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· Nov 27
An open letter about the future of The Spinoff
An important announcement from the CEO, the editor and the founder of The Spinoff.<br />
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The future of The Spinoff:
The Spinoff’s CEO, founder and editor level with you in an open letter published this morning.
The Spinoff’s CEO, founder and editor level with you in an open letter published this morning.
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending November 28
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending November 28
A poetic week for Wellington....
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November 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending November 28
The Friday Poem: ‘My Late Father’ by Kay McKenzie Cooke
The Friday Poem: ‘My Late Father’ by Kay McKenzie Cooke
A new poem by Kay McKenzie Cooke....
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November 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The Friday Poem: ‘My Late Father’ by Kay McKenzie Cooke
From the Amazon to Aotearoa: Māori rangatahi on the frontlines of Cop30
From the Amazon to Aotearoa: Māori rangatahi on the frontlines of Cop30
Inside Cop30 with the first iwi-mandated Māori delegation....
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November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
From the Amazon to Aotearoa: Māori rangatahi on the frontlines of Cop30
So long and thanks for all the news, Simon Dallow
So long and thanks for all the news, Simon Dallow
If Judy Bailey was the mother of the nation, how does he fit into the family?...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
So long and thanks for all the news, Simon Dallow
The cost of being: A creative with ‘wildly varied’ annual income
The cost of being: A creative with ‘wildly varied’ annual income
'I’ve been incredibly fortunate in the last decade but I’ll never lose the awareness of what not having money is like.'...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The cost of being: A creative with ‘wildly varied’ annual income
The regional council plan asks turkeys to vote for Christmas
The regional council plan asks turkeys to vote for Christmas
The government is turning up the heat on regional councils and hoping they won’t notice they’re being cooked....
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November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The regional council plan asks turkeys to vote for Christmas
The OCR falls again – so why are house prices stuck in neutral?
The OCR falls again – so why are house prices stuck in neutral?
Economists say house price growth in 2026 is likely to stay muted. Would that be such a bad thing?...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The OCR falls again – so why are house prices stuck in neutral?
Underdog tale: the regulatory standards bill is law despite almost everyone hating it
Underdog tale: the regulatory standards bill is law despite almost everyone hating it
From one perspective it’s troubling for our democracy. From another, it’s inspiring for all of us who persist in spite of the revulsion we engender in allies and opponents alike....
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November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Underdog tale: the regulatory standards bill is law despite almost everyone hating it
The supermarket advent calendars of Aotearoa, reviewed and ranked
The supermarket advent calendars of Aotearoa, reviewed and ranked
Few things in life are more joyful than opening a tiny cardboard door to reveal a tiny average chocolate....
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November 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The supermarket advent calendars of Aotearoa, reviewed and ranked
Four buzzy wines to raise the BYO bar
Four buzzy wines to raise the BYO bar
If your days of rocking up with the cheapest plonk possible are over, here are four exciting local drops to try – with suggestions for where to drink them....
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November 27, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Four buzzy wines to raise the BYO bar
Christmas, Crip the Lit and Jazmine Mary: The Spinoff event guide
Christmas, Crip the Lit and Jazmine Mary: The Spinoff event guide
Christmas is coming....
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November 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Christmas, Crip the Lit and Jazmine Mary: The Spinoff event guide
Eight New Zealand novelists on the music they write to
Eight New Zealand novelists on the music they write to
From one song played masochistically on repeat to a sprawling 12-hour playlist, this is the music behind the books....
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November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Eight New Zealand novelists on the music they write to
Help Me Hera: I am completely out of beans
Help Me Hera: I am completely out of beans
How do I recapture the joyful energy of my 20s?...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Help Me Hera: I am completely out of beans
The Toi Tauranga Art Gallery reopening has brought a community home
The Toi Tauranga Art Gallery reopening has brought a community home
Toi Tauranga Art Gallery recently reopened its doors after two years....
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November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The Toi Tauranga Art Gallery reopening has brought a community home
Is the regional council reboot a government power grab in disguise?
Is the regional council reboot a government power grab in disguise?
As regional councils prepare to be restructured out of existence, critics warn the real battle will be over who controls the reorganisation that follows....
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November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Is the regional council reboot a government power grab in disguise?
The reason it’s so hard to build stuff in New Zealand
The reason it’s so hard to build stuff in New Zealand
If we want to actually build things again, we need to think small....
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November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The reason it’s so hard to build stuff in New Zealand
Why is Black Friday 45 weeks long now?
Why is Black Friday 45 weeks long now?
Black Friday sales are testing the limits of time, space and also my patience....
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November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Why is Black Friday 45 weeks long now?
‘Demonic eggbeater’: Shane Jones has a normal one on RNZ
‘Demonic eggbeater’: Shane Jones has a normal one on RNZ
The hot air produced by our minister for resources this morning could’ve solved our energy crisis....
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November 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
‘Demonic eggbeater’: Shane Jones has a normal one on RNZ
Gone By Lunchtime: The Luxon conundrum
Gone By Lunchtime: The Luxon conundrum
Not just coup talk, but talk about the coup talk....
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November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Gone By Lunchtime: The Luxon conundrum
‘The whole book had my mouth watering’: Amber Curreen’s reading life
‘The whole book had my mouth watering’: Amber Curreen’s reading life
'Even the milk-soaked calf brains from Rome sounded divine...'...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
‘The whole book had my mouth watering’: Amber Curreen’s reading life
Everyone’s betting on the next season of The Traitors NZ – will it pay off?
Everyone’s betting on the next season of The Traitors NZ – will it pay off?
There are two streams of public money riding on the next season of the treacherous reality franchise....
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November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Everyone’s betting on the next season of The Traitors NZ – will it pay off?
One MP, One Pint: Karen Chhour on state care, self-care and being the sober driver
One MP, One Pint: Karen Chhour on state care, self-care and being the sober driver
The Act Party minister is happy to give you a lift home, but please try not to throw up in her car....
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November 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
One MP, One Pint: Karen Chhour on state care, self-care and being the sober driver
A sudden shift on KiwiSaver reshapes the election terrain
A sudden shift on KiwiSaver reshapes the election terrain
A policy reversal from National has opened a wider debate on retirement savings – and suspicions that old fights over Super eligibility are about to return....
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November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A sudden shift on KiwiSaver reshapes the election terrain
Why regional councils will cease to exist, and what comes next
Why regional councils will cease to exist, and what comes next
Here's what you need to know about the biggest shake-up in local government in decades....
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November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Why regional councils will cease to exist, and what comes next
New Zealand has a boomer problem
New Zealand has a boomer problem
We have too many boomers and not enough young workers to fund their retirements. National thinks its new KiwiSaver policy could be the answer....
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November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New Zealand has a boomer problem