Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: The moral case for urbanism, New Zealand’s dwindling plasma supply and five hours on a murder mystery train ride in Christchurch. But first: The return of Takeout Kids.  Building on the success of its 2022 launch, Takeout Kids returns for a second season, following five tamariki and rangatahi growing up in the small businesses owned by their immigrant families. The latest season features young people from across Aotearoa as they sling doughnuts at an Auckland night market, scan the walls of polish lining their mum’s nail salon, serve hungry customers, and more. The first young person featured in the second series is Tāmaki Makaurau’s Priyan, whose jobs around his family’s two stores – Sandringham Bulk Foods and Rocky’s Superette – include taking care of the counter and stocking shelves alongside his mum, dad and baby sister. We meet Priyan as he starts his first week of school, discovering a new world outside of the superette aisles. Takeout Kids is made with the support of NZ On Air. New episodes premiere each Tuesday on The Spinoff.
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‘This is what you can do’: Behind the scenes of our dwindling plasma supply Windbag: The moral case for urbanism The cost of being: A nurse nearing 60, worried about the future
I survived five hours on Christchurch’s first murder mystery train ride Alex Casey: “From that moment, a manic energy was unleashed in the carriage. Not only was there a murder to solve, but the food and wine was flowing with ease, thanks to an extremely well-choreographed wait staff. I can only speak for our carriage, but it suddenly had the vibe of a booze cruise in international waters, where anyone could be anything (but most people were Al Capone) and anyone could say anything (but most people were saying toilet and/or dick jokes).”
Woo-woo wellness or crystal-aided connection? I tried out a women’s circle The good and bad of Auckland’s newest venue Double Whammy! A Powerstation show reveals the strange challenges of nostalgia touring
This is our place: Ken Lee, Nur Athirah Mohd Nor and Izzat Naim Zulkifle “Some of the best parts of living in the city are the great mixture of city life and nature. But if I had the power to make changes, it would be to help the homeless around the city.” If you only read headlines in the media, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Auckland’s central city was some sort of war zone. But the lens through which the media has been viewing the central city is a distorted one. To get a more nuanced view of the situation, Britomart Group’s Jeremy Hansen spoke to central city residents about the state of their neighbourhood and its future. Read what Ken Lee, Nur Athirah Mohd Nor and Izzat Naim Zulkifle have to say here.
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