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style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Teuila field – pacfic profiles. photo by Geoffery Matautia. " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/TEUILAFIELDFP.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/TEUILAFIELDFP.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/TEUILAFIELDFP.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/TEUILAFIELDFP.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/TEUILAFIELDFP.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/society/01-03-2025/pacific-profiles-meet-teuila-field-first-assistant-director-on-tina-mulan-and-sweet-tooth"><h4 aria-label="Pacific profiles: Meet Teuila Field, first assistant director on Tinā, Mulan and Sweet Tooth," class="title">Pacific profiles: Meet Teuila Field, first assistant director on Tinā, Mulan and Sweet Tooth</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: 'Helping tell a Samoan story was just so soul-filling.',">'Helping tell a Samoan story was just so soul-filling.'</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/5f3253b797748d5ee5a8af64_Litia.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/5f3253b797748d5ee5a8af64_Litia.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/5f3253b797748d5ee5a8af64_Litia.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/5f3253b797748d5ee5a8af64_Litia.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/5f3253b797748d5ee5a8af64_Litia.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/5f3253b797748d5ee5a8af64_Litia.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/5f3253b797748d5ee5a8af64_Litia.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Litia Tuiburelevu" class="name b"><span class="pre-text">By </span>Litia Tuiburelevu<time class="date" dateTime="2025-03-01T05:00:49"> | 1st March, 2025</time></div><div aria-label="role Guest writer" class="position">Guest writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article></section><section class="col2 concertinaList"><article class="card post"><div class="image" style="overflow:hidden"><a tabindex="0" aria-label="Feature image description : Four fish with open mouths, positioned vertically against a pink background. Two have broken heart symbols; two have exclamation marks in speech bubbles above their heads, conveying surprise or emotion.," href="/society/27-02-2025/in-the-plastic-bag-he-has-four-dead-fish-readers-share-their-dating-stories"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Four fish with open mouths, positioned vertically against a pink background. Two have broken heart symbols; two have exclamation marks in speech bubbles above their heads, conveying surprise or emotion." src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Four fish with open mouths, positioned vertically against a pink background. Two have broken heart symbols; two have exclamation marks in speech bubbles above their heads, conveying surprise or emotion." sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/The-first-date-files.png?w=600 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/The-first-date-files.png?w=600 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/The-first-date-files.png?w=600 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/The-first-date-files.png?w=600 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/The-first-date-files.png?w=600" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/society/27-02-2025/in-the-plastic-bag-he-has-four-dead-fish-readers-share-their-dating-stories"><h4 class="title" aria-label="‘In the plastic bag he has four dead fish’: Readers share their dating stories,">‘In the plastic bag he has four dead fish’: Readers share their dating stories</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: 'I’m really glad I took you to the all-you-can-eat buffet. Because you clearly made the most of it.',">'I’m really glad I took you to the all-you-can-eat buffet. Because you clearly made the most of it.'</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2015/09/10404217_588905451218479_5275584896233458110_n.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2015/09/10404217_588905451218479_5275584896233458110_n.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2015/09/10404217_588905451218479_5275584896233458110_n.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2015/09/10404217_588905451218479_5275584896233458110_n.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2015/09/10404217_588905451218479_5275584896233458110_n.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2015/09/10404217_588905451218479_5275584896233458110_n.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2015/09/10404217_588905451218479_5275584896233458110_n.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by The Spinoff" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>The Spinoff<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-27T14:00:08"> | 27th February, 2025</time></div></div></div></div></a></div></article><article class="card post"><div class="body"><a href="/society/27-02-2025/help-me-hera-should-i-have-children"><h4 class="title" aria-label="Help Me Hera: Should I have children?,">Help Me Hera: Should I have children?</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: The more I think about it, the more confused I feel. Is this a sign I'm not ready?,">The more I think about it, the more confused I feel. Is this a sign I'm not ready?</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Hera Lindsay Bird" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Hera Lindsay Bird<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-27T09:00:52"> | 27th February, 2025</time></div></div></div></div></a></div></article><article class="card post"><div class="body"><a href="/society/25-02-2025/the-cost-of-being-a-stay-at-home-dad-whos-a-little-cheapskate-about-some-things"><h4 class="title" aria-label="The cost of being: A stay-at-home dad who’s ‘a little cheapskate about some things’,">The cost of being: A stay-at-home dad who’s ‘a little cheapskate about some things’</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: 'My biggest edible indulgence? KFC.',">'My biggest edible indulgence? KFC.'</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/TheCostOfBeing-logo_500x500.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/TheCostOfBeing-logo_500x500.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/TheCostOfBeing-logo_500x500.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/TheCostOfBeing-logo_500x500.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/TheCostOfBeing-logo_500x500.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/TheCostOfBeing-logo_500x500.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/TheCostOfBeing-logo_500x500.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by The Cost of Being" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>The Cost of Being<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-25T09:00:03"> | 25th February, 2025</time></div></div></div></div></a></div></article><article class="card post"><div class="body"><a href="/society/25-02-2025/the-university-of-aucklands-new-rec-centre-world-class-asset-or-a-luxury-resort"><h4 class="title" aria-label="The University of Auckland’s new rec centre: ‘world-class asset’ or ‘a luxury resort’?,">The University of Auckland’s new rec centre: ‘world-class asset’ or ‘a luxury resort’?</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: Against a backdrop of course cuts and stalled pay negotiations, not everyone is impressed by the $320m recreation centre.,">Against a backdrop of course cuts and stalled pay negotiations, not everyone is impressed by the $320m recreation centre.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Gabi Lardies" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Gabi Lardies<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-25T05:01:43"> | 25th February, 2025</time></div></div></div></div></a></div></article></section><aside class="col3"><section tabindex="0" aria-label="Podcasts" class="podSection"><div class="multimedia-surround"><a class="multimediaTitle" href="/podcasts">PODCASTS</a><div class="inner"><div></div><div></div></div></div></section><section class="newsletterSection"><div class="newsletter-surround"></div></section></aside></section><section class="block newsletter-alternate"><div class="container newsletter-alternate"><div class="layout-newsletter-alternate"><article class="brightblue card post" data-parsely-slot="newsletter-alternate-1"><div class="image"><a tabindex="0" aria-label="Feature image description : Image: The Spinoff ," href="/society/24-02-2025/windbag-the-unsolved-case-of-the-wellington-emu-murder"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Image: The Spinoff " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Image: The Spinoff " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/Untitled-design-90-4.png?undefined&w=600&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/Untitled-design-90-4.png?undefined&w=600&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/Untitled-design-90-4.png?undefined&w=600&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/Untitled-design-90-4.png?undefined&w=600&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/Untitled-design-90-4.png?undefined&w=600&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/society/24-02-2025/windbag-the-unsolved-case-of-the-wellington-emu-murder"><h4 aria-label="Windbag: The unsolved case of the Wellington emu murder," class="title">Windbag: The unsolved case of the Wellington emu murder</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: Investigating a 118-year-old mystery about Wellington Zoo.,">Investigating a 118-year-old mystery about Wellington Zoo.</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Joel MacManus" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Joel MacManus<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-24T05:00:14"> | 24th February, 2025</time></div><div aria-label="role Wellington editor" class="position">Wellington editor</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><article class="white card post" data-parsely-slot="newsletter-alternate-2"><div class="image"><a tabindex="0" aria-label="Feature image description : Image: Gabi Lardies and Tina Tiller. ," href="/society/24-02-2025/one-position-1200-applications-a-snapshot-of-new-zealands-job-market-right-now"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Image: Gabi Lardies and Tina Tiller. " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Image: Gabi Lardies and Tina Tiller. " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/l3fl07RZ-3.png?undefined&w=600&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/l3fl07RZ-3.png?undefined&w=600&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/l3fl07RZ-3.png?undefined&w=600&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/l3fl07RZ-3.png?undefined&w=600&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/l3fl07RZ-3.png?undefined&w=600&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/society/24-02-2025/one-position-1200-applications-a-snapshot-of-new-zealands-job-market-right-now"><h4 aria-label="One position, 1,200 applications: A snapshot of New Zealand’s job market right now," class="title">One position, 1,200 applications: A snapshot of New Zealand’s job market right now</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: For jobseekers, ‘New Zealand really fucking sucks right now’. Applications are being ignored, job listings are drying up and Australia is calling.,">For jobseekers, ‘New Zealand really fucking sucks right now’. Applications are being ignored, job listings are drying up and Australia is calling.</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Gabi Lardies" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Gabi Lardies<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-24T05:00:11"> | 24th February, 2025</time></div><div aria-label="role Staff writer" class="position">Staff writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><article class="red card post" data-parsely-slot="newsletter-alternate-3"><div class="image"><a tabindex="-1" aria-label="Feature image description : ," href="/society/22-02-2025/the-spinoff-essay-little-bud"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="The Spinoff Essay: Little bud" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="The Spinoff Essay: Little bud" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/little-bud.png?undefined&w=600&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/little-bud.png?undefined&w=600&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/little-bud.png?undefined&w=600&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/little-bud.png?undefined&w=600&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/little-bud.png?undefined&w=600&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/society/22-02-2025/the-spinoff-essay-little-bud"><h4 aria-label="The Spinoff Essay: Little bud," class="title">The Spinoff Essay: Little bud</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: On the lonely pain of miscarriage.,">On the lonely pain of miscarriage.</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/09/heidi-north-author-pic.jpeg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/09/heidi-north-author-pic.jpeg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/09/heidi-north-author-pic.jpeg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/09/heidi-north-author-pic.jpeg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/09/heidi-north-author-pic.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/09/heidi-north-author-pic.jpeg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/09/heidi-north-author-pic.jpeg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Heidi North" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Heidi North<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-22T05:30:58"> | 22nd February, 2025</time></div><div aria-label="role Guest writer" class="position">Guest writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><article class="acidgreen card post" data-parsely-slot="newsletter-alternate-4"><div class="image"><a tabindex="0" aria-label="Feature image description : Symone Tafuna’i, pacfic profiles. photo by Geoffery Matautia. ," href="/society/22-02-2025/pacific-profiles-meet-symone-tafunai"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Symone Tafuna’i, pacfic profiles. photo by Geoffery Matautia. " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Symone Tafuna’i, pacfic profiles. photo by Geoffery Matautia. " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/NEWFP.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/NEWFP.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/NEWFP.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/NEWFP.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/NEWFP.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/society/22-02-2025/pacific-profiles-meet-symone-tafunai"><h4 aria-label="Pacific profiles: Meet Samoan sprinter and sports journalist Symone Tafuna’i," class="title">Pacific profiles: Meet Samoan sprinter and sports journalist Symone Tafuna’i</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: 'I used to think that I had to achieve a certain goal, like making the New Zealand team, to achieve happiness. But I’ve learnt to enjoy the process.' ,">'I used to think that I had to achieve a certain goal, like making the New Zealand team, to achieve happiness. But I’ve learnt to enjoy the process.' </div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/5f3253b797748d5ee5a8af64_Litia.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/5f3253b797748d5ee5a8af64_Litia.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/5f3253b797748d5ee5a8af64_Litia.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/5f3253b797748d5ee5a8af64_Litia.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/5f3253b797748d5ee5a8af64_Litia.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/5f3253b797748d5ee5a8af64_Litia.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/5f3253b797748d5ee5a8af64_Litia.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Litia Tuiburelevu" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Litia Tuiburelevu<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-22T05:00:18"> | 22nd February, 2025</time></div><div aria-label="role Guest writer" class="position">Guest writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article></div></div></section></div><section class="block category-homepage-posts-list"><div class="container category-homepage-posts-list"><div class="layout-column-two"><div><div class="layout-flow posts"><div tabindex="0" class="control prev"></div><div class="items"><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/society/21-02-2025/a-vision-of-the-90s-james-camerons-vision-for-wellington-event-reviewed"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Vision for Wellington’s first event drew a 1000-strong crowd. Image: Joel MacManus " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Vision for Wellington’s first event drew a 1000-strong crowd. Image: Joel MacManus " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/r2I8GEv4-Untitled-design-2.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/r2I8GEv4-Untitled-design-2.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/r2I8GEv4-Untitled-design-2.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/r2I8GEv4-Untitled-design-2.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/r2I8GEv4-Untitled-design-2.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/society/21-02-2025/a-vision-of-the-90s-james-camerons-vision-for-wellington-event-reviewed"><h3 class="title">A vision of the 90s: James Cameron’s Vision for Wellington event, reviewed</h3><div class="summary">The new political group's first event drew a large crowd whose ideas for the city's future mostly involved going back to the past.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Joel MacManus" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Joel MacManus<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-21T05:02:55"> | 21st February, 2025</time></div><div aria-label="role Wellington editor" class="position">Wellington editor</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/society/21-02-2025/a-tour-of-new-zealands-best-outdoor-pools"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Children enjoy the Blackball Pool, hand dug by miners on strike a century ago. (Photo: Lynne McKenzie, additional design: The Spinoff) " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Children enjoy the Blackball Pool, hand dug by miners on strike a century ago. (Photo: Lynne McKenzie, additional design: The Spinoff) " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/outdoor-pool-love-1.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/outdoor-pool-love-1.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/outdoor-pool-love-1.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/outdoor-pool-love-1.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/outdoor-pool-love-1.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/society/21-02-2025/a-tour-of-new-zealands-best-outdoor-pools"><h3 class="title">A tour of New Zealand’s best outdoor pools</h3><div class="summary">From St Clair to Pt Erin, these are our favourite spots for an outdoor dip.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/Screenshot_20201021_082548.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/Screenshot_20201021_082548.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/Screenshot_20201021_082548.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/Screenshot_20201021_082548.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/Screenshot_20201021_082548.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/Screenshot_20201021_082548.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2020/10/Screenshot_20201021_082548.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Group Think" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Group Think<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-21T05:01:38"> | 21st February, 2025</time></div><div aria-label="role A bunch of people" class="position">A bunch of people</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/society/20-02-2025/help-me-hera-how-do-i-survive-wedding-season-as-a-single-person"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Bryn & Ku’s Singles Club – watch now on The Spinoff! " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Bryn & Ku’s Singles Club – watch now on The Spinoff! " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/HMH_FeatureImage-4.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/HMH_FeatureImage-4.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/HMH_FeatureImage-4.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/HMH_FeatureImage-4.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/HMH_FeatureImage-4.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/society/20-02-2025/help-me-hera-how-do-i-survive-wedding-season-as-a-single-person"><h3 class="title">Help Me Hera: How do I survive wedding season as a single person?</h3><div class="summary">A question from the stars of Bryn and Ku's Singles Club.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Hera Lindsay Bird" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Hera Lindsay Bird<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-20T09:00:41"> | 20th February, 2025</time></div><div aria-label="role Contributing writer" class="position">Contributing writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/society/20-02-2025/i-spent-two-years-searching-for-a-job-heres-what-i-learnt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Image: Getty " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Image: Getty " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-19-at-9.32.14-AM.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-19-at-9.32.14-AM.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-19-at-9.32.14-AM.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-19-at-9.32.14-AM.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-19-at-9.32.14-AM.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/society/20-02-2025/i-spent-two-years-searching-for-a-job-heres-what-i-learnt"><h3 class="title">I spent two years searching for a job. Here’s what I learnt</h3><div class="summary">One man's epic and frustrating adventures in the Wellington job market.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/02/73266940.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/02/73266940.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/02/73266940.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/02/73266940.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/02/73266940.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/02/73266940.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/02/73266940.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Anonymous" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Anonymous<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-20T05:00:35"> | 20th February, 2025</time></div><div aria-label="role Guest writer" class="position">Guest writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/society/19-02-2025/review-two-weeks-of-being-actively-involved-in-my-local-community"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Four very active community members " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Four very active community members " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/community-feat.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/community-feat.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/community-feat.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/community-feat.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/community-feat.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/society/19-02-2025/review-two-weeks-of-being-actively-involved-in-my-local-community"><h3 class="title">Review: Two weeks of being actively involved in my local community</h3><div class="summary">Gilmore Girls, Schitt's Creek, even The Vampire Diaries – on TV it's normal to know your neighbours. So what's it actually like?</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-06-at-10.01.16-AM.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-06-at-10.01.16-AM.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-06-at-10.01.16-AM.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-06-at-10.01.16-AM.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-06-at-10.01.16-AM.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-06-at-10.01.16-AM.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-06-at-10.01.16-AM.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Janhavi Gosavi" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Janhavi Gosavi<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-19T10:30:55"> | 19th February, 2025</time></div><div aria-label="role Guest writer" class="position">Guest writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/society/19-02-2025/boiling-on-the-bus-dodgy-aircon-is-putting-passengers-off-and-drivers-at-risk"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="If the air conditioning is malfunctioning, catching the bus can be a sweltering affair (Image: Shanti Mathias) " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="If the air conditioning is malfunctioning, catching the bus can be a sweltering affair (Image: Shanti Mathias) " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/hot-bus.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/hot-bus.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/hot-bus.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/hot-bus.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/hot-bus.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/society/19-02-2025/boiling-on-the-bus-dodgy-aircon-is-putting-passengers-off-and-drivers-at-risk"><h3 class="title">Boiling on the bus: Dodgy aircon is putting passengers off and drivers at risk</h3><div class="summary">'At some point you can’t take any more layers off.'</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/05/shantimathias-may23.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/05/shantimathias-may23.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/05/shantimathias-may23.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/05/shantimathias-may23.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/05/shantimathias-may23.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/05/shantimathias-may23.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/05/shantimathias-may23.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Shanti Mathias" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Shanti Mathias<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-19T09:00:11"> | 19th February, 2025</time></div><div aria-label="role Staff writer" class="position">Staff writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/society/18-02-2025/aucklands-nearly-finished-wastewater-pipe-and-its-poo-pumping-promise"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="When you flush, your waste will come here (if you live in an area serviced by the southern half of the Central Interceptor) (Image: Shanti Mathias) " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="When you flush, your waste will come here (if you live in an area serviced by the southern half of the Central Interceptor) (Image: Shanti Mathias) " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/central-interceptor.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/central-interceptor.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/central-interceptor.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/central-interceptor.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/central-interceptor.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/society/18-02-2025/aucklands-nearly-finished-wastewater-pipe-and-its-poo-pumping-promise"><h3 class="title">Auckland’s nearly finished wastewater pipe and its poo-pumping promise</h3><div class="summary">Tall enough for a giraffe, ready to be filled with the excrement of the supercity.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/05/shantimathias-may23.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/05/shantimathias-may23.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/05/shantimathias-may23.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/05/shantimathias-may23.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/05/shantimathias-may23.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/05/shantimathias-may23.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/05/shantimathias-may23.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Shanti Mathias" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Shanti Mathias<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-18T12:00:47"> | 18th February, 2025</time></div><div aria-label="role Staff writer" class="position">Staff writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/society/18-02-2025/the-cost-of-being-a-mum-of-four-saving-to-buy-a-house"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Image: The Spinoff " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Image: The Spinoff " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/COB-feb-18-2.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/COB-feb-18-2.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/COB-feb-18-2.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/COB-feb-18-2.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/COB-feb-18-2.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/society/18-02-2025/the-cost-of-being-a-mum-of-four-saving-to-buy-a-house"><h3 class="title">The cost of being: A mum of four, saving to buy a house</h3><div class="summary">'Three words to describe my financial situation? Anxious, ass-busting, future-proofing.'</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/TheCostOfBeing-logo_500x500.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/TheCostOfBeing-logo_500x500.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/TheCostOfBeing-logo_500x500.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/TheCostOfBeing-logo_500x500.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/TheCostOfBeing-logo_500x500.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/TheCostOfBeing-logo_500x500.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/04/TheCostOfBeing-logo_500x500.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by The Cost of Being" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>The Cost of Being<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-18T09:00:15"> | 18th February, 2025</time></div><div aria-label="role Guest writer" class="position">Guest writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/society/17-02-2025/we-asked-young-people-if-they-wanted-tighter-vaping-regulation-heres-what-they-said"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="(Image: Tina Tiller) " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="(Image: Tina Tiller) " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/04/VapeCity.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/04/VapeCity.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/04/VapeCity.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/04/VapeCity.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/04/VapeCity.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/society/17-02-2025/we-asked-young-people-if-they-wanted-tighter-vaping-regulation-heres-what-they-said"><h3 class="title">We asked young people if they wanted tighter vaping rules – here’s what they said</h3><div class="summary">Many said they felt unable to resist the pro-vaping environment that surrounded them.</div><div class="bylines-container multiple-authors"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/janethoek.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/janethoek.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/janethoek.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/janethoek.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/janethoek.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/janethoek.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/janethoek.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Janet Hoek" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Janet Hoek</div><div aria-label="role Guest writer" class="position">Guest writer</div></div></div><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span 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https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/annalani.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/annalani.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Anna DeMello and Lani Teddy" class="name "><span class="pre-text"> & </span>Anna DeMello and Lani Teddy<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-17T12:33:06"> | 17th February, 2025</time></div><div aria-label="role Guest writer" class="position">Guest writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/society/17-02-2025/the-real-story-behind-christchurchs-brutalist-timezone"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Image by Tina Tiller " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Image by Tina Tiller " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/FeatureImage_Brutalist-Timezone-2.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2025/02/FeatureImage_Brutalist-Timezone-2.png?w=768 768w, 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src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/11/lxkc.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Alex Casey" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Alex Casey<time class="date" dateTime="2025-02-17T09:00:04"> | 17th February, 2025</time></div><div aria-label="role Senior writer" class="position">Senior writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/society/17-02-2025/in-a-cost-of-living-crisis-what-compels-people-to-give-money-away"><span 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