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Homemade costumes, rock concerts and satirical videos are being used to counter enrolment law changes that kick in on October 25. Will they work? The fishnet stockings cost $10, the wig was $22 and an orange morphsuit was ordered online for $37. The eyes and nose were cut from an old pair of jeans and the pleaser heels
Where those vying for your vote stand on disability support and funding, accessibility standards, benefits and more. Myriad issues will influence how people vote on November 7, but one area that concerns a growing number of New Zealanders is disability policy. As many disabled people know, it can be a struggle to find
New Zealand’s most remote community held its first-ever election debate this week. The question that will likely be sticking with candidates is, how do you serve a community that doesn’t see itself as Aotearoa? The simplicity of life on the Chatham Islands can be summed up by the first road sign you see on the way into
Spoor Books is a part-time, two-person, artist-led publishing house whose name is inspired by a whippet called Mishti Boy. Claire Mabey talked to Spoor’s Balamohan and Erena Shingade about the big effort it takes to do small well. The Valley of Unlikely Acquaintances by Terri Te Tau is my favourite Aotearoa novel of 20
The kingmakers clash, the overhangers gnash, and the campaign candidates make a splash. The Kingmakers’ Debate marked the highest-profile of a burst of events in the first full-throttle week of the 2026 campaign. How did the Press-Post event go down, which party leaders starred, and can somebody check on the worm? In a
Young people say political parties’ social media is ‘so cringe, it’s funny’ – while a social media expert argues that trashing each other can backfire, writes Sammy Carter of RNZ . National and Labour spend more time on social media mentioning their opposition than focusing solely on their own work, an RNZ analysis of
Māori are turning to the Greens for their party vote with a new poll revealing a change described by commentators as ‘massive’. “This is huge – it’s like sitting in Taupō when an earthquake goes off,” says former MP Tau Henare. Veteran journalist Tina Wickliffe says the result is “massive” and like nothing she has seen
Six Dally M awards, the coach of the year, a stacked squad and a production line of young talent. The Warriors have almost everything they need – except a premiership. Last night, the Warriors collected the most Dally M Awards the club has ever won in a single season. Despite the club’s success at rugby league’s premie
The Press is bringing back the worm – or a 2026 version of it, at least – for its Kingmakers debate tonight. When the OG worm wriggled its way onto our screens in 2002, knowing what voters thought in real time was considered radical and dangerous. Now it’s the governing reality of our politics, writes Duncan Greive. Th
As a high-achieving mother of four who’s worked for Bill English and Erica Stanford, it’s no surprise Judith Collins’ successor to the safe Papakura seat is destined for parliament. For National’s Papakura candidate Emma Chatterton, losing has made her a winner. Three years ago, the then Remutaka candidate came agonisi
Where are Laneway’s big names? They’re playing stadiums now. It had just passed 11am when Laneway’s 2027 poster splashed across social media feeds. The knives came out, instantly. “None of these are big artists,” was one of the first comments to land. “Where on earth are the A-list acts?” asked another. “Where did thei
The biggest revelations shared and sharpest shots fired as the contenders for this sought-after seat went head to head. Sparks flew, the mojo was measured and gay bread was shared as Mt Albert candidates went head to head at The Spinoff HQ on Wednesday night. The six party hopefuls running in the inner-west Auckland el
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