Overnight, my majka and deda became refugees in a new world. Deda soon found work as a farm labourer, and Majka lived with a family as their housemaid. They got married in November 1957 – first in a ...

Here are all the reasons the simple beach sandwich is the perfect summer bite, with additional commentary from The Spinoff’s haters and enthusiasts.

Chris Penk and Christopher Luxon's Spotify playlist are struggling through the opening of 2026, while horny kākāpo are winning.

Back at the beach, semi-retired Robert Maas, a member of Protect Whangaparāoa Rockpools and self-proclaimed “coastie”, drives down the boat ramp in his old white ute. He’s wearing a white surf singlet ...

Focusing on a few concrete targets – and measuring the spending required to meet them – would be a sharp-edged way to hold governments to account.

I’ve been in London for seven years ... generally all my savings have been spent on my rights to stay in the UK.' ...

It’s easy to predict the date of the 2026 New Zealand general election. All you have to do is take into account the Electoral ...

Peters has jealously protected his role as foreign minister. He doesn’t like anyone stepping on his turf. He gave David Seymour a public telling off for “talking out of his field” on Palestine, and ...

The road cone hotline died. But for one man, it lives on.

We don’t have a lot of time, so I’m going to make this quick. News is breaking today that Scott Robertson is set to be sacked as All Blacks coach following a “damning review” of his performance, with ...

These mayors just won office for the first time. They’re already worried they're going to end up lumping their children and grandchildren with a huge bill for broken infrastructure.

Auckland is making a major change to its planning rules which could enable millions of new homes. In 2016, Auckland Council passed one of the important documents in the city’s h ...