Kim Dotcom spent a million dollars to make a widely derided album. A decade ago, Hayden Donnell uncovered the bizarre story behind it.

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Day after day spent listening to lawyers, activists and everyday people sharing their fears, expertise and hopes for the country can teach you a lot about Aotearoa, writes Lyric Waiwiri-Smith.

It might be safer and his friends might disagree with him, but Tom Augustine is stuck behind reverse parkers and is struggling.

Focusing on a few concrete targets – and measuring the spending required to meet them – would be a sharp-edged way to hold governments to account.

After the tempestuous 80s, New Zealand wanted that cup of tea and a lie down. Instead, the Juggernaut was reborn for the 90s.

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Duncan Greive (founder, The Spinoff): Nicola Willis will be prime minister by July 1. As of December 19, 2025, Christopher Luxon is still the prime minister, and Nicola Willis is still the finance ...

Merry Christmas; here's Robbie screwing up ...

We round up everything coming to streaming services over the holidays, including Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV, ThreeNow, Neon and TVNZ+.

That it has reinvigorated itself just as the show was starting to show signs of heavy wear and tear is an enormously welcome surprise. There’s a compelling narrative element introduced to New Zealand ...