The Spinoff Weekly: All the things Michael Bassett got wrong in his noxious article
March 1 – March 8
Siouxsie Wiles & Toby Morris: The symptoms of the UK Covid variant, in seven languages
How to recognise possible symptoms of the new B.1.1.7 variant of Covid-19, in illustrated form, in seven different languages.
All the things Michael Bassett got wrong in his noxious article
While it has since been deleted and an apology issued, an op-ed by former Labour MP Michael Bassett published by the Northland Age and the NZ Herald this week caused an uproar for its racist cherry-picking and false reporting of historical facts. Historian Scott Hamilton sets the record straight.
Is the Ardern government’s kindness mantra beginning to fray?
The breaches that have put Auckland back into lockdown have sparked anger across the country, but the prime minister says there’s nothing she can do about people breaking the rules – that’s up to you. Justin Giovannetti reports.
Jordan Peterson is back with 12 more rules – and a thing for Harry Potter
Three years ago clinical psychologist and culture warrior Jordan Peterson rode a bestseller to equal parts adulation and excoriation. Danyl Mclauchlan reviews a sequel that sprang from chaos.
Bad vibes for spirituality festival as ticket holders refused refunds due to Covid
Covid-19 restrictions have forced a postponement for the NZ Spirit Festival, an alternative lifestyle event due to begin this week. Now some ticket-holders are angry that organisers are refusing to refund if they can’t make the new date – even for those who’d bought Covid ‘refundable’ tickets. Jihee Junn reports.
He was ejected from MAFS NZ due to domestic violence charges. Now he wants to open a bar on K Rd
A bar planned for Auckland’s St Kevin’s Arcade is facing opposition from locals concerned about the character of the owner, former Married at First Sight contestant Chris Mansfield – who still faces outstanding domestic violence charges in the US.
The old marketing ‘made me sick’, says Moa’s new owner
Moa brewery sold in February for $1.9m, leaving behind an unsavoury legacy. Michael Andrew speaks to the new owner about how the brewery plans to move forward, while at the same time returning to its Marlborough roots.
I watched three months of Mike’s Minute in a single day and this is what happened
Mike Hosking is a king of breakfast radio, a lover of blazers, and deliverer of opinions via his long-running online video series, Mike’s Minute. José Barbosa absorbed three months’ worth of those opinions in one go, and lived to tell the tale. Just.
The future is here, and it’s $450,000 gifs of Nyan Cat
The art world is being bombarded with something called ‘non-fungible tokens’. We asked artist and crypto expert Simon Denny to help us explain what they are.
New year, new kōrero: What does our post-bubble future hold?
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