axe – The Spinoff

A search for the truth behind the strangest news story of the year

21 January 202013 November 2019 by Madeleine Chapman

One journalist’s quest for a silly answer leads to a desperate search for the truth behind the most bizarre news story. A woman was reading a book, her husband was driving, and their son was asleep in the back seat when an axe flew through the windscreen. The short-handled axe – otherwise known as a … Read more

The axe files: A curious new hobby is enticing stressed-out Wellingtonians

16 October 2019 by Greta Yeoman

Some people go for a run to let off steam after work, while others try their hand at ballroom dancing or hit up a pub quiz. And some, as Greta Yeoman discovers, throw sharp objects at walls. She gives it a go. An uncoordinated, anxious journalist with terrible aim is probably not the best candidate … Read more