Casey Spearin, a chemist, science communicator and harm reduction advocate, is the general manager of KnowYourStuffNZ, and is privileged to live on the banks of Te Awa Tupua.

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Books of Mana: 180 Māori-Authored Books of Significance, edited by Jacinta Ruru, Angela Wanhalla and Jeanette Wikaira has just been released by Otago University Press. In this essay, Books are ...

Jeanette Wikaira (Ngāti Pukenga, Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāpuhi) has had a 30-year career in universities, libraries, and cultural heritage.

Analysis: Waitangi Day belongs to Māori first, as mana motuhake and tino rangatiratanga take centre stage. Our Waitangi 2025 coverage is possible because of the 13,000-plus Spinoff members who ...

Thanks to increased operating costs and new fare structures, many public transport users in Auckland are now paying more for trains, buses and ferries. Shanti Mathias explains what’s behind the ...

Are we too modest when it comes to celebrating our putrid plant life? She’s beauty. She’s grace. She smells like a decaying corpse and lurks in the backrooms of Auckland Zoo, wallowing ...

A stunning essay from Max Rashbrooke examining his ancestors' role in the shaping of Aotearoa, and what that means for his own role in its future.