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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.
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Opinion: Smart moves in Budget 2023 but no transformation for poorer families
19 May 2023It is very expensive to be poor. It is expensive for the country, but it is also expensive for the families themselves: they often face higher prices than others do, writes Max Rashbrooke.
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Budget 2023: Keeping up with costs, a splash on investments
Opinion - Budget 2023 was dressed up as 'no frills'. In some ways that was the case, Shamubeel Eaqub writes.
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Why $133 per week back for childcare is 'chump change' for families
18 May 2023Opinion - The expansion of the childcare 20-hour free subsidy to two year olds looks great on paper for the budget, but it is unlikely to be the relief families are looking for, Brigitte Morten writes…
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How Labour's 'no frills' budget targets voters in election year
18 May 2023Analysis - After a 2022 Budget that played to Labour's base, this year's effort was essentially an inflation-driven budget that many more right-leaning parties would have been happy to deliver, Tim…
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Week In Politics: The Budget chasm between Labour and National
Analysis - Budget 2023 has highlighted the stark differences between the main parties, writes Peter Wilson.
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NZ is finally making progress on child poverty – but a 'no frills' budget puts that at risk
17 May 2023Analysis - Budget 2023 marks "half-time" for the Labour government's long-term child poverty targets. It's an ideal point in the 10-year project to take stock and see what's worked and what hasn't.
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ChatGPT could help bust 'contract cheating'
11 May 2023Analysis - Educational institutions trying to safeguard academic integrity could be looking in the wrong direction by banning generative AI.
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Why can white-collar criminals benefit from leniency provisions in NZ law?
10 May 2023Opinion - Leniency and immunity provisions available to whistleblower cartel participants raise questions of equality of justice and imply some level of acceptance of a serious form of…
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How long can you really leave cheese out for?
8 May 2023First person - Follow one woman's quest to get an expert to let her eat the cheese she forgot in her car.
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Super Rugby: A day for the Drua and almost a night for Moana
Saturday's action almost entirely belonged to the new boys, with the Fijian Drua toppling the Hurricanes and Moana Pasifika coming within one turnover of scoring the biggest upset in Super Rugby… Video
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King Charles' Coronation: The best dressed guests
7 May 2023From the traditional to the stylish, there was plenty of pageantry of dress on display.
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Rolling with the punches: Fraught Hipkins trip buoyed by pastry
8 May 2023Power Play - Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will be travelling back to New Zealand feeling grateful for sausage rolls.
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Mind the gaps: TAIC report calls KiwiRail's 'first-class' audit regime into question
6 May 2023Analysis - The revelation that KiwiRail put a 13-year-old rubber expansion joint into a ferry engine does not back up claims it made on Thursday about the quality of its audit regimes, writes Phil…
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Week In Politics: Meka Whaitiri - why did she do it?
5 May 2023Analysis - The implications of Meka Whaitiri's defection and the big unanswered question: why? Meanwhile, National fires the opening shots in its tax attack with claims of a secret agenda.
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Comment: Meka Whaitiri owes voters and the Labour Party an explanation
5 May 2023Meka Whaitiri has insulted constituents and created a constitutional 'cluster' with her sudden and barely explained defection to Te Pāti Māori, writes Tim Watkin.
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AI could transform health care - but we must first face risk of algorithmic bias
4 May 2023Opinion - What do we need in Aotearoa New Zealand to ensure the safe implementation of AI in medical care?
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