Ahiahi mārie. Today on The Spinoff, lots of things about the Queen, who died overnight at the age of 96. Live Updates: What the Queen’s death means for the UK, NZ and beyond All you need to know about what happens next Henry Cooke: London on the night the Queen died The Queen has died [add details here XXX]: media tributes seven decades in the making Today’s newspaper front pages and video reels have been ready to go for many, many years. Just don’t forget to fill the placeholder text, warns Toby Manhire. Linda Burgess: The Queen – steadfast, privileged and impossible to replicate The queen of our imagination: QEII and other queens in children’s literature The best photos of the Queen and her dogs Rotorua mayoral hopefuls admit ‘shame’, ‘disappointment’ over homelessness crisis Against the backdrop of increased scrutiny over emergency housing in Rotorua, four of the city’s mayoral candidates gathered to put forward their case for the top job. Stewart Sowman-Lund was there. No, the Christchurch hot pools weren’t ‘hacked’ – the council just messed up EGGS and bones: Perhaps it’s time for a tikanga Māori month too Restoring NZ’s coastal wetlands could be key in the climate change fight How small conservation actions can make a big difference
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On this week’s When the Facts Change, Bernard Hickey dives deep into the demand and supply factors behind our endemic housing shortages with Kiwibank economist Jeremy Couchman, including what they might mean for house prices. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast provider. This month we’re celebrating eight years of The Spinoff. We’ve come a long way since 2014 and that is in no small part thanks to our members – we literally wouldn’t be here today without them. Their generous support underpins all our work and has meant we are able to cover more areas of life in Aotearoa, to tackle more stories about our people and issues impacting our communities. From our ongoing coverage of inequality and the cost-of-living crisis, to political reporting and our focus on te ao Māori, it’s important mahi and we can’t do it without you. Let’s keep a good thing going – tautoko mai, donate today. If you love The Spinoff Daily, the best thing you can do is donate to The Spinoff. |
Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2002
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