The Spinoff Weekly: The corporate juggernaut with a socialist heart
March 8 – March 15
Local commentator obsessed with American woman
Maybe she’s just not that into you? Sam Brooks dives into Kate Hawkesby’s fixation on the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle.
The Campbell enigma: Corporate juggernaut with a socialist heart
From picket line anarchist in the 1970s to chair of SkyCity today, Rob Campbell is a rare breed. Michael Andrew asked the man once included on Robert Muldoon’s list of ‘dangerous communists’ how he reconciles his ideological evolution.
We need to make driving in Auckland even worse
Politicians have often promised to make things better for the drivers caught in Auckland’s peak hour traffic jams. Hayden Donnell argues they should do the opposite.
Review: Rod Stewart Rocks the Dock in Auckland while puttering down the Thames in London
America’s Cup racing is all about the pre-start, but even more exciting was the pre-pre-start, as a septuagenarian Brit belted out ‘Sailing’ from a barge on the other side of the world at some unknown moment in the recent past as if it was the most natural thing in the world. The Spinoff’s chief dock-rock correspondent Tara Ward tuned in.
How I got my bond back: A guide to resisting excessive rental demands
Don’t give into the demands of your property manager quite so quickly, writes Stewart Sowman-Lund.
From assiduous to zero: The Dictionary of Dr Ashley Bloomfield
A year ago, the World Health Organisation formally declared the Covid-19 crisis a pandemic, and we were all becoming accustomed to using the word ‘epidemiological’ in everyday conversation. New Zealanders’ vocabularies have grown since, in large part thanks to one man.
The oldest shark
One Greenland shark is more than five centuries old. Michelle Langstone thinks about it a lot.
Should they be afraid? The royals with the most to lose from Meghan’s interview
That Oprah interview put the entire British royal family in the crosshairs – but some are likely quaking more than others. So should they be afraid? Linda Burgess reviews the evidence.
A day at Midnight: a comic about Cuba Street’s most beloved café
For 32 years, Midnight Espresso has kept Wellingtonians caffeinated and comforted until the wee small hours. Liliana Manetto Quick parked up from 7.30am to 1.30am and documented what she saw.
Magician wanted: Counting down Trade Me’s 10 buzziest job listings
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