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Half-baked funding puts rail plans on hold
19 Jun 2024The drive through one section of Northland is notable for the kilometres of concrete sleepers stacked up by the rail lines, but no work is going on and there are no trains
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Why the UK opposition will sleepwalk to victory
18 Jun 2024A leader who continues to shoot himself in the foot, a country with more problems than answers; and an election without any fire or brimstone
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Fuelling the oil and gas sector
Will the oil and gas ban reversal bring much-needed international investment , or just stymy efforts to combat climate change?
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University education is about to get more expensive
Budget 2024 will bump funding for universities, but students will likely be the ones footing the bill
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An upheaval sparked by crisis
14 Jun 2024It's been nearly two years since New Zealand shook off its Covid isolation, but the populace is far from content
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Te Pāti Māori at heart of privacy breach allegations
13 Jun 2024Three sets of allegations, three inquiries: The Detail talks to the journalist who broke the Te Pāti Māori data breach stories
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The call for Māori representation
A separate parliament could boost Māori representation. What exactly would that look like?
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The Kiwi round-ball stars
11 Jun 2024Alex Paulsen's move to the Premier league headlines a terrific purple patch for the sport
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Mastering AI before it masters you
10 Jun 2024Generative AI is currently the worst you will ever use - and that's good news, says one expert.
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A cold case with layers of institutional failings
What motivates a journalist to spend years fighting for justice for someone they don't even know?
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Ice cream TV to feel bad about afterwards
7 Jun 2024Married at First Sight NZ- the reality show that indulges your worst instincts as a person
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Reality and perception over safe cities
Is Auckland city a crime-ridden nightmare, or is it a perception caused by more apartment-dwellers congregating on the streets?
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The tiny nations that want to stand alone
The push for independence is still alive in the Pacific but it's getting messy
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Why your dream trip could be a bumpy ride
Injuries and a death on a recent Singapore Airlines flight have highlighted issues with severe turbulence
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Dark horses in black singlets
1 Jun 2024Finally New Zealand is leaving the Snell and Walker era behind, with a new generation of record-breaking athletes on the scene
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The languishing honey industry
31 May 2024Dramatic pictures of diseased beehives going up in flames have spotlit issues with the apiculture industry
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Trouble at The Warehouse
Will a shake-up in leadership at The Warehouse give the company what it needs to survive?
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The public housing problem
29 May 2024Is Kāinga Ora, the government's social housing arm, a total mess or a 'stonking financial success'?
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Seabed mining's hazards
28 May 2024New Zealand has three live seabed mining issues right now, and what they have in common is a startling lack of information on how damaging their activities will be
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Lifting the game against gangs
The new specialised National Gang Unit is being described as the same policing with a different name.
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A mood shift by voters in Taiwan
25 May 2024In 2024 more voters than ever in history are heading to the polls, but one of the most extraordinary elections happened this week
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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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