Business is Boring #34: Pic Picot on making peanut butter the New Zealand way

‘Business is Boring’ is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. Today’s guest is one of the people I’ve been most excited to … Read more

Business is Boring #33: Deborah Pead on the evolution of PR

‘Business is Boring’ is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. What do a revolution in middle-class cooking, a re-energised and more professional … Read more

Parenting podcast: Dear Mamas #7 – The Fallout

This month on our parenting podcast: a brutally honest and funny discussion of the repercussions – both physical and mental – of pregnancy, birth and parenting. This is The Spinoff Parents podcast, Dear Mamas, a straight-talking parenting podcast with Holly Walker and Emily Writes. Our brilliant and talented sponsors are Little Big Crate. Little Big … Read more

The #realpod and #tfspod team look back on the year in local television

The triumphant return of Jane Yee, Duncan Greive and Alex Casey to wrap up New Zealand telly in 2016. As 2016 starts to slip away like sand through the hour glass, our in-house television experts* reflect upon 2016 on the small screen in our fair country. What has Jordy Pordy been up to? What does … Read more

Pod on the Couch: 2016 in Review Pt 1- the ‘Big Picture’

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Kate Robertson and Duncan Greive join host Henry Oliver to talk about music business and culture in the year 2016. Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to contributing critic Kate Robertson and The … Read more

Business is Boring: LIVE – The Art of Making Things Happen, with Dick, Otis and Sarah Frizzell

‘Business is Boring’ is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. This week is a special Business is Boring, our first live event, … Read more

Emergency podcast! John Key is gone at lunchtime!

A gaggle of shell-shocked geese, in the form of Toby Manhire, Ben Thomas and Hayden Donnell, splutter hot-take spittle all over the mid-price microphones in the Spinoff podcast studio. Guest starring Annabelle Lee and José Barbosa. John Key, the prime minister of New Zealand, has announced his resignation. He’s done. He’s had it. He’s out. … Read more

Pod on the Couch: Remembering Ray Columbus

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Murray Cammick joins host Henry Oliver to talk about the late Ray Columbus. Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to (among other things) Rip It Up co-founder Murray Cammick about Ray Columbus, an icon … Read more

On the Rag – November edition ft. Botched eyeliner and human whack-a-mole

Every month host Alex Casey is joined by comedian/writer Michele A’Court and Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden to discuss what happened in the world of women over the preceding four weeks. Better late than never, they return with help from their legendary sponsors at BON tampons and dressed by the costume wizards at First Scene.  It’s been a few weeks since T**** … Read more

Business Is Boring #31 – Jessie Stanley of I Love Pies on the family touch behind business

‘Business is Boring’ is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. The Lovely Little Food Company is a lovely, not so little, local … Read more

Pod on the Couch: Recapping November’s new releases

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Kate Robertson and Matthew McAuley join host Henry Oliver to talk about this month’s new releases. Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to contributing critics Kate Robertson and Matthew McAuley about the month’s best … Read more

Business Is Boring #30 – AUT Vice-Chancellor Derek McCormack on the changing nature of work and education

‘Business is Boring’ is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. Making it in the modern economy is no easy thing. Traditional career … Read more

Pod on the Couch: Aaradhna, ‘urban’ music, race and awards

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Leonie Hayden, Duncan Greive and Damien Vaughan join host Henry Oliver to talk about everything that happened with Aaradhna and the Urban/Hiphop Album award at this year’s New Zealand Music Awards. Spinoff Music editor … Read more

Business Is Boring #29 – Dale Clareburt on why hiring for culture trumps hiring for skills

‘Business is Boring’ is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. Perhaps the most important thing in a company’s success is hiring the … Read more

Pod on the Couch: The state of the music festival

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Leonie Hayden and Duncan Greive join host Henry Oliver to talk about the state of the music festival. Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver, Spinoff editor and publisher Duncan Greive and Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden chat … Read more

Podcast: Dear Mamas #6 – Early Childhood Education

It gives The Spinoff much pleasure to welcome Dear Mamas to our suite of podcasts. Dear Mamas is a “no bullshit, no judgement” look at being a parent, hosted by Holly Walker and Spinoff Parents editor Emily Writes.  This is Dear Mamas, The Spinoff’s straight-talking parenting podcast with Holly Walker and Emily Writes, brought to … Read more

On the Rag Guide: How women in New Zealand can survive and thrive post-Trump

Our On the Rag podcast team have an emergency meeting to discuss what happened to the world of women this week, how to cope and what to do next.  The morning after the US Presidential election, a friend of mine was walking alone through the Auckland suburb of Kingsland, New Zealand when a group of … Read more

Business Is Boring #28 – James Hurman on why creative ads matter despite Facebook

This Bib edition is a chance to chat to a fellow who is extraordinarily influential internationally around a number of topics that this podcast is all about –innovation and creativity. If we’re going to get past growing trees, cows shitting in rivers and chasing sheep around we’re going to have to think our way out … Read more

On the Rag – Bono is the woman of the year and everything is a scary joke

Every month host Alex Casey is joined by comedian/writer Michele A’Court and Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden to discuss what happened in the world of women over the preceding four weeks. Better late than never, they return with help from brand spanking new sponsor BON tampons and dressed by the costume wizards at First Scene.  This month, our three raggers reflect … Read more

Podcast: Tigilau Ness, Leonie Hayden and Graham Reid on the legacy of Bob Marley in Aotearoa

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present the first episode of Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. First up: Leonie Hayden, Tigilau Ness and Graham Reid join host Duncan Greive to talk about a new tribute to Bob Marley. Stepping in for Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver, Spinoff … Read more

Business Is Boring #27 – Kelvin Soh of DDMMYY / New New on the importance of believability

‘Business is Boring’ is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. Stolen Rum, 42 Below, Sans, Triumph and Disaster. Some of the greatest … Read more

Politics podcast: Farewell to Parata and Cunliffe, hello to PM-for-a-day Bennett

Annabelle Lee and Ben Thomas brave the Spinoff stairwell of doom to join Toby Manhire for another Gone By Lunchtime, the hi-energy Zumba workout of political podcasting. The Spinoff political podcast trio abandon all good sense and attempt to analyse the auditor-general’s report into the Saudi sheep farrago and what it means for Murray McCully … Read more

Business Is Boring #26 – Anna Ross of Kester Black on how to avoid chasing debts

‘Business is Boring’ is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. We’re in Melbourne for a international edition of Business Is Boring where … Read more

Business Is Boring #25 – Rod McDonald on combining business and nature to make excellent wine

‘Business is Boring’ is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. Since arriving in the Hawke’s Bay in 1993 with everything he owned … Read more

The Real Podcast of Housewives, Episode Ten: every single cat is thrown amongst the pigeons

In this week’s final episode of #realpod, Jane, Duncan and Alex discuss cats, pigeons, and what’s next in a life without Real Housewives. With Alex currently wearing face masks in Japan, the team assembled last week (whoah) to discuss episode ten of The Real Housewives of Auckland, a week that saw multiple cats being thrown amongst … Read more

Business Is Boring #24 – the couple behind Cazador talk modernising an old favourite

‘Business is Boring’ is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. Down Auckland’s Dominion Rd, past the collection of Chinese restaurants and predating … Read more