Simon Day

Commercial Editorial Director

Simon Day (Tainui) is the Spinoff’s commercial editorial director. He helps our brand partners find and tell amazing stories. He is also the host of The Spinoff's food podcast, Dietary Requirements. Email him on simonday@thespinoff.co.nz or call him on 021884067.

Teaho Pihama is the head of Māori advisory at Kiwibank (Photo: Amber-Jayne Bain)

The man with a mandate to change the way Kiwibank thinks about Māori

A distinctly colonial institution, banking has long ignored te ao Māori. Teaho Pihama believes investment in tikanga Māori at Kiwibank can have significant, positive outcomes for Māori.

By Simon Day | 19th January, 2021

Commercial Editorial Director

“I’ve travelled a really long way to find out New Zealand is the best place to be” (Image: Tina Tiller)

‘You notice what makes New Zealand special’: Coming home in 2020

Simon Day spoke to Charlotte Ward, chief people officer at Kiwibank, about what it was like to return to New Zealand in 2020.

By Simon Day | 22nd December, 2020

Commercial Editorial Director

Image: Jihee Junn

It’s gonna hit ya! All the Frujus, reviewed and ranked

The Tropical Snow is not a real Fruju.

By Simon Day | 5th December, 2020

Commercial Editorial Director

(Image: Miriama Grace-Smith)

It’s time to talk about anxiety and depression in new dads

Simon Day shares his story of postnatal anxiety and talks to parenting advocates about what fathers need to do when they feel overwhelmed.

By Simon Day | 22nd October, 2020

Commercial Editorial Director

Te reo Māori learner Simon Day

Finding whakapapa: On parenting, empowerment and te reo Māori

Simon Day didn't learn te reo Māori as a child. Now a parent himself, he's passionate about giving his sons the opportunity.

By Simon Day | 7th October, 2020

Commercial Editorial Director

Happy World Environment Day! (Getty Images).

Rat traps and carbon credits: The native forests offsetting your emissions

Simon Day discovers how the voluntary carbon market allows both individuals and companies to offset their emissions at the same time as investing in native forest regeneration.

By Simon Day | 5th June, 2020

Commercial Editorial Director

Don’t wake up!

Ten tips from 12 weeks as a brand new parent

Simon Day shares some lessons from his first three months as a dad.

By Simon Day | 21st May, 2020

Commercial Editorial Director

Lower Nihotupu Dam (Photo: supplied)

Why Aucklanders must save 20 litres of water every day

Auckland's dams have seen just 37% of their normal rainfall in 2020. That's a problem.

By Simon Day | 15th May, 2020

Commercial Editorial Director

Photo: Marty Melville/AFP

Examining the lasting effects of lockdown on New Zealand

Will Covid-19 change New Zealanders' social beliefs and perceptions of the world?

By Simon Day | 12th May, 2020

Commercial Editorial Director

2016’s University of Otago Māori medical school graduates. (Image: supplied)

Why more Māori professors are essential for Aotearoa’s universities

Three newly appointed Māori professors at the University of Otago talk about why putting te ao Māori at the centre of their work is so important.

By Simon Day | 1st April, 2020

Commercial Editorial Director