The Spinoff’s favourite TV shows of 2025
From the modern horrors of Adolescence to the campy twists of The Celebrity Traitors UK, here’s everything we…
How hard is it to eat enough vegetables? Pretty hard
The vast majority of New Zealanders fall short of the recommended five servings of vegetables a day, according…
The cost of being: A creative with ‘wildly varied’ annual income
As part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, an arts sector creative…
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…
An ode to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Bee Trudgeon has had a lifelong love affair with CS Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.…
What is ‘dark academia’ – and why is it having a moment?
Claire Mabey unpacks the not-quite-a-genre of dark academia: its features, themes and examples. What is dark academia? “Dark…
Everyone hates the new Wuthering Heights trailer, and here’s why
The founder of the Support Group for Concerned Citizens Against the Saltburning of Wuthering Heights analyses responses to…
Why was I so riled by Don’t Worry About the Robots?
Erin Harrington unpacks the frustration she felt at a Word Christchurch event aiming to demystify generative AI. Literary…
Time after TIME: a conversation with Rutendo Shadaya
The Year 12 writer from Tokoroa tells Claire Mabey what life has been like since Time magazine named…
The Weekend: If I wrote a self-help book…
Madeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was. I’ll be honest, it’s 3.50pm on Friday and I have…
I’ve been on Wegovy for three weeks – here’s what it’s like
A young woman details her experience with the newly available weight loss medication. About two years ago I…