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How much sport is too much sport? And which sports matter the most?There’s so much sport in the news, we're fighting over it.By Henry Oliver | 22nd July, 2026Bulletin editor
Jump scare: The Commonwealth Games start in 48 hoursEverything you need to know to jump on the Team NZ bandwagon.By Madeleine Chapman | 22nd July, 2026Contributing editor
What not to miss at WORD Christchurch 2026From Dave Dobbyn to small presses to memoir, WORD Christchurch packs a punch.By Claire Mabey | 21st July, 2026Books editor
Fenz bosses grilled as fleet crisis inquiry returns to parliamentMPs failed to hide their frustration with Fire and Emergency NZ, with one prodding board members to resign.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 21st July, 2026Politics reporter
Babysitting, a ball and a glass door. What could go wrong?We stand in solidarity with Bryn and Ku’s brief, troubled stint as babysitters.By Emma Gleason | 21st July, 2026Staff writer
OpinionSurvivors’ trust in police has taken another blow. If it’s to be rebuilt, what happens next is crucialThe problem is not a few individuals. It is a culture in which the safety of institutions is still, too often, weighed above the safety of victims.By Sandra FullerGuest writer & Kyla Rayner | 21st July, 2026Guest writer
How to keep watching football now the World Cup is overTips for extending your case of World Cup fever into a chronic lifelong affliction.By Calum Henderson | 21st July, 2026Production editor
The Greens propose a state-owned energy companyThe Green Party says 'Kiwipower' would solve our current affordability and supply problems.By Henry Oliver | 21st July, 2026Bulletin editor
‘Just useless’: What it’s like working with Burger King’s AI assistant'It was brought in to help speed up service, but it has done the complete opposite.'By Alex Casey | 21st July, 2026Senior writer
Sam Neill’s extraordinary life on our screens, in his own wordsNew Zealand actor Sam Neill has died at the age of 78. In 2024, he spoke with Alex Casey about his extraordinary life on our screens. By Alex Casey | 13th July, 2026Senior writer
OpinionIdea: We should let people vote Winston Peters called voting a 'privilege' that should be reserved for citizens. Counterpoint: it’s actually our foundational democratic right.By Hayden Donnell | 8th July, 2026Senior writer
OpinionFrom anti-gay to anti-trans: rhetoric’s the same, 40 years after homosexual law reformIt's 40 years since gay sex was decriminalised, but the scare tactics used in the 1980s are still being deployed now.By Quentin Allan | 7th July, 2026Guest writer
Are we about to elect our least popular prime minister for 33 years?Polling suggests the PM for the next term of parliament will arrive on a wave of meh.By Toby Manhire | 6th July, 2026Editor-at-large