The Spinoff Weekly: A case for South Island secession
September 27 - October 3
Being backwards can be our way forward: A case for South Island secession
Now is the South Island’s chance to embrace its destiny and become the hermit kingdom it was born to be, argues George Driver.
Food influencer Eat Lit Food’s furious defence of Pasture leaves a bad taste
Dismissing accounts of worker mistreatment and trashing a journalist isn’t the best way to support the struggling hospitality industry, writes Jihee Junn.
Google and Facebook are brilliant and dangerous and entirely out of control
Google and Facebook have transformed the world, made our lives better and brought enormous challenges. Yet despite their impact on everything from business to the mental health of teenagers, they are less regulated than your local takeaways, writes Duncan Greive.
Bernard Hickey: The coming legal showdown on mandatory vaccines
When it comes to vaccination in the workplace, employers are finding themselves stuck between a Covid rock and a criminally liable hard place – and the government so far seems unwilling to help them escape.
My lifelong love affair with dosa
Perzen Patel explains the special place the South Indian breakfast staple holds in her heart – and how you can make it at home.
Meet the local love doctors taking the pain out of online dating
Online dating has become a demoralising chore for many New Zealanders. In the latest instalment of IRL, Josie Adams discovers the problem solvers making the process bearable.
Candy Lane refuses to be ignored
She’s been overlooked on the latest season of Celebrity Treasure Island, but Candy Lane has a plan. Tara Ward speaks to the dance icon about ageism, Dancing With the Stars NZ, and what keeps her moving.
Everything sucks so why not write someone you love a letter?
Because there’s no such thing as a person who dislikes a handwritten letter in the mail, writes Mad Chapman.
Is it time to keep our cats at home?
Cats, both feral and domestic, are killing our native fauna. We need to keep them confined, writes Anna Yeoman.
The B Corp businesses balancing purpose, planet and profit
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Everyone claims to be ‘sustainable’ nowadays, but who’s really walking the talk? Jihee Junn talks to some of the New Zealand businesses taking action by joining the B Corp movement.
