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What does it mean to find courage in the face of a global pandemic, race protests, border strife and climate anxiety?  Books editor Catherine Woulfe writes: Christchurch's Word spring festival opens tomorrow. In real life! A highlight will...

Welcome to The Spinoff's live updates for October 22. All the latest New Zealand news, updated throughout the day. Reach me on [email protected] 4.35pm: Two cases of Covid-19 aboard Sofrana Surville Two more people have tested positive for...

The effort to defeat the coronavirus relies on many layers of defence. Or, let's call them, slices of cheese. One thing that has really irked me during Covid-19 has been the labelling of any mistake in our systems or any unexpected transmission...

A small but vocal movement calling for the end of lockdown restrictions is gaining steam globally. Dr Siouxsie Wiles explains why such an approach would be a bad idea. As life in Aotearoa gets back to some kind of normal after our latest Covid-19...

As of 7.20pm, Labour is on track for twice as many seats as National. Any hopes of a nail-biter election have dissipated just a few minutes after polls closed – at least as far as the biggest party of the next government is concerned. As of...

All the news, pictures and commentary as the results roll in. Spot anything newsworthy? You can reach us at [email protected] 7.40pm: Over it? Here’s what you can switch the channel to Sick of the election already? Here's what you could be...

Welcome to The Spinoff’s Election Live for October 17, bringing you nothing but dogs at polling booths until 7pm, after which we'll bring you all the news from the election. Send your dogs at polling booths snaps (no humans please) to...

The judges have spoken: These are the best ideas for changing Aotearoa for the better, courtesy of some of our brightest young minds. Policy.nz's Chris McIntyre introduces the winners. Since Policy.nz launched in August, barely a day has passed...

The connection between cannabis use and psychosis is far more murky than asserted by yesterday's article on The Spinoff, writes Suresh Muthukumaraswamy, an expert in how psychoactive drugs modify brain and behaviour. Yesterday, separate articles...

The legendary photographer's new book Nature – Stilled showcases museum specimens the public rarely sees.  Books editor Catherine Woulfe writes: People say "stunning" lightly but that's really what it felt like, the first time I opened Nature...

Welcome to The Spinoff’s Election Live for October 12, bringing you the latest on election 2020 and other NZ news. The essential campaign dates are here. For all you need to know about the cannabis referendum click here. For the assisted dying...

In 1967 I changed my mind on another referendum, about six o'clock closing, writes Roderick Aldridge. I am an 80-year-old Pākehā male who has never smoked or used cannabis in my life. And I will be voting to legalise cannabis in the coming...

In episode three of Conversations that Count – Ngā Kōrero Whai Take, we take a very timely deep-dive into the complicated world of online misinformation and disinformation. In some ways, the large-scale wave of disinformation which has...

Welcome to The Spinoff’s Election Live for October 7, bringing you the latest on election 2020 and other NZ news. The essential campaign dates are here. For all you need to know about the cannabis referendum click here. For the assisted dying...

It's unacceptable to shrug off greenhouse gases as someone else's problem, writes Dr David Galler. In the pressure of the moment people say things they often come to regret. For some it’s the result of a slip of the tongue, a simple mistake;...