Waiata of Waitangi: What parliamentarians sang
Tūtira mai ngā iwi: it’s time we put the waiata of Waitangi eve under a lens. What’s in…
Bic Runga doesn’t care what you think anymore
On her new album, Bic Runga gives up trying to be ‘Bic Runga’. Instead, for the first time,…
Lolita is harmful filth. Or is it a satirical masterpiece?
Nabokov’s controversial novel is back in the headlines after popping up in the Epstein files. Books editor Claire…
One MP, One Pint: Tama Potaka on surviving Waitangi and being a wife guy
‘Sometimes I get texts after question time, like: What are you doing with that outfit on?’ National MP…
National milestone: It’s been 10 years since the Waitangi dildo strike
Today is the 10-year anniversary of the dildo incident that changed our nation. The Spinoff catches up with…
Waitangi Day, Laneway, Nick Cave and Nostalgia: The Spinoff event guide
The Spinoff’s top pick of events from around the motu. Here’s the best for the week February 5–12.…
The Epstein files and NZ: Managers, models and the Kiwi billionaire
The notorious billionaire sex trafficker had a network reaching all over the world, including several links to New…
To show or no? A short history of prime ministers at Waitangi in election year
Luxon will be there tomorrow, but how often have his predecessors taken part? The political centrepiece of the…
Did Māori cede sovereignty? The historical answer is clearer than politics allows
The treaty debate has become a battlefield of ideology. The historical record tells a more disciplined – and…
Scotty Morrison on why every New Zealander should watch Origins
The return of TVNZ’s Origins sees the nation’s favourite cartwheeling newsreader follow in the footsteps of his ancestors. …
Surfing’s elite are coming to Raglan. But I was there when a great slipped in to ride our waves
The world’s best surfers will descend on Raglan in May for the World Surf League Championship Tour. Ex-local…
Why New Zealand is seeing the impact of the sale of TikTok US
After the sale of the American arm of the Chinese social media giant, users here and abroad have…