The Spinoff Daily: All 87 ice blocks in New Zealand ranked from worst to best
Friday 10 December
All 87 ice blocks in New Zealand ranked from worst to best
For the fourth instalment of her divisive series, Madeleine Chapman ranks the ice blocks.
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Live updates, December 10: Covid death toll rises; 95 new delta cases
End-of-life services and hospices can work in harmony
When The Hobbit – and Hollywood’s A-list – came to Wellington
The world looks different with a map in your pocket
So long, farewell: The AM Show says goodbye to Amanda Gillies and Mark Richardson
A definitive list of the times Frodo and Sam proved they were a couple
Best friends going on a hike to destroy some jewellery? Yeah, right.
Embracing Māori birth traditions is changing the future for Northland families
I Am Island and Sea: The art show examining the state of the Hauraki Gulf
The Friday Poem: talk to your baby, by Louise Wallace
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending December 10
The price of independence: Why does it cost so much to live alone?
While increasing numbers of New Zealanders are going it solo, for many others, the financial reality puts living alone out of reach. Jihee Junn asks when society will catch up.