Joel MacManus
Senior Writer at The Spinoff.
- A controversial billionaire, an esteemed professor, and two property managers are among the New Zealanders with links to notorious sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-0...
- Wellington has two genres of local news story: 1. Beloved local business closes 2. Outrage over the threat of a new business opening
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- In which I present an in-depth study of New Zealanders named Chris. thespinoff.co.nz/society/14-0...
- Bad year to be a retired mayor from the South
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- I spent three days in the Auckland District Court watching the weirdest trial of the year. Billionaires, secrets, conspiracy theories, denials of racism, contempt of court and twists at every turn. This case had it all. thespinoff.co.nz/media/19-12-...
- After two years of major housing, infrastructure and planning reforms, Chris Bishop may have done more for the Abundance Agenda than any other politician on Earth. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-...
- Today was the day New Zealand truly became a 40% off deck furniture piss country
- The butter chicken pie has risen from a niche fusion food to New Zealand’s third-best-selling pie flavour. Who gave the nation this unique culinary taonga? thespinoff.co.nz/kai/01-12-20...
- There's a stark contrast between Living Streets Aotearoa in Auckland, a useful advocacy group for pedestrian infrastructure, and Living Streets Aotearoa in Wellington which seems to exist only to complain about e-scooters and has never found a project they actually like.
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- Reposting this, apropros of nothing thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-...
- A quote from the man who just gave Ray Chung a promotion.
- In his first council meeting as Wellington mayor, Andrew Little gave a big promotion to controversial rival Ray Chung and opened a political rift between Labour and the Greens. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...
- Christopher Luxon wants ‘a more mature conversation’ about selling public assets. Big daddy Spinoff is here to explain the birds and the bees of privatisation. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/21-...
- To save the CBD, stop calling it the CBD. To succeed in a post-Covid world, city centres need to be more than ‘central business districts’. thespinoff.co.nz/business/18-...
- "Make bold plans, small plans have no power to fire the imagination" - Sir Dove-Myer Robinson.
- Some cities are actively pursuing growth. Others are stuck in a state of managed decline, merely cutting costs for loud existing homeowners while doing nothing to build for the future. I'm increasingly worried that Wellington is irrevocably stuck in the second category.
- The conservative minority on Wellington City Council never had the votes to kill the Golden Mile, so instead they played for time, demanding more reviews and consultation to delay it until a conservative won the mayoralty. Andrew Little has played right into their hands.
- Wellington's failure to build an obviously needed upgrade to its dilapidated main streets is a damning and demonstrative example of a capital city self-immolating through incompetence and political cowardice.
- I've written extensively about homelessness policy on New Zealand and have repeatedly used the metaphor of disease and cure. I think it's accurate: homelessness can affect anyone, it takes a toll on mental and physical health, and it gets worse the longer it is left untreated.
- The government’s homelessness ‘ban’ may not be as ridiculous as it sounds. The only cure for homelessness is homes, but responsible policing plays an important role in managing the symptoms. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/12-...
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- I went to Vancouver to visit Sen̓áḵw, one of the most impressive housing developments in the world. Squamish Nation is building 6000 apartments on its reserve land with no city council permission required. Could this be the future of iwi-led housing in Aotearoa? thespinoff.co.nz/atea/03-11-2...
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- NZ First MPs keep proposing laws they have no intention of passing, and the media falls for it every time. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-...
- Detailed data analysis by The Spinoff reveals an incredible true fact: people live in houses. thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-1...
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- *Grammar
- Reposted by Joel MacManus43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.
- Labour’s flagship policy exposes Chris Hipkins’ cautious streak. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/29-...
- At this point, the New Zealand government is just a road-building authority with bits tacked on. And not even a very good one. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...
- ‼️Emergency Auckland YIMBY drinks ⏰ 5.30pm tonight 📍Glass Goose See you there.
- Another WCC election tidbit: Only 20.7% of Diane Calvert's first-choice voters in Onslow-Western gave their second choice to Ray Chung
