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New Caledonia's fires for freedom
Kiwi holiday makers have been air-lifted from New Caledonia, but what kind of mess have they left behind?
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The fishhooks in charter schools
Former charter schools are expressing caution about David Seymour's revival plans
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The real change in education
Out with Reading Recovery; in with structured literacy. There's a big change coming for New Zealand's young readers
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Hit by a digital guillotine
21 May 2024Do influencers and celebrities with large social media followings have a responsibility to speak out on political and other issues?
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The Pacific brain drain
Does New Zealand have a responsibility to address a problem it's created by snapping up seasonal workers from the Pacific?
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The hijacking of the body positive movement
It's one thing to be encouraged to accept your body, no matter what size it is. But some 'fat activists' have gone too far in encouraging self-love
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Overhauling our drug policies
Our current drug laws are harmful, according to a group of experts who want to see the Misuse of Drugs Act overhauled
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We are the unsung heroes of power generation
16 May 2024Energy experts doubt New Zealand will ever get to 100 percent renewable, and say incentives and rewards are the answer to bridging the gap
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The Reserve Bank's double-pronged cash plan
15 May 2024We're never going to let go of our notes and coins - so the Reserve Bank is not only looking at digital currency for the future, it's also trialling cash services for small towns
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Our endangered languages
14 May 2024There are five Pacific languages listed as endangered by UNESCO. What's the point of reviving them?
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The haves and have-nots of aged care
New Zealand's aged care sector faces huge inequities - while the flashiest ever has just opened in Auckland, many in smaller towns are closing
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Men and body positivity
11 May 2024The body positivity movement started for women but in a warped sort of equality, men now appear to be just as miserable about their looks
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All trained up and nowhere to write
A journalism cadetship programme promised to transform New Zealand's newsrooms. But then the media landscape shrank
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Litigation log-jamming the courts
There's evidence New Zealanders are getting more trigger-happy when it comes to using courts to stamp down on competition
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Driver licencing is fraught from start to finish
8 May 2024There are traffic jams at the young end of driver licencing and fear and trepidation at the other end.
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Alarm bells over avian flu virus
7 May 2024New Zealand has so far managed to dodge the H5N1 virus, but it's becoming increasingly concerning to scientists, and it's on our doorstep
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Auckland's decades-old stadium shuffle
6 May 2024Are stadiums a joyful symbol of a thriving city - or a wasteful excess draining ratepayer finances?
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The Enhanced Games, where drug use isn't cheating
Steroid use will be out in the open at the Enhanced Games, and testosterone won't be banned. But is it taking away from the sport?
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Drama as the knife hovers over kiwi soap
Fans fear Shortland Street's 32 years of soapy drama could be coming to a close if TVNZ's cost-cutting knife hovers over it for too long
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When dying well is out of reach
2 May 2024A vital part of our healthcare - palliative care - has been sidelined by our health system, largely because we don't like to talk about dying
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Emergency management missing in action
1 May 2024A new review of New Zealand's response to crisis is blunt about the inaction of the past, and sceptical that much will change in the future
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A fast track to unprecedented power
30 Apr 2024The new fast-track approvals bill has been described as 'government by amateurs', with no checks and balances
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Green hydrogen developments promise a lower carbon future
It's hoped a new GNS Science lab can crack open the door to cheaper green hydrogen production
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The island where people's stories are paramount
27 Apr 2024On Great Barrier Island the media landscape is bucking the national trend - it's flourishing
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