Lynne Pillay is a member of the People’s Select Committee on Pay Equity. She served as MP for Waitakere from 2002-2008, and as a list MP for Labour from 2008-2011.

The government has presented the Equal Pay Amendment Act as a tidy administrative reset. Rural workers say the opposite is true.

National MP Hamish Campbell once burned off his eyebrows while learning to breathe fire.

Today's state of the nation address will see the PM defending his record – and trying to convince voters that his economic promises are finally becoming a reality.

As New Zealand’s population ages, the number of people dying each year will rise rapidly. With hospices already experiencing ...

Psych! According to media reports and well-connected right-wing columnists, National is about to water down its plans for an influx of dense housing around Auckland, in a decision that appears to be ...

Overnight, my majka and deda became refugees in a new world. Deda soon found work as a farm labourer, and Majka lived with a family as their housemaid. They got married in November 1957 – first in a ...

Here are all the reasons the simple beach sandwich is the perfect summer bite, with additional commentary from The Spinoff’s haters and enthusiasts.

Chris Penk and Christopher Luxon's Spotify playlist are struggling through the opening of 2026, while horny kākāpo are winning.

Back at the beach, semi-retired Robert Maas, a member of Protect Whangaparāoa Rockpools and self-proclaimed “coastie”, drives down the boat ramp in his old white ute. He’s wearing a white surf singlet ...

I’ve been in London for seven years ... generally all my savings have been spent on my rights to stay in the UK.' ...

It’s easy to predict the date of the 2026 New Zealand general election. All you have to do is take into account the Electoral ...