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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
The whānau taking out loans and sleeping in cars to learn te reo MāoriThe desire to reclaim te reo is strong. But for some Māori, intensive language learning comes with a financial cost they simply can’t afford.By Meriana Johnsen | 20th September, 2026Guest writer
Wake me up: I tested 15 coffee alternatives so you don’t have toSurely there’s another way.By Emma Gleason | 19th September, 2026Staff writer
I was a door-to-door salesman for a ‘devilcorp’Our doorstep pitch gave the impression that buying a pin would support the cause, but it wasn’t clear to me where any of the money went.By Ben Fagan | 19th September, 2026Memberships Lead
Where to eat in Sandringham, Auckland – an insider’s guideFrom congee breakfasts, to midnight chaat, to tamarind-laced fried chicken.By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 19th September, 2026Contributing writer
Waka Aroha: Hēmi Kelly rāua ko Atakohu Middleton kōreroI kōrero a Hēmi Kelly ki a Atakohu Middleton e pā ana ki tana pukapuka hou.By Hēmi KellyKaituhituhi & Atakohu Middleton | 19th September, 2026Guest writer
Gone By Lunchtime: 50 days out, the campaign ignites Will this cut through the blancmange like a Smeg blade through an Ooshie?By The Spinoff | 18th September, 2026Staff writers
OpinionEcho Chamber: I think I’m gonna die in this HouseIn the penultimate sitting week, the walls started closing in.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 18th September, 2026Politics reporter
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending September 18An explosion of new releases, from poetry to fiction to memoir.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 18th September, 2026⚖️
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