The Spinoff Weekly: The very best biscuits for a winning negotiation, revealed
October 19 – November 2
Arrival of parliament’s new migrant MPs sparks rejoicing, and backlash
While our newest migrant MPs are inspiring people across the world, their first week in parliament has not passed without controversy here in New Zealand.
Deal-bakers: the very best biscuits for a winning negotiation, revealed
Which biscuits are the best to bring to a meeting in pursuit of a successful negotiation? The Spinoff asked a select group of New Zealand luminaries what might work best with them across the table.
How the lockdown changed our diets, affected our sleep, and left us lonely
In this Lockdown legacies series, James Dann explores the impacts of New Zealand’s extraordinary measures, intended and otherwise. Today: the lifestyle changes it brought on.
The tale of Ian Swney: The spray-can-wielding wage subsidy avenger
The story of how a leisurely bike ride around Hawke’s Bay turned into a one-man rampage against perceived corporate privilege.
Solved: The mystery of Nick Smith’s ‘jam and scones’ election billboard
It was the campaign we could have all got behind: strong tea, more jam, better scones. How the heck did that sign end up on Nick Smith’s wall?
Hysteria, hoaxes and hauntings: Meet Auckland’s world-famous debunker
One of the world’s foremost experts on mass psychogenic illness teaches high school in Auckland. Josie Adams spent an afternoon learning what a psychogenic illness is.
A tale of two plagues
‘On one scale the coronavirus that plagues us is microscopic. On another we ourselves are made small.’ An essay by Alex Kazemi.
Every meat-free fast food burger in New Zealand, reviewed and ranked
Kind-of vegetarian Alex Casey brings you the only meat-free fast food burger ranking you’ll ever need.
Finding solace in the crowd
Crowd-hater Michelle Langstone discovers a new appreciation for the maelstrom of humanity.
Reaching wāhine where they are: The push to improve Māori breast cancer care
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Emma Espiner talks to Dr Maxine Ronald, the only wahine Māori consultant breast cancer surgeon in the world, about inequities in breast cancer outcomes for Māori.
