Tim Grgec tells his family’s story of escape, assimilation and ‘late-generation’ longing for what was lost. W e weren’t supposed to arrive in Kotoriba by taxi. Dad’s unc ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 finally here. We’ve had the warm-up year, the practice run year, and now it’s the year of the slow-motion sprint to a finish line with a prize you might not even want. The general election is ...

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.

The National-led government gave Auckland Council permission to scrap Plan Change 78, but only if it wrote a new plan that provided for the same number of houses – enough for at least the next 30 ...

Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders speak Hindi, Tagalog and Cantonese, but if you want to study them at uni, you’re out of luck.

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