The Spinoff presents a simplified transcript of the speeches at the treaty signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia.

Each of the government's various economic growth policy announcements asks something, in some way, of Queenstown. But does it ...

The dream of a winter Christmas is well and truly alive in some parts of New Zealand this summer.

This year's best local fiction, nonfiction and poetry for adults and children, as chosen by our panel of readers.

It's a question that's been in the headlines for years. The problem is we’ve been looking to rugby writers for answers only psychics can offer.

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In a Q+A interview on Sunday, the prime minister said 'what I say to you is' 26 times in 30 minutes. The Spinoff is subject to NZ Media Council procedures. A complaint must be first directed in ...

Pugnacious and genial; monosyllabic yet capable of gloriously subversive narratives; battered by life but proud as a peacock. Everyone who catches the No 8 bus knows Murray, writes David Hill.

The original play's biggest fan finds out if it still delivers under the weight of stardom, a bigger stage and a real set.

We asked the Auckland Council Compost Collective all of our burning compost questions, so you don't have to.

As part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, an HR professional explains why she’s ‘anxious, but coasting’. Role: HR professional. Salary/income ...