ICYMI: Calm the hell down about the new renting law, landlords
4 August – 10 August
Important message from a landlord to his colleagues: Calm the hell down about the new renting law
The Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill is now law. Mark Todd, long-time landlord and founder of Ockham Residential, welcomes the new legislation – and says hysterical critics need to get a grip.
‘We’ve been strangled’: The slow demise of a central Auckland backpackers
A once thriving, globally acclaimed business says it faces an expensive death, wedged between punitive commercial law and government inaction.
How NZ’s best fantasy and science fiction writers got shafted on a global stage
The Sir Julius Vogel Awards were meant to be a celebration of some of our best genre writers. It didn’t turn out that way, as Casey Lucas, one of the winners, explains.
The rebel MP: Green co-leader Marama Davidson
She’s a lone wolf, a team player, a rebel, a leader and the nicest lady around. But what combination of those do you need to survive in government?
Everything you need to know about the 2020 cannabis referendum
Alongside the general election of 2020, New Zealanders will be asked to vote on the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill, which legalises restricted access to cannabis. Here’s our bumper question-and-answer special on what it involves.
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Welcome to Takanini, the sparkling new seat in the 2020 election
There are no incumbents in the south Auckland seat of Takanini, for this is a completely new electorate. Justin Latif goes to meet some of the voters, and the fascinating bunch desperate for their support.
A simple request from those of us shut out by managed isolation fees: Be kind
People like me already don’t know when we will see ‘home’ again, thanks to the forthcoming border fees, writes Jai Breitnauer. We don’t need to be judged for it too.
I tested positive for Covid-19 in March, and I’m still horribly sick
A small proportion of Covid-19 patients continue experiencing symptoms long after they test negative. Freya Sawbridge, one such ‘Covid long hauler’, describes what it’s like.
One man’s poetic pilgrimage along the river he loves
Catherine Woulfe reviews Upstream on the Mataura, a memoir by Gore flyfisherman Dougal Rillstone chronicling his journey along the Southland river.
Asking big questions to make our future better: Introducing our new podcast series
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