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Power Play: Pressure at the top - Nats' annual conference
There will be little to celebrate at the National Party annual conference this weekend as the party still nurses its wounds from the 2020 election, Jane Patterson writes.
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How far should vaccination passports go - and what rights do NZers have?
With greater numbers of people being vaccinated and countries looking to reopen borders safely, the introduction of some form of vaccine passport seems…
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Outstanding women stamp their class on Tokyo Olympics
Comment: Sometimes it's important to try and watch sport through a child's eyes. When your hobby becomes your profession, it's hard not to lose some of the joy.
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Choosing words more carefully when discussing mātauranga Māori and science
Responding to the recent controversy over mātauranga Māori and the letter he co-authored titled "In defence of science", Emeritus Professor Michael Corballis…
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Abuse in care: How an old pamphlet underscores a current issue
3 Aug 2021Analysis - Tucked away at the back of one of those bygone staff training manuals from the country's state-run residential institutions is a revealing little pamphlet entitled 'Understanding…
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What’s eating Kris Faafoi?
5 Aug 2021Opinion - Once a shining star of Cabinet, Kris Faafoi has gone to ground as pressure mounts in his immigration and justice portfolios, Newsroom's political editor Jo Moir writes.
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Opinion: Boycott Israel, the apartheid state under new management
31 Jul 2021Comment - Instead of cosying up to apartheid Israel, New Zealand should be pressuring its government to abide by international law and United Nations resolutions, writes John Minto.
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Dom Harvey, music radio and the times they are a-changin’
30 Jul 2021Comment - A controversial DJ hangs up his earphones as an industry struggles with limiting offence, and his station's owner prepares to release a lawyer's inquiry into its culture and misconduct.
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Week in Politics: Return of Suhayra Aden stirs up debate
30 Jul 2021Analysis - Harsh words from Judith Collins as it is announced Suhayra Aden can return to New Zealand, another big vaccine delivery clears the way for the programme to ramp up.
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Tokyo Olympics: 'There are two sides to this event - inside the bubble and outside'
30 Jul 2021First Person - Masks, hand sanitiser, instant ramen and saliva testing are key features of reporting on the Olympics 2020 aka the Covid Olympics, RNZ's reporters in Tokyo Maja Burry and Clay Wilson sa…
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'Fiji's time': How world media reacted to the men's Olympic sevens finals
29 Jul 2021Comment - For a few moments, Fiji was able to put aside the dreadful pandemic and focus on the joy of winning the men's sevens gold, writes Jeremy Rees.
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Aggressive marketing has driven rise of double-cab ute - time to hit the brakes?
28 Jul 2021Analysis: "Explore your inner beast." That was the slogan used last year to sell the Ford Ranger. At 2.4 tonnes, that's a lot of "light" truck, but the stakes are rising.
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Putting Roger Tuivasa-Sheck's move to rugby in context
29 Jul 2021Opinion - I don't know if Roger Tuivasa-Sheck can make a success of rugby - in some ways, I don't even care. More importantly I hope he's content in his actual life, Hamish Bidwell writes.
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Why governments will have to consider the costs of long Covid
Analysis - With governments worldwide under pressure to ease pandemic restrictions as vaccination rates rise and impatience with border restrictions grows, new threats become clearer.
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The week we called out China for cyber-hacking
23 Jul 2021Week in Politics - The government risks retaliation after accusing China of cyber hacking, 370,000 doses of vaccine arrive for the "ramp-up", and opposition parties launch law and order policies…
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Farmers' howls echo around corridors of power
22 Jul 2021Political Roundup - It's nearly a week since the Howl of a Protest took place, which showed a divide between town and country and the potential challenges posed to the Labour government, writes Bryce…
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Olympics TV review: 'It's very exciting'
24 Jul 2021Review - Let's be honest, not a lot happens at the Olympics on Day One for us amateur Olympic watchers. But at least the commentators are excited, writes Jeremy Rees.
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How ordinary Kiwi cyclists started being seen as ‘elitist’
22 Jul 2021The Conversation: Something strange has happened to the perception of cyclists and cycling - one of the cheapest and most eco-friendly ways to get around has been labelled 'elitist'.
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Geoffrey Miller: NZ's statement on China a shot across the bow
20 Jul 2021Analysis - International analyst Geoffrey Miller explains the significance of New Zealand's statement on Chinese state involvement in hacking.
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Could England be sued for putting the world at risk of Covid-19?
20 Jul 2021Opinion - With most Covid-19 restrictions now lifted in England, the world is watching to see what this so-called "freedom day" will bring, writes law professor Kris Gledhill.
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Calling China out on cyber attacks is risky, but standing by is worse - law expert
20 Jul 2021Opinion - Condemnation of cyber attacks by Chinese state-sponsored agencies highlights a problem with international law, which is not strong or coherent enough to deal with this growing threat.
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How surfing, skating, BMX and climbing became Olympic events
19 Jul 2021Opinion - Aside from the novelty of mounting the Olympics during a pandemic, a range of new sports will be competing for fans' attention, Holly Thorpe and Belinda Wheaton write.
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Week in Politics: 'Demand the Debate' campaign gets picked apart
16 Jul 2021Analysis - Judith Collins' "Demand the Debate" campaign is picked apart, the first mass vaccination event is announced, and the government offers councils a $2.5b Three Waters sweetener.
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Opinion: It's time for Pākehā Kiwis to own their past
19 Jul 2021Opinion - From Parihaka to He Puapua: it's time Pākehā New Zealanders faced their personal connections to the past, Richard Shaw writes.
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Geoffrey Miller: Special APEC summit on Covid-19 a quiet success
17 Jul 2021Analysis - International analyst Geoffrey Miller looks over the lessons from the special APEC summit.
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Women are still more likely to report news than be in it
15 Jul 2021Opinion - Women are more visible in the world's news than ever before - but they're still far from achieving parity with men, and this has deeper implications for society Associate Professor Susan…
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Why 'inciting violence' should not be the only threshold for defining hate speech
14 Jul 2021Opinion - The argument that a link to violence is a precondition of hate speech regulation is wrong, Eddie Clark argues.
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Banaba Island: The land that died so others could live
First Person - Although Banabans share the language with the people of Kiribati, they have an identity and history that is distinct, writes Hele Ikimotu. Video
