‘I had hair… and fewer knives in my back’: A short history of Peeni Henare, politician
As Labour’s most senior Māori MP bows out of parliament, The Spinoff retraces the life and legacy of…
Fringe festivals, Fur Patrol, and Fonotī Pati Umaga: The Spinoff event guide
The Spinoff’s top pick of events from around the motu. Here’s the best for the week March 12–19.…
Who invented the word ‘skux’? A Spinoff investigation
The word is much older than you think, and has a famous inventor. Madeleine Chapman solves a 30-year…
Review: Crackhead might just be the best New Zealand TV show this year
Three’s new comedy-drama series is a brilliantly bold piece of television, writes Tara Ward. Frankie Jones is having…
One MP, One Pint: Joseph Mooney’s journey from ‘traumatic’ teen years to parliament
The National backbencher and Southland MP on tragedy, triumph and whether he wants to be the new space…
Garner, Pilkey, Radden Keefe: Auckland Writers Festival brings out the big names
We’ve scoured the 2026 programme for the most unmissable events. For readers and writers across Aotearoa the Auckland…
The poll numbers that could spell death for National
Is the country on the right track, or the wrong track? Pollsters have been asking this question of…
Doctor Who? How Shane Reti went from National’s deputy to Ciga-reti
Analyis: Shane Reti was a rising star and familiar name during the intense Covid years, but Christopher Luxon’s…
How New Zealand’s AS Colour built a billion-dollar business out of blank T-shirts
It started in an Auckland garage, spread to word-of-mouth warehouse sales, and now, 21 years later, turns over…
Why the word ‘tribe’ makes some Māori uneasy
It might sound harmless, but for many indigenous people the term ‘tribe’ carries a colonial history of hierarchy…
‘Still rates its arse off’: Country Calendar marks six decades of bucolic brilliance
Country Calendar narrator and producer Dan Henry reveals why the farming show is still going strong after 60…
Why we don’t have a 24-hour commerce culture in New Zealand
It’s only partly because of our hobbit-esque love of a cup of tea and an early bedtime. On…