Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: Are autistic Asians slipping through the cracks? Why is New Zealand doing nothing about long Covid? And how has this very British Jilly Cooper adaptation on Disney Plus produced the sex scene of the year? But first: Uncomplicated, evidence-based advice for New Zealand’s politicians on what and when to post.
Toby Manhire: “Some years ago, this community-spirited periodical issued the unsolicited advice to politicians: Do Not Tweet, we said, was the golden rule. We now recognise that advice was insufficient, and apologise for any confusion caused. The better and more comprehensive rule, for Ginny Anderson and MPs all: Do Not Post.* To which we add an important subclause: Do Not Like† or Fav or whatever, either. This is especially for the attention of Tory Whanau. You may think there’s nothing so harmless as a little click of support for those who want to vanquish your corrupt and twisted enemies, but as was last week made clear, no one is more feverishly scrolling through the comments looking for those little clicks than your corrupt and twisted enemies. In fact they’re almost as unhealthily online as you. Do Not Click.”
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The impact of long Covid will be huge. So why is NZ doing nothing about it? ‘I’ve masked my whole life’: Are autistic Asians slipping through the cracks? The ups and downs of biking in Wellington
 Episode four of Home Education introduces Kensey, who started slipping behind at school after repeated illness. Her mum Alesha remembers Kensey turning five and going to her first day of school as a huge milestone, but rather than let her fall behind, she dug deep and decided to do something out of their comfort zone. At the time however, all they knew of home schooling was what they had seen on Country Calendar. Now Kensey learns online and meets regularly with her local homeschool community. Their home education journey is just beginning: “we’ve just taken our jandal off at the edge of the river.” Made with the support of NZ On Air.
Why the sex scene of the year is from the very British, Disney-produced Rivals Writers pick their favourite scary stories for the spooky season Review: Thom Yorke was so good I went two nights in a row
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