Joanne Wilkes is an emeritus professor of English at the University of Auckland. The Spinoff is subject to NZ Media Council procedures. A complaint must be first directed in writing, within one month ...

A new fund has been launched to provide freelance writers with grants to work on ambitious, in-depth journalism.

I know the two words: hawk tuah. I know that these two words relate somehow to a young blonde woman, possibly American, who ...

As the ocean is transformed by global heating, pollution and trawling, could blue carbon be a reason to protect more of it?

'All of our mother tongues are beautiful. It’s the language of our parents. It’s the language of our hearts.' 'I’d love to see it sold in all the shops like a regular, kiwi beverage.

Ali Reid is a pseudonym.

I also want to float in a starfish shape on top of the water and do it in one pair of togs that covers the bits of my body that are too lily white and delicate to see the sun. Tanning is back thanks ...

Gingle malt is perfectly 2024. The sticker being slightly crooked and the fact that the shape of the purple bottle is clearly ...

The Vince Geddes In-Depth Journalism Fund, supported by the Auckland Radio Trust (ART) has been established to provide ...

For a long time, New Zealanders have focused on the issue of cold homes. But for at least a couple of decades, the opposite problem has been appearing in townhouses and apartments.

Gifts can be a source of joy this Christmas even if you hate capitalism.