Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: Did Te Rauparaha really drink at the Thistle Inn? Joel MacManus investigates an urban legend. Plus: How climate-friendly housing is becoming unliveable, and Auckland’s new alcohol buying rules, explained. But first: Stuck in a reading rut? Looking for Christmas gift ideas? Hera Lindsay Bird selects a year-by-year guide to some of the literary greats (up to age 30 – part two, 31 to the grave, coming soon).
“Age 1: A book you can repeat I have given The Noisy Book to every baby I have ever known, and so far it has a 100% success rate. This book is to babies what The Matrix was to 16-year-old boys in 1999. The concept is simple: pictures of things, accompanied by the noises they make. This book is contagiously fun to read aloud and has plenty of bizarre French jokes (the power outlet says NO! The snail doesn’t say anything – he just waves his elegant feelers). Reading this book again (and again and again) has taught me if kids love anything, it’s any opportunity to honk like a trumpet.”
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Windbag: Did Te Rauparaha really drink at the Thistle Inn? Too hot to handle: How climate-friendly housing is becoming unliveable Booze, brawls, batons and blood: The Queen Street riot, 40 years on When can I buy alcohol in Auckland?
The Year in Review at Q Theatre in Auckland After a sold-out night in Wellington, senior writer Anna Rawhiti-Connell will again take a running jump backward into the year’s biggest headlines, political dramas and Spinoff yarns at Q Theatre this Wednesday, December 11. Award-winning writer and podcaster Dr Emma Wehipeihana and Spinoff alum Hayden Donnell will join her live on stage. Come along for a night of easy laughs to wrap up this crazy year.
The Spinoff guide to life: How to attend a tangi The Spinoff Essay: What I ate while I grieved ‘Damn near knocked me out’: Scotty Stevenson’s biggest live TV headache New to streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week
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