Has your friend started wearing a suit, posting from ‘business conferences’ and using the diamond emoji a lot? They may have ...

We are writing regularly about the economy, the price of butter, local business closures, and the cost of being a person in Aotearoa in 2025. We’ve seen the price of everything go up, cinemas are ...

Winner: the endless cycle of underinvestment in core infrastructure. Big loser: the pipes.

Te Pāti Māori has responded to claims of bullying with its own allegations against MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and her son, Eru. Here's what we know.

Including a new drama series based on a true crime sensation, Robert De Niro starring alongside himself and more.

Large corporations have the resource to support kids' sports in New Zealand, but it's all in service of training unhealthy consumers.

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Duncan Greive is joined by The Spinoff’s Alex Casey and Lyric Waiwiri-Smith, two longtime Swift fans, to discuss an album that promised much but felt like a letdown to many.

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Business owners and their customers say central Auckland feels increasingly unsafe and uninviting – and are arguing that coordinated action is needed now.

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Half a century after documenting the decline of te reo Māori, a leading researcher reflects on how close we came to losing our language – and what must happen now to keep it alive.