9+ hour, 34+ min ago  (770+ words) Welcome to The Spinoff Books Confessional, in which we get to know the reading habits of Aotearoa writers, and guests. This week: Shariff Burke, author of Childish Palate. Perhaps one very successful commercial fiction book, so it can give me…...

8+ hour, 4+ min ago  (1528+ words) Nocturnalists are spirited members of Auckland's nighttime scene, and in this series they take us on a tour of their favourite spots in the city after 5pm. Today: Wynn Crawshaw." Wynn, hello! This is handy, your studio's around the corner from…...

21+ hour, 40+ min ago  (84+ words) Retail NZ is demanding a "rigorous crackdown" on New Zealand's cigarette black market "before the problem reaches crisis levels like in Australia." The leading advocacy group for New Zealand's retail sector recommends the government create a "multi-agency task force" to…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (460+ words) The beloved Auckland cafe and bar is in liquidation over unpaid tax debt, and its doors are closed. Will there be a lifeline? In painful news for Auckland's hospitality industry and its patrons, the legendary Karangahape Road cafe and bar…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (285+ words) The party's strategy seems to be staying very quiet and still as its opponents implode. Chris Hipkins delivered a blistering prosecution of the government in his interview on RNZ's Morning Report last week. The Labour leader told John Campbell that…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (369+ words) Lyric Waiwiri-Smith reads Barry Soper's epic account of five decades working in parliament, and compares his press gallery with hers. Being in parliament in the year 2026, you see the portraits of leaders since passed and wonder, if these walls could…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (227+ words) We round up everything coming to streaming services this week, including Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV, Three Now, Neon and TVNZ+. This New To Streaming is brought to you by Samsung. Discover the best of streaming " and see your…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1064+ words) Alex Casey makes a mystical attempt to predict the winner of Celebrity Treasure Island before the game has even begun." Meaning: Some keywords on my tatty tarot interpretation PDF included security, strength, generosity, discipline and materialism. Interestingly, this card was…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (357+ words) The prime minister will no longer do his weekly TVNZ interview. Is he, too, a "lightweight? The New Zealand prime minister has decided future appearances on the high-profile breakfast programme will be on an ad hoc basis, with the regular…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1011+ words) On Anzac Day, Maureen Sinton remembers her father, Corporal George Sinton, an enlisted soldier and prisoner of war during World War II. "You mark my word, Cappy. When the bastards do come, we'll be caught with our pants down." " Corporal George…...