Daily roundup: The Y2K bug phenomenon, 20 years on
Thursday 19 December
‘Worst nightmare’: Labour staffer complainants respond to Dew report
Former Labour volunteers say they’re left feeling ‘shattered’ following the report, which substantially finds the allegations, including sexual assault, are ‘not established’, and finds that evidence presented by a key complainant was unreliable.
How not to be a dick this holiday season
Politics in 2019: How to describe the year in one sentence?
Flick CEO: How the big power companies are forcing prices up
Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (40-21)
The Side Eye: Bugged Out
This time 20 years ago, New Zealand was preparing for apocalypse. The Side Eye looks back at the Y2K bug phenomenon and asks if it was all a scam.
Why KiwiSaver is still important in the age of lifelong renters
How Josh Thomson became Satan for Christmas
Thoughts on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker from a lifelong fan
All the wrong notes played right: The sly, subversive genius of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
On the Rag: the climate is effed. Or is it?* (WATCH)
*Yes it is. But in the latest episode of On The Rag, based on the podcast of the same name, Michele, Alex and Leonie go looking for all the reasons we have to be a little bit hopeful.
And lastly, a quick word from Alex Casey, senior writer at The Spinoff:
I love everything that I do at The Spinoff, but the stories that matter the most to me are those which expose the insipid culture around sexual violence in New Zealand. Whether it’s the political volunteer who found herself vomiting at the sight of her attacker in Parliament, or a Roastbusters survivor reflecting on her trauma five years on, I am constantly in awe of the bravery and the trust that is placed in The Spinoff to tell these stories right.Â
These stories are very resource-intensive, from hours of interviewing and corroborating, to travel costs, to the significant legal fees. Which is where you come in. If you support The Spinoff Members, you are directly funding this most time-intensive work. And believe me, there is much, much more work to be done.
