Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: Elemeno P just released a song for the first time in 13 years – but is it really them? Plus: how to be a good camper, tips for travelling with children and Joel MacManus goes missing in the middle of the North Island.
“When the curious click through to vicbooks.co.nz now, they discover a website transformed: an unsettling photo (of a library-cum-lounge with a pumpkin-shaped pouffe and soft-glow lighting that would make Days of our Lives envious) is plonked on a flat teal background; an about page says that Vic Books started in 1975 and was for decades a local hub founded on a passion for literature. The Vic Books team always ‘strived to provide high-quality service and a welcoming atmosphere for everyone who walked through the doors. That will now continue online,’ it reads. The header goes on to declare that vicbooks.co.nz is affiliated with Amazon, meaning any purchase link goes directly to the online giant. This new Vic Books website that directs sales away from local booksellers is a world away from the beloved, community-focused Vic Books that closed down in January 2023.”
Nearly all of us wish we could travel more. People who haven't travelled much say it's the first thing they’d do if they woke up the next morning a millionaire. Travel is something we dream about, save for, and look back on with pleasure – and sometimes also with regret. Which is why The Spinoff is dedicating a full week to travel, both near and far, extravagant and basic, life-changing and delightfully dull. Read more about Travel Week on The Spinoff now.
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