The Friday Poem is edited by Hera Lindsay Bird. Submissions are now open. Please send up to three poems in a PDF or Word ...

Daniel is a UK native that has been residing in New Zealand for close to 10 years, producing short stories, prose and poetry.

The Spinoff’s top picks of events from around the motu.

Heather McQuillan writes novels for young readers and is the director of Write On School for Young Writers in Ōtautahi, Christchurch. Heather also writes short stories, flash fiction and occasionally ...

JJ Mathias is a high schooler who cares about climate action, fantasy books and has been known to embody swag.

Ted Greensmith-West is a poet, lawyer, and occasional gay menace, based in Tāmaki Makaurau. He grew up on the Otago Peninsula. Ted’s work has been published in Tarot Journal, Blackmail Press ...

This planned police withdrawal has to stop in its tracks.

In a selection of anonymous quotes, a group of female parliamentarians from across the political spectrum give an insight into what they deal with. A study published today has called for urgent ...

Amy Marguerite (she/her) is a poet, essayist and library assistant living in Tāmaki Makaurau. In 2022, she completed an MA in Creative Writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters.

Lyndy McIntyre is a Wellington-based unionist and community activist who has been involved in the Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New Zealand since it began in 2012. Lyndy is the author of Power to ...

For one day a year, Christchurch pools open for pooches to take the plunge. All week I was hyping up Maggie, our rescue terrier cross, for the big day with her best friend. Ready for the pool ...

Alex Casey unravels a durational mystery on local streaming services. Every now and then, one gets an email that makes the hairs on the back of one’s neck stand on end. “Good morning ...