to transcend the language barrier. I was none of these things.

My Greatest Trip: My awkward high-school exchange to Germany

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Pressure to visit as many European destinations as possible is causing harm to local communities and the climate. Is there an alternative?

New Zealanders in London are engaging in competitive ‘overtourism’. Can we redeem the classic OE?

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Exclusive: New messages released under the OIA show Rainbow acknowledged he 'didn't get the HRC job' – then suddenly he did. 

‘I didn’t get the HRC job’: Stephen Rainbow’s Human Rights Commission appointment just got weirder

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Three adults, seven days: here’s how we survived our latest family holiday. 

Parent trapped: A collaborative guide to travelling with your parents

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The Q+A host reflects on his career in broadcasting, and the moment he realised it was all worth it.

‘I’ve never lived it down’: The Breakfast live cross that still haunts Jack Tame

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Three teenage barbers in Mt Albert have capitalised on a viral haircut to build businesses on Instagram. Duncan Greive gets a cut and a lesson.

How the Gen Z broccoli haircut became big business for a teen barber

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Incorrect comments about alcohol's effect on mental health are just the latest for Mike King and his one-man crusade against the world.

The King and his god complex

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As the latest scrap over an extremist-on-tour emerges, we map out the usual shape of these things.

The 21 painful stages of a free-speech firestorm

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We attempt to count the number of times the thunderous haka in the NZ parliament has been viewed around the world. 

The haka that circled the globe

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A new generation is leading the hīkoi for tino rangatiratanga and Māori self-determination.

Ka tuku te rākau: Handing over the baton of protest to a new generation

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The CEOs of Westpac and Kiwibank are contemplating quitting Facebook over its inaction on scams.

Banks are grappling with a scam ‘crisis’ while Facebook profits from it

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When the Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi hit Auckland, Aotearoa's most multicultural and (arguably) fashionable city rose to the occasion.

Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi fits: Savage style for seasoned steezers

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Dog of the month: Georgie, who would like The Spinoff to rank peanut butters

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Anna Rawhiti-Connell reflects on the week that was.

The Weekend: In defence of Auckland’s ‘incredibly’ expensive Christmas tree

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'I know America can be very strict with that kind of stuff. I just packed it in my luggage, and was like, I'll see what happens.'

‘Really worried’: What Now’s Chris Kirk on smuggling gunge out of New Zealand

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What caused a whole French village to hallucinate?

The case of the cursed bread: An excerpt from Una Cruickshank’s The Chthonic Cycle

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New Zealander Tasha Black relays what it's like in post-revolution Bangladesh from an eight-hour traffic jam in Dhaka.

The slowest city in the world is on the brink of change

Did you know New Zealand is one of the worst countries in the world at providing parental leave to partners? Why do we expect one parent to do it all alone? The Side Eye investigates.

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

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New Zealand is among the worst in the world at offering parental leave for partners. Why do we expect one parent to do it all alone?

The Spinoff

The Best OfMarch 16, 2023

The Side Eye: Case of the missing dads

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