Jacinda Ardern’s new kids’ book, reviewed
Mum’s Busy Work was inspired by juggling motherhood with running the country. What does a frazzled working mother…
‘Nobody is there to see me’: Tami Neilson on touring with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson
Tami Neilson talks touring the United States with her heroes, and why nothing compares to a home crowd. …
The cost of being: A superyacht steward saving ‘90%’ of their income to retire early
As part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, a superyacht steward with…
Jacinda Ardern’s new kids’ book, reviewed
Mum’s Busy Work was inspired by juggling motherhood with running the country. What does a frazzled working mother…
An art history lesson in five artworks – selected by five experts
From a 17th-century Spanish masterpiece to a radical whare whakairo to a 1980s photo embodying resistance, these five…
The Fold: Cracking the code to make news work for Gen Z
The media industry is obsessed with finding ways to reach young people, often concluding that Gen Z is…
Race briefing: Will Palmerston North grow up, or out?
In Aotearoa’s second biggest inland city, 43 people are running for 16 council positions, making for a competitive…
Race briefing: Porirua faces an existential question – is it time for a super city?
Porirua is a city of socioeconomic extremes and climate threats, but at least it’s doing better on the…
The state of it: two new medical memoirs, reviewed
Emma Marr, who is no stranger to the medical system, reviews A Dim Prognosis by Ivor Popovich and…
Who can write a novel today?Â
Claire Mabey argues that it’s high time we stop thinking of creative work as a nice-to-have; and instead…
When was the most shit of all the shit times to be a uni student in New Zealand?
Was studying in Dunedin in the 1990s worse than dialling into a lecture during the Auckland lockdowns? Would…
The cost of being: A 31-year-old who just got their first credit card
As part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, a content and events…