Each lurch of the war on Iran exposes deep fissures in the Iranian community in New Zealand. Friendships are ending and families picking sides in a bitter, seemingly intractable struggle over the future of their homeland.

Despite just missing out on the minor premiership, fans are daring to dream as the Wahs emerge as the most-loved rugby team in the city

He retires with more runs, more centuries and a higher average than any other New Zealand batsman. But the stats only tell us so much.

As New Zealand’s population ages, the number of people dying each year will rise rapidly. With hospices already experiencing funding shortages, who will care for us at the end of our lives?

The 18-year-old is one of several prominent young Black Ferns fighting to retain the title and secure New Zealand’s seventh World Cup

Just nine games into the 2025 NBL season, the Indian Panthers would be suspended from the league following allegations of unpaid player wages. James Borrowdale spoke to the players, owners and league officials for the full story of a doomed campaign.

Golriz Ghahraman on the trauma and online attacks that broke her down, the mistakes she made, and the work she’s done — professional and therapeutic — to build herself back up.

Where were you, and what do you remember?

‘We represent 95% of footballers’ says assistant coach of team of barbers, teachers and students at Club World Cup

As he ghost-wrote Neil Wagner’s autobiography, James Borrowdale says he tried to tap into the cricketer’s mindset and found his voice. The voice of cricketer...

In an age dominated by T20, New Zealand’s long-form Plunket Shield is a throwback to another time and retains a small group of committed fans

From Man Alone to Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Kiwi culture has long romanticised the bush-dwelling loner. Now Tom Philips drags his children into a dangerous reality challenging our national narrative of rugged individualism

From Man Alone to Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Kiwi culture has long romanticised the bush-dwelling loner. Now Tom Phillips drags his children into a dangerous reality challenging our national narrative of rugged individualism.

From the water, one sensed the mood of the crowd – 11,000 strong, banked above Naval Point, Lyttelton – souring, and then turning against an unlikely villain. A Hector’s dolphin/upokohue had been sighted by the

In the internet age, personal privacy has become a more complex topic than ever before. The University of Auckland Business School’s Gehan Gunasekara has spent his career trying to define this concept. We find ourselves in the midst of one of…

Auckland may be the largest city in Aotearoa, but it’s the small community-led organisations within it that make the city thrive. The Spinoff spoke to two council-funded organisations who are doing their bit. “Torrent.” That’s the word one 40-year…

As the two modern greats become the fifth and sixth New Zealand cricketers to reach the 100 test milestone, James Borrowdale reflects on the experience of watching them get there. The path led from the small farm where I was staying and into the…

The ‘C team’ sent to play the Black Caps in a two-test series is a sign of the strange times international cricket is in. But while it may look a mismatch on paper, rookie captain Neil Brand promises his side won’t go down without a fight. A…

Pies and politics, hockey sticks and police — eight hours on a Friday night at a Karangahape Rd dairy. Society The long, high screech of car tyres spinning against tarmac interrupted the story of how Sarbjit Singh had lost the use of an eye. “It’s…