NZ First’s Shane Jones rose, but he was shot down by speaker Gerry Brownlee, who let him know the party had run out of supplementaries. “Amateur!” Ngarewa-Packer called. “First rodeo?” asked Green ...

The long-serving TVNZ presenter promised she wouldn’t cry – but three hours is a long time to hold it together.

Parents and schools are asking questions about the level of risk posed by the asbestos – and how the contamination slipped through unnoticed.

Christopher Luxon wants 'a more mature conversation' about selling public assets. Big daddy Spinoff is here to explain the birds and the bees of privatisation.

Three times, Metallica came to New Zealand after I started going to concerts, but minus the Snake Pit. I felt like Neil Armstrong in his moon suit as I took my long-awaited walk into the Snake Pit on ...

LET’S GET READY TO ROCK!” newsreader Simon Dallow cried just 12 minutes into last night’s 1News at Six bulletin. The newsreader may have been wearing a sensible suit and tie, but Metallica were in the ...

The Spinoff has contacted Sugarcube Studios but the studio has not responded.

In general, it’s better to know when someone hates you for no discernible reason, so you can stay out of their way. Obviously, this is more difficult in a small arts scene, when you have a lot of ...

The investigation is the latest escalation in a scandal that has exposed deep failures in police culture and oversight.

A parent shares their experience and fears as the government bans new prescriptions of puberty blockers for gender-affirming care.

A recent review of Michael Gove's curriculum shake-up, which inspired Erica Stanford here, serves as a cautionary tale on the dangers of rigidity.

A year since it was passed, the law is being amended. This is what's being changed – and what's happening with the most controversial projects.