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Why Vanuatu should brace for even more aftershocks
19 Dec 2024Based on previous experience, here's what we might see next.
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Getting people out of cars is possible
20 Dec 2024Despite efforts by governments, councils and individuals, sustained increases in the use of alternative modes of transport remain elusive.
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The Sampler: What to listen to this week
15 Dec 2024Lontalius' fusion of indie rock and RnB is confident and comforting on his fifth album and Tali returns with a new EP celebrating female solidarity.
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From ‘ghost guns’ to gangs, 5 lessons from Canada for NZ firearms reform
13 Dec 2024Analysis - Canada and New Zealand share an important approach to gun control: both countries view firearms as a privilege, not a right.
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Saudi Arabia World Cup win sends shockwaves through football
12 Dec 2024Analysis: However, protests over human rights will fall on deaf ears, David Mark writes.
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India is the new China – NZ needs to see the bigger picture in trade negotiations
10 Dec 2024India is where China was economically 15 years ago. With new talk of trade negotiations, a clear view of India's present and future power will be vital.
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Contrasting visions of national identity face off over Treaty principles
Analysis - And the implications for social cohesion and the quality of democratic debate are serious, Olli Hellmann writes.
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Superpower rivalry is making Pacific aid a bargaining chip
The A$140 million aid agreement between Australia and Nauru is a prime example of the geopolitical tightrope vulnerable Pacific nations are walking in the 21st century, Sione Tekiteki writes.
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France has a new PM, but Macron has the same old problems
15 Dec 2024Analysis - After the toppling of France's government, the next will also have minority support, and be vulnerable to attack from far-right and left-wing opponents.
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Syrian rebel leader's victory speech holds message for Iran - and Trump, Israel
Analysis: Abu Mohammad al-Jolani's mosque speech was about arrival and survival. It's his actions, though, that will secure the latter.
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Hugh Grant's sinister turn can't save misfiring horror flick
8 Dec 2024Review: Heretic stars the debonaire Hugh Grant as the sinister Mr Reed terrorising two Mormon missionaries.
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Funding research for economic return sounds good – but that's not how science really works
The announcement that half of New Zealand's sole fund for fundamental science won't cover social sciences and the humanities came as a shock to many, writes Nicola Gaston.
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Xi's RSVP a snub to Trump, but inauguration invite still a big deal
13 Dec 2024Analysis - Getting Xi to fly across the world would be an enormous coup for the president-elect - which makes it politically unfeasible for the Chinese leader.
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PNG side is most ambitious and complex move in NRL's history
Analysis - The most ambitious, complex and expensive expansion play in rugby league history officially came to life today, Nick Campton writes.
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Puberty blockers a medical decision not a political one
5 Dec 2024Analysis: The growing politicisation and rise in misinformation about their use for gender-affirming healthcare has resulted in bans and restrictions internationally.
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Assad's fall may fuel an Islamist resurgence
10 Dec 2024Analysis - The ouster of the Syrian president leaves a risk of instability and extremism. Audio
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What the fall of Syria's regime means for the world
Analysis: What to expect amid the swirling currents of proxy powers after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government. Audio
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What's happening in Syria? How wars in Ukraine and Lebanon changed everything
8 Dec 2024Analysis -The startling advance of Syria's opposition in a week is the unintended consequence of two other conflicts, one near and one far.
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The unofficial NZ Rugby awards for 2024
9 Dec 2024From the best feud to the best comeback, Jamie Wall acknowledges and congratulates all the achievers.
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Is ‘judicial activism’ skewing Treaty law – or are court critics the real radicals?
3 Dec 2024Recently the rhetoric has been taken up a notch.
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Changes to education in NZ opening the door to private interests
2 Dec 2024The government should not outsource the responsibility of education to private business, Karen Nairn and Susan Sandretto write.
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NZ’s gas shortage was not caused by the offshore exploration ban – but it was still a flawed policy
2 Dec 2024Historically, gas in New Zealand traded below NZ$10 per gigajoule. When prices hit $50 per gigajoule in August this year, anyone with gas to sell could have made a lot of money.
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What Covid inquiry says about the next pandemic - and what we're doing wrong
30 Nov 2024Opinion - There's urgency for the government to act on the recommendations of the long-awaited inquiry, prominent medical experts write.
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Indie icon Kim Deal's singing voice is as cool and comforting as ever on her solo debut
1 Dec 2024Tony Stamp reviews Breeders singer Kim Deal's solo debut, and a piano-based album from Wellington musician Tess de Lyon.
