A change of hands for some major portfolios and a subtle switch in focus suggest Labour desperately wants to rinse Auckland red. Where has the Labour Party been for the past year? Flying safely under the radar thanks to the endless controversies coming out of the coalition, and recently far more scandal-proof than their opposition … Read more
The Pacific profiles series shines a light on Pacific people in Aotearoa doing interesting and important work in their communities, as nominated by members of the public. Today, Frazer Strickland. All photos by Geoffery Matautia. Frazer Strickland is a multi-disciplinary creative hailing from Mt Roskill, Tāmaki Makaurau. He is an ex-youth worker, DJ, content curator, … Read more
Adelaide Writers’ Week was vibrant, resourced and thriving. So why, returning home with a head full of plans, did Claire Mabey feel unexpectedly sad? The Spinoff Essay showcases the best essayists in Aotearoa, on topics big and small. Made possible by the generous support of our members. I watch Conclave on the flight to Adelaide. And … Read more
On International Women’s Day, a Taranaki teacher aide argues the conditions she and her largely female colleagues work in perpetuate the myth that women are natural caregivers, who do their jobs out of love. The choice is toilet paper or us. That’s what we teacher aides joke about. Except it’s not very funny. Our wages … Read more
The broadcaster and presenter looks back on her life in television, including Coro’s teen pregnancy scandal, being a ‘5.30pm telly girl’ and meeting her future husband on camera. As broadcaster and presenter for Sky Sport, Laura McGoldrick regularly finds herself on the sidelines of some of the most exciting and dramatic moments in sporting history. … Read more
Longtime poetry slam organiser, Ben Fagan, on the art, the rituals and the origins of the movement. It was a hot and rainy December night when the poets arrived. From across the country they flew, bussed and even drove themselves to the Ellen Melville Centre in Auckland to compete in the 14th annual New Zealand … Read more
Gabi Lardies is here to reflect on the week as Mad Chapman is on leave. Sometime last year, I decided I was going to rediscover my hometown, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. I’ve lived here for so long that my groove of a few well-frequented streets and spots had become a bit of a bore. It was … Read more
The White House held its first crypto-summit one day after President Trump signed an executive order to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve for the U.S.
A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner to die by that method in 15 years.
A judge has no choice but to grant the Justice Department’s unusual and divisive request to dismiss New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case, a court-appointed lawyer said Friday, but he recommended that prosecutors be barred from ever reviving the charges so they don’t hang over Adams “like the proverbial Sword of Damocles.”