The Spinoff Weekly: Ouch. This guy just got Vodaf-owned
September 28 – October 5
The election’s message to women losing their jobs to Covid-19: pick up a hammer
New Zealand’s main party leaders are women and yet women can’t really get onto the agenda this election. The parties are offering little to help the half of the population most likely to suffer the worst of what Covid-19 is throwing at us, Justin Giovannetti reports.
Ouch. This guy just got Vodaf-owned
When Danny woke up this morning, he didn't expect to be ganged up on by Aotearoa's three largest telcos.
Trump vs Biden: The worst moments of the worst presidential debate of all time
It was all awful, but these were the most awful bits.
Davidmania? The Spinoff meets Act’s high-flying leader
David Seymour’s meteoric rise over the past six months is well documented. But what caused it? Stewart Sowman-Lund sat down with the Act Party leader.
It’s 2020. How does a restaurant with the tagline ‘love u long time’ still exist?
Accusations of cultural appropriation in the restaurant world have made headlines in recent months, but why aren’t we talking about the white-owned ‘Asian fusion’ eateries that continue to trade off casual racism?
The boxer and the towel: a short history of Winston Peters, politician
More than 40 years after he first arrived in parliament, Winston Peters is facing, barring a miracle, the end of the line, with his New Zealand First Party polling under 2%. But what a political career it has been. Danyl Mclauchlan traces the life and times of one of the most compelling and enduring characters in New Zealand political history.
Pies, kombucha, burgers and Red Bull: The party leaders reveal their campaign diets
We asked the people vying for our votes how they’re keeping their minds sharp and bodies fuelled for the final stretch of the campaign marathon.
Confessions of a high-functioning middle-aged dope smoker
She’s been using cannabis for 35 years and has no intention of stopping any time soon – but she’d rather do it legally.
Misinformation isn’t new, so how can we control it?
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Professor Richard Shaw joins and Dr Jess Berentson-Shaw take a very timely deep-dive into the surprising history of disinformation in Aotearoa, how we as individuals can act in stopping its spread, and what we should be asking of our elected officials.
