The aftershocks keep coming in gripping new psychological …
Apr 12, 2024 · Set in small town Kaikōura, Three’s sharp new local drama follows two best friends and a surrogacy pact that goes wrong. This is an excerpt from our weekly pop culture newsletter Rec Room.
‘Everything is becoming a culture war’: Jon Ronson on conspiracies …
Nov 21, 2024 · The (first) Trump presidency also brought shadowy figures and beliefs into the mainstream. Ronson recalls with astonishment a moment during the 2016 US presidential campaign when a news broadcast ...
The top 100 NZ TV shows of the 21st Century (100-81)
Oct 21, 2024 · Welcome to The Top 100, a week-long celebration of the most significant local television shows of the last quarter century. Every day, The Spinoff writers and a panel of experts will count down 20 ...
The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, explained
Feb 3, 2024 · The justice ministry warned that Act’s principles are “not supported by either the spirit of the Treaty or the text of the Treaty”, and Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said ...
The rise and fall of New Zealand’s largest water park
Dec 31, 2021 · Summer read: How Waiwera Hot Pools went from New Zealand’s most visited water park to dereliction and decay. First published on January 23, 2021.
The top 100 NZ TV shows of the 21st Century (20-1)
Oct 25, 2024 · Welcome to The Top 100, a week-long celebration of the most significant local television of the last quarter century. Every day, we will count down 20 iconic shows, and explain why they deserve a ...
How will the select committee process on the Treaty principles bill ...
Nov 28, 2024 · Everything we know about how to submit, when hearings will be held, and the rest. What stage is the bill at now? It was voted for by all three parties of government at first reading on November 14 ...
Live updates: Hīkoi concludes as attention shifts to inside parliament
Nov 19, 2024 · Tens of thousands have gathered in Te Upoko-o-te-ika-a-Māui today, as the nationwide Toitū Te Tiriti hīkoi arrives at parliament. Follow this blog for up-to-date coverage and reaction.
The complete top 100 NZ TV shows of the 21st Century
Oct 26, 2024 · 98. Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (2005-2006) Seven Periods with Mr. Gormsby is a classic sleeper hit: well-remembered and easily-forgotten by equal measure, divisive in its content, and kept ...
Review: The Convert is a must-watch for local history nerds
Mar 21, 2024 · Pearce, in his 1830s get up, and Tamahori on-set (Photo: Supplied/Geoffrey H Short) The good. The Convert’s two leads are superb. Pearce sells the awe and wonder of a troubled British man who ...