Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: New Zealand’s long history of being a shit friend to Samoa, the numbers behind the fast-tracked projects and the first episode of new documentary series Home Education.
“No one expected it to be easy. But if, a year on, you’d had to guess at which of the minor parties would be making it near-impossible for the government to focus on the economy due to a lingering, distracting culture war, few would have predicted the guilty party would be Act. It’s in a bizarre and unwelcome alliance with Hobson’s Pledge, digging deep into a divisive conversation about the treaty which increasingly resembles UFC or House of the Dragon – of consuming interest to fans, but which leaves the vast majority cold and alienated. Most mystified of all is the business community. Zealous and free market-orientated business types have historically been Act’s unwavering base of support and source of donations. On that basis, they might be justified in wondering if they got what they paid for. While the party’s polling has held up well, the rumblings from that support base have been building.”
New Zealand’s long history of being a shit friend to Samoa By the numbers: Projects on the fast track More media upheaval: Is TVNZ right to axe its online news offering?
 Watch: Home Education Our new documentary series Home Education begins on a pick your own dahlia farm. Three years ago, Jen gave her three children $100 to start a business as a learning project. Having fallen in love with dahlias, Gracie spent her money on some dahlia plants. Today, they have a thriving dahlia farm with almost 4,000 plants. “It’s a beautiful way to live,” says Jen. Now all of the children’s education is in the context of running the farm. Gracie, Milly and Lexie learn maths at the till counting out change for “grandmas”, science while testing different options for flower food and art as they market their flowers. Made with the support of NZ On Air.
The Spinoff guide to life: How to swim in a public pool The cost of being: A graduate with health issues who works for an NGO The Unity Books children’s book review roundup for spring
Join us for a one-night only live event We’re huge fans of local television here at The Spinoff, and for one night only we want to celebrate some of our all-time faves. Join Alex Casey, Kura Forrester, Rhiannon McCall, Stewart Sowman-Lund and Lyric Waiwiri-Smith at Q Theatre on October 31 as we unearth some beloved TV gems and argue for their place in our history.
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