Drugs are getting cheaper and easier to find in AotearoaTwo new surveys show a dramatic shift in New Zealanders' drug use habits – and there has been a sharp discount in prices. By Joel MacManus | 21st November, 2024Wellington editor
Financial forms of family violence affect one in seven of us – but the law is laggingThere are calls for New Zealand’s Family Violence Act to name economic harm as a standalone type of violence.By Ayesha Scott | 21st November, 2024
Help Me Hera: Should I cut contact with my ex-stepdad?My parents are finally getting divorced. So why do I feel like my stepdad's feelings are still my problem?By Hera Lindsay Bird | 21st November, 2024
In a global nursing shortage, NZ’s reliance on overseas-trained staff is not sustainableBut we have a solution within the current body of nursing students.By Kathy Holloway | 20th November, 2024
The cost of being: An ‘anti-capitalist’ barista and tutor renting in Wellington'My mother became a single mother supporting two kids on her own and I started working at the age of 11 to help out.'By The Cost of Being | 19th November, 2024
OpinionWindbag: On the City to Sea Bridge and the power of letting goThe bridge is a Wellington icon, but we must say goodbye. It's time to demolish it. By Joel MacManus | 19th November, 2024Wellington editor
OpinionWhat can we really expect from an expanded mining industry?The sector is highly volatile, highly competitive and changing rapidly.By Glenn Banks | 18th November, 2024Guest writer
Pacific profiles: Meet the Southside Aiga Midwives, who serve whānau in the heart of Māngere'We are counsellors, we are social workers, we are a lot of things to a lot of different people at different times'By Litia Tuiburelevu | 18th November, 2024Guest writer
Public pressure mounts for Kiwisaver funds to invest ethically A new campaign is targeting ASB due to its Kiwisaver funds having investments into Motorola, a company that supplies Israel's military. By Gabi Lardies | 18th November, 2024Staff writer
Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi fits: Savage style for seasoned steezersWhen the Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi hit Auckland, Aotearoa's most multicultural and (arguably) fashionable city rose to the occasion.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 16th November, 2024Staff writer
Dog of the month: Georgie, who would like The Spinoff to rank peanut buttersBecause Georgie loves peanut butterBy The Spinoff | 16th November, 2024Staff writers
The slowest city in the world is on the brink of changeNew Zealander Tasha Black relays what it's like in post-revolution Bangladesh from an eight-hour traffic jam in Dhaka.By Tasha Black | 16th November, 2024Contributor
The Nobel Prize in Not Beating Up Your KidsOn the most extraordinary human achievements you’ll never, ever notice, and possibly shouldn’t celebrate. By Madeleine Holden | 16th November, 2024Senior editor
The cost of being: A lawyer with two kids, a mortgage and a love of good meat'Most regrettable purchase in the last year? A cricket bat at a charity auction – I was drunk and it seemed like a great idea at the time.'By The Cost of Being | 15th November, 2024Guest writer
OpinionThe climate and human rights crises are indelibly intertwinedAnd New Zealand has a duty to respond.By Maria Armoudian | 15th November, 2024Guest writer
Help Me Hera: Why do I only befriend people nobody else can stand?How do I end this cycle of misery, once and for all? By Hera Lindsay Bird | 14th November, 2024Contributing writer
The cost of being: A disabled beneficiary who often has to spend bus money on food'A couple months ago my card got refused because I was 12 cents short on a sub-$3 microwave mini pizza – that was pretty embarrassing.'By The Cost of Being | 12th November, 2024Guest writer
OpinionFor abuse in care survivors, an apology without action means nothingA public apology may be imminent, but redress and accountability still look to be a long way off.By Steve Goodlass | 11th November, 2024Guest writer
Inside the urgent race to solve homelessness in AotearoaAn in-depth examination of the causes, implications and potential cures for homelessness across the country.By Joel MacManus | 11th November, 2024Wellington editor
On being undeniably, irretrievably oldDavid Hill is in his ninth decade. In a touching tribute to his late friend, he challenges some myths about 'old farts'.By David Hill | 10th November, 2024Contributing writer