Election Live, September 7: Labour promises new Matariki public holiday – from 2022

Welcome to The Spinoff’s Election Live for September 7, bringing you the latest on election 2020 and other New Zealand news. Find official Covid-19 information here. For all you need to know about the cannabis referendum click here. For the assisted dying referendum click here. Explore the parties’ pledges at Policy. I’m on stewart@thespinoff.co.nz 7pm: The day … Read more

Live updates, September 6: Four new community Covid cases; Bad Boy v Blobby; Winston v James

Welcome to The Spinoff’s live updates for September 6, bringing you the latest on New Zealand news and the Covid-19 pandemic. The whole country is now in alert level two, with extra restrictions in Auckland. Official information here.  5.30pm: The day in sum There were five new cases of Covid-19 reported, four of them in … Read more

Noel Edmonds on his new life in NZ: ‘I’m not bringing Mr Blobby over’

Noel Edmonds is a British TV legend with a 50 year career in broadcasting. So why did he move to Matakana and launch a radio station? Like an over-excited Mr Blobby, Tara Ward gave him a call to find out. When Noel Edmonds answers the phone from his home north of Auckland, he’s multitasking like … Read more