ICYMI: All 63 times Mike Hosking’s life was perfect
20 July – 27 July
Breaking: there is one new case of a disgraced politician in New Zealand
The number of active cases remains astronomical.
All 63 times Mike Hosking’s life was perfect
Between 2009 and 2014, New Zealand’s top-rating breakfast radio host published a serialised ode to life’s simple pleasures on Twitter. We pay tribute to ‘Life is Perfect’, an unheralded literary achievement.
Siouxsie Wiles: What the Victoria outbreak means for New Zealand
Crucially, Australia’s ambition has been suppression, rather than elimination.
Jami-Lee Ross, Billy Te Kahika and the rebel alliance of Election 2020
Can the conspiracy theories of social media coalesce into a party that makes parliament under MMP? We’re about to find out. Alex Braae attends the conscious conspiracy-theory-replete coupling ceremony.
What about me?! Seeking the middle children in New Zealand politics
Judith is the youngest of six. Gerry is the oldest of five. Jacinda and Grant? Youngest of two and three, respectively. But where are the misunderstood middle children in our parliament? Linda Burgess investigates.
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Ticket scam bots are infesting Facebook. What happens when you chat to one?
As one of the few places on earth where live events are still taking place, New Zealand is seeing its Facebook events pages overrun by scammers trying to trick fans out of cash. Sherry Zhang explains how it works, and shares her own exchange with a ticket scam bot.
On the dark and mysterious art of reading tea leaves
‘Reading the cups’ is the ultimate reason to always drink proper leaf tea and never tea bags, adding a touch of drama to an otherwise boring cuppa. Amanda Thompson talks you through it.
Taking the festival out of NZIFF
Due to the ongoing pandemic, this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) has gone predominantly digital for the very first time. Aaron Yap explores both the upsides and downsides to this unprecedented shakeup, and wonders if film festivals in the Covid age will ever be the same again.
Review: Sis is loud, filthy and hilarious – but it’s so much more than that too
A new sketch show on Comedy Central has heralded a new era for Pacific voices. But it’s not all big laughs and dick jokes – it’s much more sophisticated than that.
Made the pivot online? Here’s how to protect your customers’ security
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As more businesses focus on e-commerce, the risk of cybercrime increases too. Visa’s Sam Gianniotis offers guidance on how businesses can protect their customers – and themselves – when operating online.
