The Spinoff Weekly: New Zealand’s best real estate agent ads, ranked
July 26 - August 1
All sports interviews should be like this
Ruby Tui and Michaela Blyde aren’t just brilliant rugby sevens players: the pair look unassailable in the race for ‘best interview at the Tokyo Olympics’ gold.
New Zealand’s best real estate agent ads, reviewed and ranked
In a hot and overcrowded housing market, real estate agents are having to get creative with their promotion to attract customers and beat their rivals. Michael Andrew ranked some of the most compelling and eccentric ads out there.
Menopause, MHT and me
A full 50% of the population will experience menopause, but confusion about its symptoms – and the options for treating them – remains widespread. Determined to address menopause’s debilitating effects, Anna Sophia embarked on an ‘experiential trial’ to discover whether hormone therapy could help.
Meet the Kiwi bitcoin miners chasing millions
Two local lads have been mining bitcoin for a decade. Josie Adams asks them why they still believe – and how they answer criticism about mining’s environmental impact during a global climate crisis.
So Kafkaesque: a search for meaning in story
You wake up and you’re a cockroach. What does it even mean? Danyl Mclauchlan travels down the Metamorphosis rabbit hole.
What went wrong with the Pop-up Globe?
With five years of sold-out shows and ambitions to go global, Auckland’s Pop-up Globe carved out a dominant place in New Zealand’s creative ecosystem. So why did it all end so abruptly? Adam Goodall investigates.
Our coal usage is going up and up. Here’s how much that matters
Coal-powered electricity generation is hitting record levels. Should we be worried? George Driver investigates.
The Sunday Essay: Letter from Aurelia
Hinemoana Baker writes from a boat on a river a long way away.
The day I began my journey from Young Nat to committed socialist
Robert Reid is a veteran of New Zealand’s trade union movement. But, believe it or not, he was once a committed National Party member.
The charities taking on child poverty, from cause to effect
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Child poverty isn’t a problem with one set solution – it truly does take a village to help break the cycle. With help from their donors, Share My Super is putting money into charities addressing child poverty from all angles.
