The Spinoff Weekly: Rural New Zealand makes itself heard
July 12 – July 19
Sorting fact from fiction in the latest outcry over gangs
When it was revealed the government was providing $2.75m in funding to help a Mongrel Mob chapter get its people off meth, National was quick to pounce. Laura Walters weighs up the evidence, and asks: will we ever be able to have a mature conversation about gangs?
‘Just bloody over it’: Rural New Zealand makes itself heard
More than 50 protests are taking place around the country today, with rural people in particular getting out to oppose the government’s environmental policy. Alex Braae went north to Dargaville.
America is freaking out about Wellington Paranormal
American TV critics are struggling to understand the gentle Kiwi-ness of New Zealand ghost cop show Wellington Paranormal.
The truth behind the cult Japanese convenience stores opening in NZ
Word has spread quickly among Aucklanders about branches of the much-loved Japanese convenience store chain Lawson popping up around the city. But why are so many visitors walking out feeling so disappointed?
The best ‘inappropriate’ and ‘annoying’ ad complaints rubbished by the ASA
Another year, another roundup of some of the most fascinating, hilarious and outrageous complaints dismissed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over the last 12 months, featuring provocative pouting, classical music, and a lot of very rude children.
The Sunday Essay: Here is the truth
He did what he did, and she did what she did, but sometimes Amanda Thompson wonders who she would be if her mother had never met him.
The NZ beer industry confronts its demons
After accounts of sexism, harassment and abuse in the craft beer industry came to light overseas, women from New Zealand’s brewing community put out a call to action.
Alexa and me: A stutterer’s struggle to be heard by voice recognition AI
Sam Brooks has had a stutter for most of his life. Last week, he got a voice-activated assistant.
Abolish penalty shootouts once and for all
The Euro final between England and Italy highlighted just how inhumane penalty shootouts are. Get rid of them, argues James McOnie.
What should the future of money look like?
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In this month’s episode of Conversations That Count – Ngā Kōrero Whai Take, we take a good look at what we really know about money.
