A visiting urbanist from California is sharing a cautionary tale from his home state, and urging New Zealand to actually follow through with its plans to build more houses in central areas.

Australia’s legislation places the responsibility and any punishment on social media platforms, rather than users or families. “There will be no penalties for under-16s who access an age-restricted ...

Groceries: $400. This includes all eating out. Two person household (myself and husband) plus two dogs and one cat. Eating out: $50-$100 – some weeks nothing, other weeks $50 for lunch, sometimes ...

The shooting has renewed scrutiny of firearms laws, intelligence failures and how both Australia and NZ protect their crowded public spaces.

When the minister for digitising government has given you an early Christmas present, it would be rude not to open it.

The 3G shutdown is a reminder of how quickly digital technology has become essential to modern life in New Zealand, and the danger of people having their forms of communication shut off if they’re not ...

We made art about cones and snitched on people who used too many of them, but there was a twist coming.

The government won't admit it yet, but The Spinoff is calling it: New Zealand has no viable path to reach its 2030 emissions targets.

The Trump administration plans to make NZ visitors submit sweeping personal data, including social media, family details and even DNA.

Uh, did anyone else notice the new RMA gets rid of the rules we’ve been using to ban dense housing in places like Ponsonby, Thorndon and Herne Bay?

After swapping Wellington for London, Preyanka Gothanayagi was surprised to find people treated her like an actual person.

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