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New housing team eases Twyford's indignity
Power Play - The announcement of a new housing team, and a new Housing Minister, was designed to remove Phil Twyford from the glare of the KiwiBuild controversy without undue humiliation.
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Coalition agreements a straitjacket for PM's reshuffle
Power Play - Today's government reshuffle isn't shaping up to be a bloodletting, writes Jane Patterson, with coalition agreements and the lack of strong…
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Why Christians disagree over the Israel Folau saga
Opinion: For many Christians, Folau has become a talisman for religious freedom. But not all Christians see it that way, writes Geoff Thompson for The…
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New bank scheme serves as rebuke to RBNZ's decades old approach
Analysis - The deposit insurance scheme may allow RBNZ to step back from some of its more extreme proposals, but it is also something of a rebuke to its…
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Chernobyl and the horror of real life
Review: HBO's Chernobyl depicts events so terrible and unreal they don't need any embellishment. The result is tense, gripping and essential viewing, Francis Cook writes.
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Week in politics: Helping farmers and buying back guns
Analysis: Winston Peters positions New Zealand First as the farmers' champion, the cost of the gun buy-back is revealed and there's a row over electoral law changes.
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Opinion: The smiling assassin returns for his biggest hit
David Hisco's departure as ANZ head over "business expenses" is the latest and possibly greatest scalp for former PM Sir John Key, Bernard Hickey writes.
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Super Rugby season review: The Chiefs
Given the adversity the Chiefs faced in 2019, the franchise can call their Super Rugby season a successful one, writes Hamish Bidwell.
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Super Rugby season review: The Highlanders
On their day, the Highlanders were as good as any Super Rugby team in 2019, but what often followed was soft and inaccurate, Hamish Bidwell writes.
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Super Rugby: Quarter-finals breakdown
Eight teams were whittled down to four at the weekend, but those remaining certainly aren't the best Super Rugby has to offer, Hamish Bidwell writes.
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A big week for the government - and nothing went wrong
Analysis: The government was on the move this week with troop withdrawals, military spending, law changes and the end of teacher strikes, writes Peter Wilson.
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Does a council declaring climate emergency mean anything?
Declaring a climate emergency might be difficult to explain thoroughly, but it actually makes a lot of sense, Greg Roughan writes.
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Utu for Shaun Johnson at Mt Smart
Analysis: The home team setup at Mt Smart Stadium leaves you in absolutely no doubt whose house you're in.
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Analysis: Luxon still flying high after Air New Zealand stint
Analysis - In the turbulent world of aviation, Christopher Luxon can claim to have had more than his fair share of smooth flights, writes RNZ Business editor Gyles Beckford.
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Opinion: The magnificent ten who all want Mrs May's job
Opinion - Ambition is one thing that thrives in the UK Conservative Party, and the scramble for the No 10 throne began before Mrs May's tears had dried David Townsend writes.
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Super Rugby season review: The Blues
With the Blues' Super Rugby season over, Hamish Bidwell looks back at the weird, the wonderful and the worrisome from the Auckland franchise in 2019.
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Analysis: Refreshed Kiwis ready for Tonga Test
If first impressions are anything to go by, the New Zealand Rugby League team have made an encouraging start to their preparations for Saturday's Test against Tonga, writes Clay Wilson.
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Super Rugby: Regular season breakdown
With the Super Rugby regular season wrapping up, Hamish Bidwell looks at the winners, losers and all the in-between.
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Opinion: Aus law offers little protection from raids on media
Australia lacks laws that could have stopped police at the door of the ABC's offices, a raid that shows again why we as citizens must voice our protest at such actions, writes Gavin Ellis.
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Opinion: Barrett to the Blues not the issue here
Super Rugby has bigger problems than where Beauden Barrett will end up next season, Hamish Bidwell writes.
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Opinion: Crusaders' name change excuse not good enough
If the Crusaders can change their logo then they should be able to change their name, Hamish Bidwell writes.
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Opinion: Battler Durante epitomises Phoenix
Sports Call - Andrew Durante epitomised the Wellington Phoenix and it's a shame his departure from the club has been such a mess, writes Sports Editor Stephen Hewson.
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Are NZ's intelligence agencies watching the right people?
Insight - Have NZ's security agencies been unfair in their use of their powers? In this two-part investigation, Phil Pennington asks if the agencies have been monitoring the right people. Audio
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Budget breach: Govt clears air with timeline, but burning questions remain
Power Play - The government has finally fronted up with a timeline dismissing some of the cries of "dirty politics" - but several questions remain about the Budget data breach, writes Jo Moir.
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Public media funding policy back to square one?
Labour promised big boosts to public broadcasting but last week's Budget offered only stop-gap increases "pending major policy decisions". Mediawatch questions the Broadcasting Minister. Audio
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What do police raids on Aussie media mean?
Mediawatch - The powers-that-be intruded on journalists in Australia this week to dig out sources of controversial stories. Should New Zealand take note? Audio
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Wellbeing Budget: Govt spending in the economy remains low
Opinion - Last week's Budget was sold as the Wellbeing Budget, but has done little to slow a decline in spending as a share of GDP since 2011, writes Toby Moore.
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Super Rugby: Week 17 breakdown
Opinion - It may have taken until week 17, but we may have finally found a potential challenger for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby final, writes Hamish Bidwell.
