Derek R Whaley is a lead on the research and heritage services team at Auckland Council Libraries.

I grew up in a very supportive community... When I went to uni and met rich people I was really shocked at how miserly they ...

Korus MacDonald (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rāngitane) is a Year 12 student based in Te-Matau-a-Māui (Hawke’s Bay), with a strong interest in politics, journalism, and te ao Māori. He was the youngest member of ...

Kate Boersen is a natural hazards and disaster risk expert who's on a mission to reshape how we talk about and tackle disasters in New Zealand. A social scientist and former emergency manager, she’s ...

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Top picks of talent from around the motu across music, visual art, comedy, theatre and dance.

An exclusive and intimate conversation between comedian, writer, and host of ‘Now You Know’ Robbie Nicol, chatting with The Spinoff’s head of audience Anna Rawhiti-Connell about The Spinoff’s new ...

Finally, some good news: Alex Casey introduces the comedians vying for the Taskmaster trophy in 2025.

A good welfare system should provide a steady stream of highly qualified staff, generated by investing in people at a crucial ...

“Because retro is in!” Parliament is about to pass the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill undoing the 2018 ban on oil and gas exploration outside of onshore Taranaki. Now you know!

David Merry is a specimen of Singapore's resident Kiwi population. He has been observed teaching philosophy and writing at a university whose views his writings in no way represent.

Despite the elimination of seclusion in mental health care being a government policy for over a decade, it is still happening ...