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Humour and opinion without the middle man or the clutter of social media, with Ana Samways. “The thinking man’s Kate Hawkesby” Mediawatch 2023

Jenny Ruth's Just the Business

I publish commentary on New Zealand companies, stock exchange matters and on banking in NZ, the Reserve Bank and the economy.

Jenny Ruth is a legend in business journalism in New Zealand. That is all.

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5 in 5 with ANZ

Start your day with 5 in 5 with ANZ. Hear the five things you need to know about the global economy and markets in 5 minutes. Plus a deep dive into emerging trends and issues. Hosted by Bernard Hickey and featuring exclusive insights from ANZ's experts.

I'm a little teapot

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Join me for a cuppa and chat about philosophy, culture, economics and more. When I get all steamed up, hear me shout!

Adventures in Transitland

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Musings about public transport and other cool stuff in Aotearoa/ New Zealand and around the globe.

Baiguan - China Insights, Data, Context

By BigOne Lab

Actionable insights for successful China-related business and investment

Better things are possible

By Malcolm McCracken

Articles discussing housing, urbanism, and policy in Aotearoa

Great detail on re-engineering our cities for housing affordability and emissions reduction.

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The Unconscious Manager

By Dr Andrew Dickson

Saving the world, one manager at a time.

Media News You Need - Curated by Peter Bale

Media and associated news curated by and sometimes commented on by me - a long-time journalist and consultant with a background at major news organisations including Reuters, FT, CNN, and Microsoft. I welcome feedback and new directions.

Peter is the co-host of The Weekly Hoon.

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Distilled

By Michael Thomas

Deeply researched stories about climate change

Cranmer’s Substack

By Cranmer's Substack

Independent citizen journalism about politics, culture and law in New Zealand

Detailed analysis and commentary on Three Waters.

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Future Proof

Written by award-winning writer, Ellen Rykers, Future Proof is a weekly digest of environmental news from The Spinoff designed to keep you informed and inspired.

Useful local news about climate change and urban development.

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The Weekly Anthropocene

By Sam Matey

Dispatches Against Despair, from the Wild, Weird World of Humanity and its Biosphere.

Stocktake

Business news that isn't boring from The Spinoff. Currently on hiatus.

The Political Economy Blog

By Craig Berry

A regular newsletter exploring the political dimensions of economic policy.

Dr Bex's Substack

A collection of writing on food insecurity, community psychology, and disability related issues

Asymmetric Information

By Dave Heatley

Newsletter of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE). Subscribe for free to receive 1-2 posts per week with interesting takes on NZ and international economic issues.

Notes to Selves by Sarb Johal

After 35+ years of psychology, I quit. Now my journey continues through mid-life and beyond.

The Round-Up

By Max Harris

What I'm reading & enjoying in politics, economics, and anything else

Three Times Wiser

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Get smarter, three times over. Sharing big ideas, mental models and principles of wise thinking curated from insightful books.

Climate Club

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Your quick task list to save the planet! 🌱 We'll send you high-impact climate actions in 5/15/30+ minutes categories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday.

Great detail delivered with joy.

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Comment is Freed

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Politics, policy analysis, and foreign affairs from Sam and Lawrence Freedman

Adjacent Possible

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A newsletter from author Steven Johnson exploring where good ideas come from—and how to keep them from turning against us.

The Mish

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I'm Hamish McNeilly and my mission is to make The Mish your must read for all things Dunedin.

Tara Comics

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Live drawings from book events and comics direct to your inbox.

CalculatedRisk Newsletter

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Real Estate Data and Analysis

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New Zealand's sharpest sports writing and independent analysis.

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The Macro Compass

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Financial education, macro insights & actionable investment ideas. From the desk of a former Head of $20 bn Investment Portfolio straight to your inbox.

Beijing to Canberra and Back

By Benjamin Herscovitch

Analysis of Australia-China relations

Global Inequality and More 3.0

By Branko Milanovic

Global inequality and More 3.0

China Articles

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A weekly collection of articles and reports about the activities of the Chinese Communist Party.

Fresh Economic Thinking

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New ideas and analysis by Dr Cameron K. Murray

Stay-At-Home Macro (SAHM)

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My goal is to make economic policy and macroeconomics better.

System Change

By Ann Pettifor

I write about the international financial system and its impact on society, the economy and the ecosystem.

The Bad News Letter

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It's about ethics in media journalism. And a bunch of other stuff.

Faster, Please!

By James Pethokoukis

Discovering, creating, and inventing a better world through technological innovation, economic growth, and pro-progress culture.

Chartbook

By Adam Tooze

A newsletter on economics, geopolitics and history from Adam Tooze. More substantial than the twitter feed. More freewheeling than what you might read from me in FT, Foreign Policy, New Statesman.

Adam Tooze is brilliant.

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Slow Boring

By Matthew Yglesias

Start your day with pragmatic takes on politics and public policy.

Urbanism Speakeasy with Andy Boenau

Simple truths about city planning & transportation to help you promote healthy infrastructure.

Asian Century Stocks

By Michael Fritzell

Discover value stocks in the Asia-Pacific | Go to the "About" page for more information.

Detailed, useful and independent stocks analysis.

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The Works in Progress Newsletter

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Get the latest updates on our magazine, featuring new and underrated ideas to improve the world. Visit our website: worksinprogress.co

small world

By David Skilling

Global economics, geopolitics, & policy from a small economy perspective, by David Skilling

Museum Street

By Henry Cooke

A newsletter about New Zealand politics from Henry Cooke.

Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality

Economic history, economics, political economy, finance, & forecasting. Here to try to make you (and me) smarter in a world with many increasingly deep & complicated troubles...

The Turnstone

By Melanie Newfield

I believe that the science behind important issues should be accessible to everyone

Webworm with David Farrier

David Farrier's weird investigations, quirks & oddities delivered direct to your inbox!

Noahpinion

By Noah Smith

Economics and other interesting stuff

Emily Writes Weekly

Emily Writes Weekly is a newsletter by me, Emily Writes, hitting your inbox two to three times a week with snark and joy and topical weirdness!

Make Work Better

By Bruce Daisley

Re-engineering workplace culture for the hybrid age. The latest news and analysis on what comes next for work. (from Bruce Daisley, workplace culture expert published in Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal & The Guardian).

Useful global insight into how the culture and nature of work is changing.

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Memia

By Ben Reid

Tracking exponential tech, AI, the future as it speeds towards us and trying to make sense of it all.

The Weekend

The Weekend is a curation of the best of The Spinoff and other great reads delivered every Saturday morning, written by Shanti Mathias.

The Spinoff Daily

The Spinoff Daily collates all the stories we publish that day into a short, simple and easy-to-read newsletter sent every weekday at 5 pm.

The Bulletin

By The Spinoff

The Spinoff's free digest of key stories and news emailed to you each weekday morning. Written by Bulletin editor Anna Rawhiti-Connell and contributing writer, Catherine McGregor

BIG by Matt Stoller

The history and politics of monopoly power.

The Micromobility Newsletter

By Team M

The world’s largest newsletter for small vehicles. The future is urban. The future is electric. The future is micro.

Cybercultural

By Richard MacManus

Tech history and its impact on our culture. Coming soon: My serialized Web 2.0 memoir!

Popular Information

By Judd Legum

Independent accountability journalism.

On Substack

By Substack Writers

Resources, news, and stories for and about writers. Written by the Substack team.

Hamish McKenzie is from Aotearoa and is doing an amazing thing with his co-founders and team at Substack. I'm proud to be a part of it.

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