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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Spinoff website has been redesigned and I'm proud to deliver an auspicious launch to our new business section

Headline: Kiwibank is desperately trying to stop people saying they want to fuck its sheep mascot

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Two huge exclusives this week, this is what I pictured myself doing when I entered the World of Journalism

Exclusive: Political momentum is building for bringing back Big Fresh

Exclusive: Wayne Brown has nicked off with the ribbon from the CRL opening

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Man yes and I am already pursuing this exact line of inquiry believe me

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Imagine what it would be like if Mr Fix It wasn't on the case

Audrey young calling simeon brown health mr fix it

Second patient found dead in waikato hospital toilet

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We sent Lyric dowm to brave the crossing this arvo but sadly Glenn had beat us to it. Think she has a story going up soon anyway

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Incredible things going down in Auckland

A man with sunglasses next to a dog with sunglasses sitting in a silver car

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I'm pretty comfortable with how I've put it. He's told he's wrong and he repeatedly enunciates it as two words, which isn’t right even if the letter sounds are

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

He was told before the segment it is pronounced more like Dixit and he definitely took care to enunciate it as two clear words

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Why do you say that? Lot of reporting that says the opposite

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I have once again made a meme, this time to illustrate National's official position on coalition negotiations thespinoff.co.nz/politics/31-...

I can excuse racism but I draw the line at taxing land

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

look obviously this is a joke but I actually feel really good about the journalism on this one. Even personally learned something (I originally thought all that poo would definitely overwhelm the pipe)

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

man sadly it's already operating but I am definitely keen to set up a pooathon to test its mettle

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I am genuinely so excited about the poo pipe

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

You’re just saying what everyone is thinking.

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Once again proud of my contributions to The Spinoff

What would happen if we all pooed into Auckland’s new poo pipe at the same time?

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Starting to suspect some of our politicians can be a little self-serving in their public statements

Nicola Willis: don't blame overseas factors for inflation

Nicola Willis: blame overseas factors for inflation

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

you literally have to read it or you will be prosecuted by councillor Richard Hills

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

this is how I learn my dream has died

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

wow this is how I learn my dream has died

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Act yesterday: NZ First is undermining the Indian free trade agreement with its xenophobic rhetoric Act today: our hot new candidate is the man who called an Indian politician "dick shit" and said it was "so appropriate because she's Indian, so she would be dick in shit" when walking the streets

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

So they're increasing the number of public houses

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Also: these central areas have been so gentrified due to development restrictions that poorer people can't afford them, therefore there's no point easing the development restrictions that put them out of reach for poorer people

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This is appropriately withering.

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

*Waitematā local board, progressively* yes building houses in the rich suburbs near the city is one option but have you considered putting them in south Auckland instead thespinoff.co.nz/politics/03-...

D. We note the 10km limit seems arbitrary and the exclusive focus on this area risks excluding the potential for intensification in areas closer to where most Aucklanders work and that may have existing infrastructure.
E. Proximity to jobs is one consideration when choosing a home. The city centre has 15.7% of jobs. This means 85% of jobs are not in the city centre. More are in the Manukau and Central South area stretching between Onehunga, Ellerslie and Panmure. We would recommend reducing barriers to development in these areas close to bus corridors.

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Auckland just had its biggest ever May for cycling and the bulk of the traffic was on separated bike lanes so it's a good thing we haven't banned new NZTA investment in cycleways or anything

Loveridge says figures from the month of May have been particularly encouraging.

“In May 2026, cycle trips in Auckland totalled 351,894, reflecting a 14.4% increase from May 2025.

“2026 has far outstripped all other years across a ten-year period and even from before,” she says.

Year Month Count

2016 May 275,856

2017 May 298,584

2018 May 306,187

2019 May 337,002

2020 May 257,687

2021 May 288,316

2022 May 261,756

2023 May 255,498

2024 May 280,444

2025 May 307,581

2026 May 351,894

Top 10 sites by total volume (May 2026)

Te Whau SH16 Cyclist – 50,381

Quay St Eco Display Classic – 44,462

Tamaki Dr – Parnell Cyclist – 38,045

NW Cycleway Kingsland Cyclist – 36,973

Quay St – Spark Arena – 30,421

Nelson St – 25,688

Karangahape Rd Cyclist – 24,526

Grafton Bridge Cyclist – 24,425

Te Wero Bridge Cyclist – 22,226

Lightpath Cyclist – 19,508

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Imagine if we implemented these other people's plans. We go into recession, experience a long-term spike in unemployment and end up with record numbers of insolvencies, all while negotiating a cost of living crisis

Simeon Brown: Other parties' tax plans would destroy growth

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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

'But belt-tightening, as it turns out, is for poorer people and public servants. It’s not for the esteemed and often politically-connected candidates they want to install in plum roles on Crown boards.' @haydendonnell.bsky.social #NzPol

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Austerity is for poor people, not politicians

Belt-tightening, as it turns out, is location-specific. It affects you if you’re in a state house. It doesn't if you’re in the house of representatives.

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

social housing tenants would probably feel more like they had won the Lotto if they could claim a $36,400 accommodation supplement to live in their own property

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

one of the major clues that social housing tenants haven't in fact won the lotto is that they need social housing

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Ben Gracewood @ben.gracewood.nz · 19/05/2026

I can't believe the damage cycle lanes are gonna do to wellington businesses if this plan to cut 9k public sector employees goes ahead.

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

thankfully the economy is back on track because otherwise I'd be pretty worried about these guys just going straight to Australia or into long-term unemployment

Thousands of public servants to lose jobs, potentially saving government over a billion dollars

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Tim Welch @tfwelch.com · 10/05/2026

Most transport maps show where infrastructure is. I wanted to show what that infrastructure actually lets people reach. I’ve been building the Auckland Transport Access Atlas: an interactive map of car dependency, accessibility, equity, and planner priorities across Auckland. ataa.tfwelch.com

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

David Seymour's comments about not trying to influence RNZ's staffing decisions are slightly undermined by his comments about trying to influence RNZ's staffing decisions

David Seymour attacking RNZ for hiring John Campbell and saying its CEO won't be there for long.

David Seymour saying staffing decisions are entirely up to management and he's not trying to interfere.

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Excellent work @haydendonnell.bsky.social Good News too, the problem of stinky diesel fumes in the Kaimai tunnel can be affordably dealt with via battery trains, like the new intercity trains we are getting for services from Wellington: thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-0...

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A train trip back in time to before we screwed up our transport system

The Kaimai Express was a trip to a less car-dominated past. It may also have been a small taste of the future.

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I can almost smell the alcohol through the years and the screen

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

A wealthy businessman getting a vaunted vanity award only for it to be revealed that they've engaged in grotty personal misconduct? This must be unprecedented in New Zealand history

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 13/04/2026

this webworm from @haydendonnell.bsky.social was originally published on february 17, 2025 – but with donald trump recently sharing an AI rendering of himself as *checks notes* jesus christ, it seems appropriate to re-publish it today: www.webworm.co/trumpistheantichrist/

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I’ve Seen Enough: Donald Trump is the Antichrist

Re-issue: It’s time to admit the Christians were right all along. The prophecies are coming to pass.

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Is it how many legs he has because two

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The worst thing about this headline is I looked it up and he actually has two legs

RNZ: One-legged Carlos Ulberg wins UFC title on one leg

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

this was yesterday but the great thing about being in New Zealand is that we also get American April Fools today

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