The canned coffees of New Zealand, reviewed and ranked
The canned coffees of New Zealand, reviewed and ranked
The Spinoff Daily, Thursday December 1
Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily.
Today on The Spinoff: A look back at The Project NZ’s most memorable moments, a wish list of signings for the new Auckland A-League franchise and permission to not watch the news.
But first: We chug 25 iced coffees in an attempt to sort the morning must-haves from the mediocre mud water.
Alice Neville: “Just a few short years ago, coffee in a can was a novelty in Aotearoa. How things change. This week we gathered 25 different varieties from eight different brands for this tasting, which is not quite every one sold in New Zealand – there were a couple we couldn’t find or just plain forgot about.
It’s probably for the best, though, because after sampling 25 coffees, members of our panel of seven reported heart palpitations, stabbing head pain, general wooziness, the overwhelming urge to go for a brisk walk and the newfound ability to see through time. Who knows what 28 would’ve done.”
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Sticky inflation and expensive policies give new government a fiscal headache
A look back at The Project NZ’s most memorable moments
A wish list of signings for the new Auckland A-League franchise
Feeling clever? Click here to play 1Q, Aotearoa’s newest, shortest daily quiz.
It’s OK to turn off the news
Many news consumers feel a responsibility to bear witness to all sorts of distressing images and events. But deciding to tune out instead doesn’t make you a bad person, writes counsellor Ross Palethorpe.
Queenstown’s old luge conveyor gets a new life
The Friday Poem: ‘crude public behavior’ by Kate Aschoff
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending December 1
A pensioner struggles to find a home in Last Home Renters
Retirement was once synonymous with relaxing, but what if your income is $550 a week and you can’t find somewhere to live? Last Home Renters follows Rodney Patea as he struggles to find an affordable long-term rental while surrounded by large empty holiday mansions in the place he calls home on the Coromandel peninsula. The 15-minute documentary premieres on December 5 on The Spinoff. Made with the support of NZ On Air.
