I write, and Toby Manhire makes sure I didn't eff anything up before we record.

Thank you very much! Isaiah Tour films and edits them and he is absurdly fast and good. 🙏

I'm really enjoying @thespinoff.bsky.social videos and this is a case in point. Good, useful information, delivered well and in an engaging way.

Kapai, @robbienicol.bsky.social

Full credit.

Anyway, shout out to BOTW for this simple and effective solve. (I'm sure other people do it, too.)

Yes! I have Switch and a Playstation now, and so many games are like - you know where all the letters and symbols are. In fact, in this bit of the game we're gonna do a reflex speed test based on you 100% knowing where the symbols are because you grew up with this console.

A screenshot from Breath of the Wild, telling you to use the A button to interact with an object (in this instance, to take it). Helpfully, next to the A button are the other three buttons (X, Y and B) laid out as they are on your controller.

Can this please be the norm in video games now? I didn't grow up with video games. I don't instinctively know that the A button is the one to the right. But I do if you show me the layout.

A story in three parts.

Where is the ISO on this? What work are they doing in this space? Wasting their time on human health and anti-bribery and the environment smh.

When you say "$10 for a beer", that means nothing in this nation of ours. A thimble of beer? A schooner? A pint?

It is time for us, as a nation, to come together and standardise our pints. It is OK if we decide that when you order a "pint" you get 425mL, but we must have consistency.

Holy shit.

New report: Vaping increases cancer risk | Now You Know | The Spinoff YouTube video by The Spinoff

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Should NZ make public transport free? | Now You Know | The Spinoff YouTube video by The Spinoff

The fares on the bus go up and up…

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What happened with Cyclone Vaianu? | Now You Know | The Spinoff YouTube video by The Spinoff

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Gradient background of dark blue to purple, reads "Flu immunisations Available now". A bandage with a heart is in the corner.

Flu vaccines are available from today, 1 April. Free for 65+, anyone who is pregnant and those with certain health conditions.

Learn more, plus eligibility: www.healthnz.govt.nz/health-topics/immunisations/vaccines-aotearoa/flu-vaccine

Book online 👉 bookmyvaccine.health.nz

That is fair enough!

I do like them, yes! And not just because I work there.

oh man, sucks for korea, good thing we get our fuel from... squints

Sadly everyone is now forced to read the free and accessible website thespinoff.co.nz. 😔

Did Mark Zuckerberg see the (financially) successful worlds of Fortnite and Roblox and think he could replicate that for adults, without considering that 1) kids might play more games than adults and 2) no part of his Metaverse looked like it even involved fun games?

❤️

I know, I know, but I thought the mask would be bigger!

Watching Theroux's new doc and surprised by how *clearly* vulnerable these guys are. I just thought the bravado would be stronger.

Another from a Brit straight afterwards. Fair play to 'im.

Catching up with the Oscars and really proud that the first muted swear is from the New Zealander.

Haha. Thank you for sharing! That's really nice!

NZ's ninth wave of Covid | Now You Know | The Spinoff YouTube video by The Spinoff

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NZ's ninth wave of Covid | Now You Know | The Spinoff YouTube video by The Spinoff

Spinoff doesn't seem to post these gems from @robbienicol.bsky.social?

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The Spinoff not on Bsky!

Pixar’s Pete Docter Says Queer ‘Elio’ Storyline Was Axed Because “We’re Making A Movie, Not Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Of Therapy” Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter explained the animation company's decision to ax a queer storyline in last year's Elio.

If you're a powerful creative person, a moment will always arrive when you can do something a little brave that will help people, or refuse to. The book I'm working on right now is in part a history of who did what. All I'll say about this is, it never gets forgotten. deadline.com/2026/03/pixa...