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Politics Live updates, October 18: Auckland and Waikato to remain under current restrictions; Northland to leave lockdownBringing you the latest on the Covid-19 delta crisis – and more.
New Meet the city councillor using KFC and comedy to get Auckland vaccinated Breast Assured: Join us on a journey into the wonderful world of boobs School sucks but at least ur friends are there: Two poems for kids stuck at home Pause, breathe, smile: Teaching tamariki the power of mindfulness The day Netflix rolled into town Playcentre concerned about 'fighting and animosity' due to vaccine mandateComic of the Month: Rufus Marigold, by Ross Murray Our favourite moments from Succession (so far) Australia loosens Covid-19 restrictions Super Saturday should have sucked. Instead it was a triumph. Why?
Media Why we’re dedicating an entire week to screens
We need to talk about the thing you're staring at right now.
Science Auckland needs its schools to reopen. Here's what must happen firstWhat does a gold standard plan for safely reopening look like?
Live updates, October 17: 51 new community Covid-19 cases, four in Waikato Why are you waking up at 3am to worry about everything? Recipe: Cheese and onion scrambled eggs The journalist and the boxer The Best Of The Side Eye’s Two New Zealands: The Pacific Pay Gap
From this week until the end of the year, Pasifika women in New Zealand are effectively working for free.
Exclusive: Stuart Nash attempts to explain his shirtless vax picThe Labour minister got his second dose without a shirt on. Mad Chapman asked him to justify himself.
With Auckland cancelled, the rest of NZ needs to save the film festivalWellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Timaru, it’s up to you.
Who are the New Zealanders holding out on getting vaxxed?
Inside the online communities fuelling vaccine hesitancy.
100-plus daily Covid cases on the cards for Auckland within two weeksAnd without high compliance and fast rising vaccination rates, it will just go higher.
Politics See more Politics content Live updates, October 16: Vaccine dose count now at 120,000 with hours to goBringing you the latest on the Covid-19 delta crisis – and more.
Live updates, October 15: ICU doctors contradict Andrew Little; Harry Tam sends legal threat to Winston PetersBringing you the latest on the Covid-19 delta crisis – and more.
Is our delta outbreak really ‘under control’?It's time to give Aucklanders some clarity about the delta strategy.
Anniversary of a landslide: What really swung the 2020 ‘Covid election’
The Covid response and Jacinda Ardern's personal popularity were decisive factors, while talk of strategic anti-Green voting appears to have been overblown.
Live updates, October 14: New delta case numbers expected to double within a fortnight; 71 today in AucklandBringing you the latest on the Covid-19 delta crisis – and more.
Food See more Food content Go for a walk, grab some weeds – hey presto, you've got pestoNow is the perfect time to embrace foraging.
How to throw the perfect double-bubble picnicAucklanders can picnic from today. Here's how.
My lifelong love affair with dosaOne woman's quest to perfect the South Indian breakfast staple.
Food influencer Eat Lit Food’s furious defence of Pasture leaves a bad taste
Supporting the dining scene means supporting all those who keep the industry alive – including those at the lowest rung of the ladder.
A recipe and giveaway to mark a belated Korean thanksgivingA recipe and a delicious giveaway to celebrate Korean thanksgiving.
Business See more Business content Made possible by As finance company memories fade, a new generation of investor is shooting for the moonShut out of the property market and facing near non-existent savings rates, an increasing number of young New Zealanders are sinking their cash into crypto.
Head High is groundbreaking, critically acclaimed, super-diverse – and cancelledWhat does this decision say about the state of our TV landscape?
Why the new global tax rate is a big deal - and what it means for tech giants in NZSo does this mean Facebook will finally pay tax in New Zealand?
There's no downside to raising the minimum wage
Increasing the salaries of our lowest-paid workers lifts the whole country.
Live updates, October 10: Sixty new community Covid cases; Northland companion 'contacted but not located'Bringing you the latest on the Covid-19 delta crisis – and more.
Television See more Television content All the best moments from Saturday's live televised VaxathonConga lines at the ready, here's everything you missed from a live broadcast like no other.
How many of New Zealand's famous Masked Vaxxers can you guess?Who is it, who is it, who is it getting their ja-ab?
Everything you need to know about the return of The Great Kiwi Bake OffA new season of The Great Kiwi Bake Off started tonight. Tara Ward recaps all the delicious highlights.
Celebrity Treasure Island power rankings: A tsunami of truth bombs
It’s week six of Celebrity Treasure Island and nobody’s having a good time except the viewers.
Ruby Esther's comedy keeps making her dad cry'It's hard to interpret whether it's like, ‘It's my daughter I'm so proud’ or, ‘Oh God, she's awful, I hate her.’'
Society See more Society content The Spinoff Covid tracker: the live graphs that tell the story of delta in AotearoaEverything you need to know about how the Covid-19 pandemic is tracking in New Zealand.
Everything sucks but look at this pregnant chimpWe are facing an uncertain future but at least we'll have a baby chimp to coo over.
I was vaccine hesitant, now I’m double jabbed. Here’s whyHaving children and some empathetic conversations changed everything.
What to wear when getting your jab: The Spinoff style edition
Forget – briefly – about the benefits of getting jabbed. Looking good while getting the vaccine is your no 1 priority.
Make cigarettes nicotine-free and we'll stub out smoking for goodA game-changing move to make cigarettes non-addictive will be a decisive nail in the coffin of smoking harm in New Zealand.
Books See more Books content Made possible byUnity Books + Creative New Zealand The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending October 15
Big fiction, a new Ottolenghi – it's beginning to feel worryingly like Christmas.
The Friday Poem: Jimmy Carter's Peanut Farm, by j. taylor bellA new poem by j. taylor bell.
A 'super nerd' on her first book, a YA novel about mysteries among the treesA lifetime's obsession with Fiordland has resulted in a novel that's knock-your-socks-off good.
The forgotten novel from 1915 that cast the mould for lands without men
Authors of feminist dystopia in the mould of Creamerie and The Handmaid’s Tale owe a debt to Herland, published more than 100 years ago.
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending October 8A list chock full of new fiction – and one very pretty cookbook.
Ātea See more Ātea content Vaccination wisdom from three brilliant whaeaIn celebration of Super Saturday, three much-admired whaea from Northland and Waikato share their words of encouragement on the Covid-19 vaccine.
The spectre of Covid-19 in prisons, and what it means for MāoriOn Monday, Corrections announced three confirmed Covid-19 cases within Mt Eden prison. For Māori, it’s especially worrying.
Too many Northland border breaches, says HarawiraThe Northland community leader claims people are sneaking over private land, using distraction tactics and misusing exemptions.
Māori experts have been all but invisible in the government Covid-19 response. Why?
Māori risk being left behind in the vaccination push. That throws the scant representation of tangata whenua among government experts into stark relief.
Where to find heaps of online te reo Māori resourcesBecause every week is Māori language week.
Science See more Science content Made possible byThe MacDiarmid Institute What is Molnupiravir? And when will it be available in NZ?
Everything you need to know about the 'game changing' new Covid drug.
The unsteady, underpaid reality of life as a New Zealand scientistScientists have been among the heroes of the pandemic, but away from the headlines their careers are more precarious than ever.
The dos and don'ts of storing face masksWash your hands, mask up, and when you're done, store your Covid armour in a pocket, handbag or mask bag. Rinse and repeat.
New Zealand's new Covid roadmap: the experts react
'This move puts the responsibility for preventing spread in the hands of the public, so it is vitally important that everyone does their bit.'
The science behind pregnancy and weed remains hazyDoctors advise against it. The Ministry of Health says to stop it. But it is very likely that some people are smoking cannabis while pregnant.
Media See more Media content We're hiring: Finance manager, The SpinoffThe Spinoff is seeking a finance manager to join its fast-growing team.
Leah Panapa is running the show nowIt was just a month ago that she got her dream gig, and also had the hardest on air shift of her life.
We’re hiring: Māori politics reporter and Pacific communities editorWe’re thrilled to announce two new positions open at The Spinoff, both made possible by NZ On Air’s Public Interest Journalism Fund.
Can't they just turn it off and on again? The global Facebook outage, explained
If, as the rumours indicate, Facebook has accidentally ruined its ability to connect remotely to its servers, they’re in quite the pickle.
How one tweet changed the future of Police Ten 7'There’s a feeling that people have had a gutsful of some police practices and that it’s time to shift.'
Money See more Money content Made possible byKiwi Wealth We've fallen in love with work from home – and some of us would rather quit than lose it
A global pandemic has made people rethink what was once peculiar – the option to work from home.
How to put safety first when DIY investingPersonal investing can be fun, but do your research.
Dodgy tickets, huge mark-ups – what is Viagogo really up to?Offshore touts are trying to flog off expensive tickets to concerts all over NZ. And sometimes those tickets may not even exist.
Cleaner, greener cars are finally on their way to our roads. But at what price?
Get ready for less choice and higher prices, warns the vehicle import industry. Worth it, say climate campaigners.
How much we haven’t spent on haircuts, takeaways and more during lockdownMany of us are acutely aware of the things we’re missing out on during lockdown. Here's how they add up over a two week period.
Music See more Music content Some things Chelsea Jade has done in the name of art'I've gripped a block of ice in the freezing cold for an entire day; I've been on stilts, which I don't know how to do; I've had a high-powered fan blown into my face…'
Melodownz pays tribute to his ‘old as’ first car'Shout out the Corona. All my boys remember the Corona, yeah.'
How The Beths made lockdown movie magicNo one can go to a big gig right now, but a 2020 concert by The Beths has become the lockdown movie experience the country needs. How'd that happen?
Haz Beats and the time Home Brew took a goat to the music awards
Producer Haz Beats tells us about his first gig, taking a goat to the Aotearoa Music Awards and more on this week’s episode of FIRST.
How Earth Tongue ended up with a pair of axolotls named after themEarth Tongue tell us about axolotl experiences, the horror of Matilda, a cigarette-smoking ghost and more in this week’s episode of FIRST.
Auckland See more Auckland content Watch: The streets of Auckland under level four lockdownAuckland’s usually busy streets are again all but empty after the country returned to level four lockdown – here's what that looked like.
'God, not my girls': Auckland councillor receives bomb threat following TV show criticismCollins says he has been reflecting on his future in politics after a bomb threat was made against him and his family in response to comments about Police Ten 7.
How to get a new playground – the Ōtara wayIt all started with a 'meet your neighbours' barbecue. Three years later, the community group were celebrating the opening of a $600,000 playground they'd fought for.
Stealth speed bumps leave South Aucklanders fuming
'I’ve seen a few cars lose bumpers.'
The cycling debate is not about lycra. It’s about powerLabelling cyclists as ‘rats’ and ‘cockroaches’ is retrograde and dehumanising.
Sports See more Sports content Scotty Stevenson: Love, rugby, and the story of my familyAhead of an historic NZ v South Africa Test, reflections on a family history within which the two nations are deeply entwined.
Meet Tupou Neiufi, South Auckland's international gold medallistNew Zealand's next swimming star speaks to Madeleine Chapman.
Sitting next to MikeRugby writer, rugby fan, and an inspiration to so many, Mike Pulman has died aged 29.
Why I left traditional sports journalism behind to start a newsletter about sports
After more than two decades as one of New Zealand's foremost sports journalists, Dylan Cleaver is striking out on his own with The Bounce, a newsletter 'on sport, the business …
Everybody hates NZ RugbyInside the most tumultuous week in trans-Tasman rugby history.
Podcasts See more Podcasts content Business is Boring: The exciting arrival of Boring oat milkWhat does it take to get a New Zealand made oat milk onto our shelves?
Business is Boring: The electrician behind 20% of NZ’s new solar installationsLightforce's Luke Nutting joins Simon Pound to talk about helping New Zealand catch up with the rest of the world on solar power.
Business is Boring: The former Apple leader helping New Zealand companies go globalSimon Pound talks to Vignesh Kumar, a partner in venture capital fund Global from Day 1, about helping local companies scale for global success.
‘Paranoid storms’: Judith Collins’ former press secretary on National, leadership and oblivion
She was John Key's media trainer. She was Judith Collins' head of media in the 2020 campaign. Here's what she has to say today.
Business is Boring: How Ockham is helping change the housing conversationOckham Residential co-founder Mark Todd joins Simon Pound for a chat about our broken property system, and what his company is doing about it.
Partners See more Partners content Breast Assured: Join us on a journey into the wonderful world of boobsTalking about breasts is important. So important, in fact, that Sarah Gandy is hosting a new podcast series about it.
Our favourite moments from Succession (so far)Ahead of the show’s third season on Neon, The Spinoff rounds up the best moments from TV’s best show about bad people.
Pause, breathe, smile: Teaching tamariki the power of mindfulnessTeaching students mindfulness is even more crucial in such unpredictable times.
The B Corp businesses balancing purpose, planet and profit
Among the sea of greenwashing, how can consumers tell who's actually walking the talk?
Ngā pānga ki te ao pakihi i Aotearoa i te aronui ki te ao MāoriI Ōrākei Marae, e whakaako ana ngā kaiako o Te Kaa i ētahi rōpū nō ētahi kamupene huri noa i Aotearoa me pēhea e whai māramatanga ai, e whai hononga anō ai ki te ahurea Māori i runga hoki i te ngākau pai.
Review See more Review content The murder and mayhem is only part of what makes Squid Game so disturbingThis Netflix smash hit is set in a world of playground games, but it's definitely not suitable for kids.
It’s official: RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is the best of the franchiseNobody does RuPaul’s Drag Race like the British.
The gutsy authenticity of We Are Lady PartsBecause where else are you going to hear an all-women Muslim punk band sing 'Voldemort Under My Headscarf'?
Review: Reservation Dogs is groundbreaking Indigenous excellence
This new seriesisn't just a history-making collaboration between Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, it's a crucial immersion into a world ignored.
A review of radical, deeply feminist crime novel Before You Knew My NameThe NZ debut that's been snapped up at auction by publishers across the world.
Opinion See more Opinion content Was last week Judith Collins’ best yet? These numbers say yesData on media coverage of the National Party's Covid plan suggests it was her most effective few days as opposition leader.
NZ's approach to Covid is changing. But we are absolutely not waving the white flagWe must now tread a very narrow path to avoid overwhelming our hospitals and throwing our at-risk populations under the bus.
Melissa Lee: When Facebook goes downToday’s outage should serve as a wake-up call to those who have their lives tied to digital platforms, and prompt us to think harder about regulation.
To the maskless and entitled of Ponsonby and Herne Bay
I have one question – how dare you?
A delta health crisis thrives when it meets a crisis in housing and povertyDecades of neglect have created the conditions where an infectious disease like Covid can flourish.
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