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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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.

From the end of March 2026, we'll no longer have a 3G network. What does that mean for all the people who have yet to upgrade their devices?

AI expert Ben Reid told The Spinoff that while he believes AI is a transformative technology, he also believes investment has ...

The Friday Poem is brought to you by Nevermore Bookshop, home of kooky, spooky romance novels and special edition book boxes.

The top 10 sales lists recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington. Some are ...

It’s the Resource Management Act, which this week received a makeover so severe it now has two faces: the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill, which will come into effect by 2029 – unless ...