Politics - The Spinoff
WEBThe Moment of Truth: Revisiting a wild night in NZ politics, 10 years on. The Kim Dotcom challenge to John Key culminated in an extravaganza joining dots from the US, the UK and Russia – even ...
The Spinoff | A New Zealand site covering pop culture, politics and ...
WEBSep 17, 2024 — A New Zealand site covering pop culture, politics and social life through features, criticism, interviews, videos and podcasts.
The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, explained
WEBFeb 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 ...
Don’t understand the appeal of Taylor Swift? Let a critic explain it
WEBFeb 24, 2024 — Here are 10 songs which capture her appeal (to me) (here they are in a playlist, not all in Taylor’s Versions because some of those are notably worse, sorry!) ‘Our Song’. Comes in with a ...
A farewell to Brokenwood detective Sam Breen, from the man who …
WEBJun 13, 2021 — Nic Sampson. Guest writer. Story. The many faces of The Brokenwood Mysteries’ Detective Constable Sam Breen, and the man who plays him, Nic Sampson. Nic Sampson has played beloved detective ...
News - The Spinoff
WEBAug 22, 2021 — A survey commissioned for the Spinoff's War for Auckland pop-up site puts the Labour MP well in front of his nearest rival, Vic Crone, just weeks out from voting. But many remain undecided.
Viral weight loss drug Ozempic has been approved for use in New …
WEBMar 22, 2023 — Last Thursday, New Zealand’s medical regulatory body Medsafe gave consent for Ozempic to be prescribed in New Zealand. The approval is for injectable forms of the drug, sold as Ozempic by Danish ...
The Brokenwood Mysteries is somehow still going strong
WEBSep 13, 2022 — The lowdown. The Brokenwood Mysteries is a murder mystery series that stands as one of New Zealand’s biggest television exports. Having just finished airing season eight, it regularly pulls in ...
Noel Edmonds on his new life in NZ: ‘I’m not bringing Mr Blobby …
WEBJun 3, 2020 — Noel Edmonds is a British TV legend with a 50 year career in broadcasting. So why did he move to Matakana and launch a radio station? Like an over-excited Mr Blobby, Tara Ward gave him a call to ...
The unbelievable true story that inspired new local drama Far North
WEBAug 14, 2023 — Far North creator David White tells Tara Ward why his new television drama is stranger than fiction. Director and writer David White knows an amazing yarn when he hears one. Back in 2016, White ...