The rising star MP on chairing the committee that will attract untold heat, his own path to politics, and whether haka are welcome at the hearings.

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 ...

Summer reissue: You don’t have to live a haunting life of unparalleled grief and sorrow to be a great children’s author, but it helps. The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members ...

Summer reissue: Alex Casey meets the Southland principal who wrote and directed a feature length fantasy epic starring the whole school. The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members we ...

Summer reissue: He earned 5c for his first cut in 1955, and $35 for his last in March. Duncan Greive recalls the life of his late barber, ‘Young’ George Dyas, who never stopped snipping.

The ideal candidate for a foreign exchange is personable, adventurous and charismatic enough to transcend the language ...

Like radioactive clouds, wolves aren’t concerned with the demarcation of human territory. The previous summer, M237 left his ...

Summer reissue: Alex Casey talks a stroll through headlines detailing hundreds of beached kiwifruit, dozens of mailbox sausages and one giant mystery ham. The Spinoff needs to double the number ...

Summer reissue: David Hill is in his ninth decade. In a touching tribute to his late friend, he challenges some myths about ‘old farts’. The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying ...