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Stuff's fighting talk on Facebook
Stuff's move to cease all activity on Facebook has raised eyebrows in the media, but the company is backing up its new owner's fighting talk.
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Welcome to Cottagecore: Celebrating a slow life
First person - There's a lawn shot through with sunbeams, designer chickens wandering and freshly baked sourdough cooling in the kitchen of an impossibly pretty…
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The Week in Politics: A wild ride for both main parties
Analysis - The Greens' wealth tax causes problems for Labour, Ardern shoots down National's border tactics, the health minister resigns, and a National MP is…
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Spy raids on foreign embassies raise timely questions
Analysis - Historical raids on foreign embassies by New Zealand spies at the behest of MI6 and the CIA put NZ's reputation and trade on the line, RNZ Podcasts'…
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Graham Adams: A euthanasia referendum in a pandemic
No one could have predicted the End of Life Choice referendum would be held against the backdrop of a deadly global pandemic, Graham Adams writes.
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Managed isolation: A system in need of fixing, but it ain't broke?
Power Play - The country's isolation and quarantine system isn't broken according to a new review but the litany of failures shows it's anything but watertight, writes political reporter Jo Moir.
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Cut-through for the climate in the time of Covid-19
Mediawatch: Is Stuff facing an uphill battle it can't win by launching its climate change initiative The Forever Project when most people are still focusing on the Covid-19 pandemic? Audio
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Opinion: Health is health, disability support is disability support
Anyone who has ever complained about their 'life admin' should see what disabled people go through - it's an inefficient, incomprehensible, ineffective mess, Emily Tilley writes.
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Opinion: Time to liberate disability from 'health'
The reality for disabled people like me is that we still have to go through bureaucratic hoops. We need a system liberated from the oppressive yoke of the health system, Chris Ford writes.
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David Clark pushed into the dark as Labour readies for election
Analysis - With just 78 days until the election, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is cleaning house.
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Covid-19: Essential to protect lives and ensure 'lockdown wasn't in vain'
Opinion - We have all paid a high price economically and mentally for the elimination of Covid-19 and if mistakes continue to happen they could cost both our economy and our lives, writes Nathan…
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Week in politics: Border botch-ups and bad news for NZ First
Analysis - Winston Peters hands National a gift, ministers struggle with border botch-ups and there's a poll boost for National's new leader, writes Peter Wilson.
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Prisoner voting rights: Some half-hearted victory song
Opinion - The Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Bill's final passage through the House partially erases a stain on New Zealand's democratic system, writes Andrew Geddis.
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Covid-19: Isolation testing failures lead to buck passing, but no answers
Analysis - There is plenty of blame being passed around over the failure to test a large group released early from managed isolation for Covid-19, but the public is no nearer to finding out how or why…
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Why long-term environmental observations are crucial for NZ’s water challenges
Opinion - Auckland's extreme drought and the rapid retreat of glaciers in the Southern Alps highlight how important long-term observations are for water policy and planning, three climate scientists w… Video
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Quarantine, Australian style: a five-star prison that takes its toll
Opinion - Australia's version of 14 days of rigid quarantine to combat the spread of Covid-19 does the job, but is not recommended, Emily McLean writes. Video
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Covid-19: The journalists who helped save NZ's health response
The government has taken urgent steps to overhaul the systems in place at NZ's Covid-19 managed isolation facilities after journalists' persistent, tough reporting on failures at those facilities. Audio
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World Refugee Day: 'I am indebted to help, because NZ helped me'
Opinion - Former refugee Merhawi Woldemichael settled in Wellington 12 years ago today - on World Refugee Day - and says that day was a bridge between different lives.
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Week in Politics: The border bubble bursts
Analysis - Border breaches shock the PM and the nation, first fast-track infrastructure projects are launched, and gun laws are passed by Parliament after NZ First gets its way, Peter Wilson writes.
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The law is clear so why did quarantine system break down?
Comment: The anger and frustration at New Zealand's border quarantine failure have been palpable and calling on the defence force shows how deeply bureaucracy has failed the nation.
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Opinion: New cases show testing, tracing and precautions still essential
Opinion - Now that New Zealand is at alert level 1 and 40,000 people can go to the rugby, it's more than important than ever that we don't let our guard down, six Covid-19 experts write.
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Mediawatch: 'Poo Towns' in name change showdown
Mediawatch - A dispute is brewing between the popular Facebook page 'S--t Towns of New Zealand' and The Rock station's weekly segment 'Poo Towns'. Audio
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Week in politics: Border control - the next big pressure point
Border control quandaries, a stocktake showing 24 hospital buildings in poor condition, a backtrack on Strike Force Raptor, and accusations the government has broken an election promise.
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Proposed single Māori news service alarms journalists
A long-awaited official report on the future of Māori media has raised fears a 'one-stop-shop' for Māori news may reduce the range of reporting in order to save money. But the idea is not new, says Me… Audio
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Can Ardern maintain her extraordinary popularity?
Opinion - With 100 days to New Zealand's general election the question to ask is whether Labour's wide lead in the polls will erode, writes Jack Vowles for The Conversation.
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Opinion: Stark contrast between NZ's success and bitter divisions in US
New Zealand has got on top of Covid-19, ensuring a sense of normality, but for Americans like Nik Dirga it seems indecent to celebrate in the face of the stresses piling up in the US.
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Covid-19 border botch-up: 'Next few days will be crucial'
Powerplay - Public confidence in New Zealand's border controls has been shattered, writes political editor Jane Patterson
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David Townsend: After UK’s Covid-19 shambles, Brexit is back centre stage
Opinion - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has long been known as something of a chancer with a lazy lack of interest in detail, David Townsend writes.
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