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The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, explained
WEBFeb 3, 2024 · The justice ministry warned that Act’s principles are “not supported by either the spirit of the Treaty or the text of the Treaty”, and Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said ...
News - The Spinoff
WEBAug 22, 2021 · A survey commissioned for the Spinoff's War for Auckland pop-up site puts the Labour MP well in front of his nearest rival, Vic Crone, just weeks out from voting. But many remain undecided.
The world-famous salad dressing that’s disappeared without a trace
WEBMay 18, 2022 · Newman’s Own has been around since 1980, when the movie star and his mate A. H. Hochner made a massive batch of homemade salad dressing and decanted it into wine bottles to give away to friends ...
The Brokenwood Mysteries is somehow still going strong
WEBSep 13, 2022 · The lowdown. The Brokenwood Mysteries is a murder mystery series that stands as one of New Zealand’s biggest television exports. Having just finished airing season eight, it regularly pulls in ...
‘Great sadness’: Kiingi Tūheitia dies at the age of 69
WEBAug 30, 2024 · Māori King Tūheitia has died overnight at the age of 69. It comes just days after Koroneihana, commemorations to celebrate Tūheitia’s coronation. A statement issued by the office of the ...
The rise and fall of New Zealand’s largest water park
WEBDec 31, 2021 · Summer read: How Waiwera Hot Pools went from New Zealand’s most visited water park to dereliction and decay. First published on January 23, 2021.
Ten days on from Gabrielle, Napier is still picking up the pieces
WEBFeb 24, 2023 · At 3:40am on June 19th, 1940, Niagara struck two mines and sank with no loss of life. Our islands have known a good many ships, but none were finer than the Niagara. Built in Scotland in 1913, she ...
‘Unjust and unethical’: The scrap over speed reductions, explained
WEBAug 2, 2024 · It pledged to “return many state highways to 100 km/h from 80, and many local roads to 50 km/h from 30, while designing new highways for 110 km/h”. The policy surfaced again in the National ...
This is the end | Dec 8 2023 - The Spinoff
WEBDec 8, 2023 · The Spinoff’s live updates have come to an end, almost four years after they were first switched on. If you missed my explainer this morning of what’s going on, here it is. In short: things ...