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OpinionWarriors fans, we lost fair and square. Stop blaming the refsWhether you agree with the calls or not, pelting match officials with projectiles is never a good look.By Liam Rātana | 21st September, 2026Ātea editor
New to Streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this weekIncluding the return of Jon Hamm to the small screen and a post-divorce sex comedy from HBO.By Thomas Giblin | 21st September, 2026Guest writer
Buyer beware: New pineapple Fruju found cosplaying as grapefruitLadies and gentlemen, we have a doppelgänger in our midst. By Alex Casey | 21st September, 2026Senior writer
Boycott over: David Seymour returns to Morning ReportThe Act leader ended his appearances on the flagship RNZ show in 2020 after feeling 'belittled' and 'abused' by 'snarky' hosts.By Veronica Schmidt | 21st September, 2026Editor
‘I can’t wait to put them in a play’: Dave Armstrong on the benefits of meeting insufferable peopleThe award-winning playwright, with a new political satire out next month, shares his hot takes about the world.By Life Advice | 21st September, 2026Guest writer
Policy round-up: Supermarkets, screens, farming fun, and a ‘bold shift’ in healthFour parties now want to reshape the grocery sector, National wants screens out of early childhood centres, NZ First has unveiled a prevention-focused health plan, ACT wants farming to be “fun again” and the Greens want councils to auction empty shop leases.By Henry Oliver | 21st September, 2026Bulletin editor
Louise Upston was advised not to invest in concerts. She did it anywayWhat 300 pages of documents released under the Official Information Act tells us about the government’s $40 million concert fund.By Chris Schulz | 21st September, 2026Guest writer
The secret life of election hoardingsFrom pallet-ply reinforcements to midnight torch-lit installs: the builders, rules, collaborations and rivalries behind New Zealand’s election hoardings.By Henry Oliver | 21st September, 2026Bulletin editor
Love, actually, at 25: ‘We actually only just recently started to have sex’'She was a virgin and wanted to be sure we were in this for the long run before committing.'By Love actually | 20th September, 2026Guest writer
Concerning: It seems government MPs don’t know their own policiesSimon Watts criticised councils for implementing the government’s own parking policies. He’s not the only one who seems confused.By Hayden Donnell | 3rd September, 2026Senior writer
OpinionTamatha Paul got her property facts wrong – and I’m in the middle of itI think I can explain what’s going on.By Joel MacManus | 2nd September, 2026Senior writer
Revealed: Six months of roadside drug testing in New Zealand, by the numbersWhere it's happening, how many drivers have tested positive, what drugs have been detected and more.By Alice Neville | 2nd September, 2026Deputy editor
‘It’s mesmeric’: The Christchurch supermarket thousands of seagulls call homeCome for the cheap groceries, stay for the free nighttime seagull show. By Alex Casey | 30th August, 2026Senior writer