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At the very least, they’re the best for selfies. You probably already know that Ōtautahi is getting a lot of great PR at the moment. It feels like every other week there’s a headline about the great ...

The government’s Marine and Coastal Areas Act overhaul has been attacked as a serious step backwards for Māori rights.<br /> <br /> ...

Echo Chamber is The Spinoff’s dispatch from the press gallery, recapping parliament’s sitting week. Columns are written by politics reporter Lyric Waiwiri-Smith.

Excerpts from a conversation with the former prime minister a few months before his death.

In 2020, the High Court ruled that the use of farrowing crates was “unlawful and invalid” under the Animal Welfare Act. Now, just two months before farrowing crates were set to be banned entirely, ...

Jim Bolger, prime minister from 1990 to 1997, has died at the age of 90. We asked those who worked alongside him for their reflections.

From tteokbokki to Brazilian fish stew – these are chef Michael Meredith's favourite late-night Auckland eats.

MPs agree the laws on genetic engineering should be relaxed – but a majority say the current bill goes too far.<br /> <br /> ...

We trawl through preliminary results data to bring you some fascinating insights – and a whole lot of colourful maps.

The National minister on his life before politics, his Green Party drinking buddy, and having a 'bung eye' fixed by Shane Reti.

Updates from across the motu as the local election results land.