Another test, another shocking reminder of the emergency alert noise. We asked some experts to describe that indescribable sound. First published in 2023 shortly after yet another emergency alert.

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Did anyone else grow up terrified of investing? In my house, money was saved by either putting cash into a piggy bank (risky ...

A hundred years ago, the formidable guide, scholar and cultural authority Mākereti Papakura was documenting village life, politics and high-society visits in Whakarewarewa. Now, her whanaunga June ...

Angela Maynard, coordinator of the Tenants Protection Association in Auckland, rejects the notion that there is a renter’s ...

With government KiwiSaver contributions set to halve, is there a better way to save for retirement? Frances Cook breaks it down. Love it or hate it, KiwiSaver just got a shakeup. The government ...

With the cable that links New Zealand’s islands together electrically due for replacement, and our electricity needs expected ...

Recapping the Voyager Media Awards, the latest developments in the NZME saga, The Spinoff’s own major editorial news and more ...

Born in Whakarewarewa in 1949 and of Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Tūhourangi, and Ngāti Wāhiao descent, June Northcroft Grant comes from a proud lineage of artists, entertainers, and trailblazing ...

He sat mournfully on the beach while I fumed 100 metres away. We did not do tandem outdoor activities for years afterwards.' ...

Poultry brands in New Zealand are changing their spelling from chicken kiev to chicken kyiv. Ukrainians say the update of two ...

I really thought the story had to be told for the younger generations somehow, and the lessons had to be learned.' ...