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Missing climate briefing note: Who knew what, and when?

This story was first published by RNZ A former top Beehive staffer used his personal…

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Help Me Hera: I’m 24 and moving back in with my parents

Why do I feel like such a failure? Want Hera’s help? Email your problem to…

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New Zealand will stay nuclear free (mainly because it can’t afford not to)

Keeping all things nuclear out of New Zealand may or may not make moral sense.…

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Four MPs have been banned from China for visiting Taiwan

The sanctioning of four New Zealand MPs for visiting Taiwan could be a sign that…

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Te Pāti Māori wrestles with a question at the heart of Māori politics

At a time when many Māori feel particularly aggrieved by the government, parliament and politics…

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Dating Files: A 22-year-old student who falls hard and fast

‘She asked me to fly overseas with her to a slightly sketchy country for a…

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‘I couldn’t walk properly for weeks’: Kenneth Chapman can’t resist a challenge

Welcome to The Spinoff Books Confessional, in which we get to know the reading habits…

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Madeleine Sami on capitalism, colonialism and why she has a lot of time for blowflies

The Traitors host gives her take on the state of the world. Due to the…

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16 characterisations rejected by Nicola Willis

A characterisation made without rejection? Not on Nicola Willis’s watch. If you’ve been watching Nicola…

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The missing climate briefing email has been found

The ‘missing’ briefing from Fonterra and Z Energy wasn’t lost, Henry Oliver writes in today’s…

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