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An essential guide to all the holes you can drive through in this country.

All 29 road tunnels in New Zealand ranked from worst to best

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Of course I wind down my window at the lights to profess my love to the strangers in the black De Tomaso Pantera. And of course they accommodate me with amused grins.

Confessions of an unlikely petrolhead

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I was one of hundreds of people who lost my government job this week. Here's exactly how it played out.

What it’s like to be made redundant by the Ministry of Education

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They pressured me to have children, and I had two. Now they won't lift a finger. 

Help Me Hera: My parents won’t help out with my kids

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Mild headache? School. Severe headache? Home. Don't know how to read your kid's mind? That's your problem.

How to tell if your child is well enough to go to school or is in fact sick

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Shortsightedness in kids is skyrocketing overseas. Is New Zealand next?

Staring down the ‘silent epidemic’ of myopia in children

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'People always joke that they hope I never contact them. Because for blokes, it's probably the child they never knew about. And for women, it’s probably the child they’ve never spoken about.'

‘One hell of a shock’: Why not everyone wants flowers from David Lomas

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'Some people might take the news elegantly … not running around the house like I did.'

‘Several hours screaming’: Jess Hong on being cast in Netflix’s most-watched series

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Did advertisers create this mess? Or are they our best shot at fixing it?

Advertising largely funds the media. How do ad execs view the current crisis?

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Subways, palaces, gold heists, rockets on trains and luxury nightlife? You Bollywood in Wellington.

When Wellington starred in a Bollywood spy thriller: a scene-by-scene breakdown

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We're more likely to see Judith Collins waving at us from space than 12 years of data on child poverty.<br />


All the things we won’t know in 10 years

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Their relationship strikes me as unhealthy and it's making me angry. What should I do?

Help Me Hera: I set up two of my closest friends and bitterly regret it

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Eyebrow wigs, oil spills, or Facebook Marketplace: where your cut hair ends up is anyone's guess. 

Do you know where your hair goes after it’s cut?

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The collapse of Newshub and job losses at TVNZ are just the public face of an evolving polycrisis in New Zealand media. Is there a way out?

What happens when you ask 20 NZ media CEOs two big questions?

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An operationalised, strategically aligned, actionable guide to the phraseology of prime minister Christopher Luxon.

The Christopher Luxon dictionary of corporate speak

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'It's 65 years back. I'm in my final year at Napier Boys' High, and I'm about to earn my first money from writing.'

‘He’s finally done it’: David Hill on the high school essay that made him a writer

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I watch the surface of the Hauraki Gulf swarm with signs of life, but a struggle for survival is taking place underneath.

The Sunday Essay: Piercing the living waters

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Tax battles lost, the lure of Dunedin, and which White Fern he most identifies with. 

At the cricket with Grant Robertson

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Parāoa parai is kai Māori, but it also connects us to our indigenous whānau overseas.

Fry bread’s global history, from Native America to Aotearoa

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Original Paul Jennings book covers, ranked by their levels of body horror

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Review: Scotney's solo show is both sprawling and intimate, and a must-see.

Scattergun: After the Death of Rūaumoko reveals the frightening talent of Ana Scotney

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Is Olivia Rodrigo about to announce a New Zealand show? An investigation

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Welcome to the whirring wonders of one brain trying to align its actions with its beliefs in a system it thinks is evil.

Is it time for anti-capitalists to embrace shopping? An argument with myself

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TrueBliss react to their most iconic Y2K Popstars looks

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The associate justice minister Nicole McKee says changes to the regime will make it more workable.

Government chalks up ‘tough on crime’ point with resurrected three strikes law

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Rising membership has been cited as rationale for a crackdown, but this is what we actually know about gang numbers.

Have gang numbers really ‘skyrocketed’ in recent years?

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Why Restore Passenger Rail has set its sights on stopping cruise ships

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A weepy Paul Mescal movie, an inspiring new series about food waste and a whole lot of 80s rock'n'roll mullets.

New to streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week

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Crown lawyers will try to convince a judge today that Karen Chhour shouldn't have to answer the tribunal's questions.

Why the Waitangi Tribunal has summonsed a minister – and why the Crown is fighting it

The Side Eye is a monthly non-fiction comic by Toby Morris, supported by NZ On Air. Read more comics 

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Unsure if he's the right person to write about abortion, Toby Morris seeks advice from Spinoff Parents editor and writer Emily Writes. Emily has some strong thoughts. 

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The Best OfMay 31, 2019

The Side Eye: To Emily, re abortion

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The Best OfMay 31, 2019

The Side Eye: To Emily, re abortion

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