Alice Neville

Auckland

Food Editor and Co-Deputy Editor at The Spinoff

Freelance Journalist and Editor at Freelance

Deputy editor @thespinofftv

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Articles

What have the women of the coalition said about pay equity?

1 week ago | thespinoff.co.nz | Alice Neville

Politicsabout 12 hours agoIn 2020, National MPscelebrated the passing of the Equal Pay Amendment Act. Today, they are backing a massive overhaul of the law that will see existing pay equity claims scrapped and raise the threshold for bringing new ones.
My kid didn’t get to touch Bluey’s big balls and I’m spiralling

2 weeks ago | thespinoff.co.nz | Alice Neville

This Aussie kids’ TV juggernaut has always packed an emotional punch, and the live stage show was no exception – giving one toddler and her mother a valuable lesson in dealing with disappointment. As a parent, a neat game to play is to think about which of your many failures your child will be talking to their therapist about in a few decades’ time. I added a new one to the list this weekend: she didn’t get to touch one of the big balls at Bluey’s Big Play, and it was, of course, all my fault.
The Beehive is lauding a big drop in violent crime. But what do the stats really say?

4 weeks ago | thespinoff.co.nz | Alice Neville

This week, a dramatic dip in the number of victims of violent crime was revealed, a remarkable turnaround in just eight months that the government was quick to take credit for. But, as Alice Neville explains, crime data is far from clear-cut. In September last year, the government announced a concerning development: the number of violent crime victims in the 12 months to June 2024 had risen to 215,000. This put its reduced violent crime target – 165,000 victims by 2029 – officially “at risk”.
Rail-enabled ferries are coming to Cook Strait - eventually

1 month ago | thespinoff.co.nz | Alice Neville

The ferries will now be delivered in 2029, writes Alice Neville in today’s extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here.
Another law and order pledge ticked off

1 month ago | thespinoff.co.nz | Alice Neville

Sentencing reform legislation has passed its final reading, writes Alice Neville in today’s extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Sentencing reform legislation passed its final readingThe government’s sentencing reform legislation passed its final reading in parliament yesterday, marking “a significant milestone in this government’s mission to restore law and order”, according to justice minister Paul Goldsmith.
The Spinoff Essay: All my daughter’s daddies

2 months ago | thespinoff.co.nz | Alice Neville

The highs, lows and silver linings of single-parenting a toddler. He lay there prone, unmoving, his dark eyes glassy and fixed on the ceiling above. My daughter looked at him, then at me. “Is that… Daddy?” I sighed. “No, darling, that’s not Daddy.” I grabbed the man to whom her question was directed and returned him to the kitchen where he belonged. No, he wasn’t Daddy. This bloke did, however, fit the paternal stereotype of being handy around the home – I’d just used him to open my beer, in fact.
What does a government minister put on the work credit card?

2 months ago | thespinoff.co.nz | Alice Neville

We’ve crunched the numbers from the latest release of ministerial expenses to bring you this expert analysis of the most curious costs. The quarterly release of government ministers’ credit card expenses is, on the surface, rather dull – parking, taxis, mānuka honey, All Blacks jerseys (it’s diplomacy, baby), more parking, more taxis – yet also, somehow, fascinating. Glimpsing another person’s receipts, after all, has an irresistible frisson of fiscal voyeurism about it.
The local Auckland streets where speed limits are rising, at a cost of $8.8m

2 months ago | thespinoff.co.nz | Alice Neville

Speed limits are being increased on 1,500 Auckland streets, many neighbouring schools, after a council objection failed to sway the government. Auckland Transport has released a list of 1,500 residential Auckland streets, many near schools, where speed limits are increasing by order of the Ministry of Transport.
Has violent crime really dropped for the first time since 2018?

2 months ago | thespinoff.co.nz | Alice Neville

The government had some positive law and order news to share this week. The source for the claim? A tweet. But by the measure it’s using to track progress towards its own violent crime reduction target, it’s a different story.
The visa changes to lure rich investors to Aotearoa, explained

Feb 10, 2025 | thespinoff.co.nz | Alice Neville

Migrants with money are the focus of new visa settings that the government hopes will boost the economy. Alice Neville explains. What’s all this then? On Sunday, as part of the government’s big plan to kickstart economic growth, changes were announced to the Active Investor Plus visa category, with the goal of making it easier for cashed-up foreigners to bring their lovely piles of money to Aotearoa. Sounds good, I guess? What’s the Active Investor Plus visa?