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Week in Politics: National and Labour go courting at Fieldays
16 Jun 2023Analysis - National would have had clear air for its agriculture policy if Christopher Luxon had not come down with a case of foot in mouth, writes Peter Wilson.
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Week in Politics: Chris Hipkins' worst week
9 Jun 2023Analysis - For a competent minister - and he has shown himself to be that - Michael Wood has got himself into a real muddle, writes Peter Wilson.
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How NZ's own law helped Australia win the Manuka Honey trademark war
5 Jun 2023Analysis - The mānuka honey trademark case shows how Aotearoa New Zealand's law lacks substantive protections for Māori intellectual property rights, writes David Jefferson.
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ACT preens as party in waiting ahead of Election 2023
6 Jun 2023Power Play - ACT Party leader David Seymour will be patting himself on the back after a sell-out annual conference in central Auckland this weekend.
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The Ben Roberts-Smith verdict shocked the military. Why didn't its leaders act sooner?
6 Jun 2023Analysis - The Ben Roberts-Smith verdict has reopened the wounds of a shameful period of Australian military history that demonstrates how the leadership of the ADF has failed, writes Mick Ryan.
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The war in Ukraine is escalating - and NZ won't escape the consequences
Opinion - Russia's war with Ukraine is now at a critical turning point. The relentless missile and drone strikes on the capital Kyiv may look like a sign of strength, but appearances can be deceiving.
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Week in Politics: Party members cop heat over problematic remarks and plans
Analysis - National pulls out of the bipartisan agreement on housing density and gets itself into a muddle over bilingual road signs, while the prescription fee saga rumbles on.
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Did 'wokeness' cancel Police Ten 7?
When TVNZ cancelled reality TV show Police Ten 7 earlier this year, it certainly rattled some law-and-order cages, Antje Deckert and Juan Marcellus Tauri write.
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Samoan Language Week: Preserving culture and a sense of belonging
5 Jun 2023Analysis - The theme for Samoan Language Week is, "Be proud of your language and grounded in your identity." Anric Sitanilei explores what this means, in both Gagana Samoa and English.
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Holograms can bring stars back from the dead - but will fans buy it?
4 Jun 2023Opinion - Fans can mourn the passing of music legends for years, so it's little wonder recent advances in holographic and AI technology have found a ready market for shows from beyond the grave.
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Slow down Simeon Brown – bilingual traffic signs aren’t an accident waiting to happen
30 May 2023Opinion - When the National Party's transport spokesperson, Simeon Brown, questioned the logic of bilingual traffic signs, he seemed to echo his leader Christopher Luxon's earlier misgivings, Richard…
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'Whose side are you on mate?' How no one is free from bias – including referees
27 May 2023The range of reasoning shortcuts we all use to make decisions can lead us astray, write Tim Dare and Justine Kingsbury.
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How Mike Wahrlich became 'the juggler', and the lessons it leaves us
26 May 2023Opinion - The death of Mike 'the juggler' Wahrlich in last week's fire in Wellington prompts David Cohen to examine Mike's past and how that activity became such a source of self-esteem in his life.
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Simply The Best: Tina Turner, rugby league icon
Opinion - News of Tina Turner's death was greeted with great sadness by many, as well as a wave of reminiscence in Australasia due to her successful but unlikely connection with rugby league, Jamie… Video
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Kiwi research makes predicting river course changes, thanks to quakes, possible
30 May 2023When the Waiau Toa started flowing again after the Kaikōura earthquake, it had a new course.
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'Coalition of chaos' versus 'coalition of cuts' - the voters will decide
29 May 2023Power Play - Labour is ramping up its pitch to regain power, telling voters they "deserve to know the choices they have" in election year, Jane Patterson writes.
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Ongoing questions on telecommunications resilience unanswered
29 May 2023Analysis - Hawke's Bay dodged a much worse cellphone and internet blackout in Cyclone Gabrielle when fuel supplies ran critically low, papers show. Audio
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The Week in Politics: Reserve Bank raises OCR, Budget reaction continues
26 May 2023Analysis - The Reserve Bank's surprisingly benign response to the Budget robs National of a strong attack line and the NZ Steel deal is hailed as a win for the climate, but opposition parties say it…
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Playing catch-up in the face of fire
24 May 2023Analysis - When a dairy caught fire at the end at the end of my street in April, a fire engine came from a station across the Hutt River in Seaview, rather than just down the road.
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How successful was the PM's trip to Papua New Guinea?
23 May 2023Opinion - Chris Hipkins is blazing his way through New Zealand's foreign policy, writes Geoffrey Miller.
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Why the Warriors giving Manu Vatuvei a chance is commendable
Opinion - In light of the Warriors' decision to support the former rugby league star, reframing how we view and work with those who have criminal convictions is key, Emmaline Pickering-Martin writes.
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Is it time to fix NZ's Sentencing Act?
Analysis - A 25-year old sex offender was given a discount on his sentence due to his age. But Debra Wilson questions whether 25 really is too young to understand the gravity of sexual assault?
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'You can't speak what you can't hear': How sports stars are helping revitalise vulnerable languages
21 May 2023Elite sports people are leading the way with their use in public of te reo Māori and Pacific languages, Dion Enari and Sierra Keung write.
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'No Frills' Budget delivers something but not everything for people with disabilities
19 May 2023Opinion - The disabled community has something to celebrate as a result of today's Budget, but the spending breakdown of some things really needs to be seen, writes Chris Ford.