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The Spinoff
Centre-left
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Auckland-based digital outlet; reliably progressive on social issues.
last 26 weeks
8 Dec 2025
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6 Jun 2026
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Recent items
The last 17 items from this source, with their canonical topic tags. Click through to read the original.
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Community-Driven Dining · Cultural Food Diversity · Dining In Dunedin · Local Landmarks · Restaurant Recommendations · Small Business Hospitality
“representation of global flavours in local cuisine”
5 Jun
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Blackness As Performance · Loneliness Of Being Black · Microaggressions In Public Spaces · Migration And Belonging · Misrepresentation Of Immigrants · Racism In New Zealand Society
“a one-size-fits-all version of black culture”
5 Jun
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Auditory Disconnection · Bluetooth Speaker Culture · Digital Versus Analog Living · Music As Unifying Force · Public Musical Joy · Public Opinion Expression
“a public act of musical sharing and self-expression”
5 Jun
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Boy Scout Nostalgia · Filipino-Aotearoa Cultural Fusion · Homosexual Awakening · Memory And Belonging · Queer Identity
“youth friendship and intimacy in a patriarchal setting”
5 Jun
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Booker-Prize Follow-Up Fiction · Comic Essays On Ageing · Crime In New Zealand Cities · Me-Too Trauma Memoirs · New Zealand Business Success · Travelogue Food Writing · True-Crime Literature
“humor and vulnerability in personal reflection”
5 Jun
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Children's Wellbeing · Emergency Housing Access · Empathy In Architecture · Institutional Architecture And Trauma · Life Experiences Shaping Profession · Passivhaus Design
“architecture as emotional response to lived experience”
5 Jun
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Climate Briefing Note Disappearance · Climate Court Intervention · Labour Party Policy Lack · Lobbying Transparency · Parliament Social Media Presence · Parliamentary Entitleditis
“growing concern over unaccountable influence”
5 Jun
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Accommodation Supplement Misuse · Cost Of Living Benefits · Financial Transparency · Mp Property Disclosure · Mp Superannuation Subsidy · Parliamentary Facilities
“taxpayer-funded retirement benefit for property purchase”
5 Jun
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Cop-Buddy Genre Innovation · Ex-Partner Cop Dynamic · Local Cast Authenticity · Small-Town Crime Setting · Tone Shifts In Storytelling · Women-Led Police Drama
“personal history collides with professional duty”
4 Jun
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Colonisation In Healthcare Policy · Dismantling Of Māori-Led Services · Iwi Consultation Timelines · Pharmac Waiting List Trimming · Treaty Clause Review · Voting Rights For Unelected Council Members
“health reforms reflect historical marginalisation”
4 Jun
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Cheese Colour Variation · Consumer Cheese Preferences · Dairy Product Ageing Process · Nz Dairy Products · Tasty Cheese Brand Comparison · Tasty Cheese Pricing
“differences between brands in taste and texture”
4 Jun
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Aukus Pillar 2 · Defence Policy Free Rider Criticism · New Zealand Defence Spending · New Zealand's Geopolitical Neutrality · Nuclear Propulsion Debate · Us-China-Pacific-Tension
“government balances global pressures with domestic identity”
4 Jun
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Legal Obligation Erosion · Māori Political Disenfranchisement · Māori-Crown Relationship · Political Accountability To Constituents · Treaty-Related Law Changes · Waitangi Tribunal Authority
“government seeks to weaken legal obligations under te tiriti”
4 Jun
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Ai Data Centre Energy Demand · Ai Land Footprint · Ai Training Vs Inference · Data Centre Water Usage · Environmental Cost Of Ai · Generative Ai Video
“high-resolution videos are extremely energy-intensive”
4 Jun
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Green Party Governance · Mental Health Of Politicians · Migrant Child Welfare · Political Accountability To Constituents · Public Service Ethics · Us Federal Immigration Policy
“personal experience shaping political stance”
3 Jun
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Cost Of Living · Economic Necessity · Fear Of Missing Out · Identity And Purpose · Intergenerational Housing Injustice · Parental Relationships
“living at home is a necessary response to affordability”
3 Jun
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Civil Liability For Climate Change · Climate Document Leak · Fonterra Lobbying · Government Climate Action · Government Transparency Failure · Transparency In Beeheive Operations
“legal challenge to corporate liability for emissions”
3 Jun
