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Finding the heartbeat of our oceans
A team of New Zealand scientists has just returned from studying the sea ice factories in Antarctica, in a joint expedition with Italy
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NZ's confusing and complicated holiday laws
20 Mar 2024The Holidays Act is complex and has led to years of problems. But fixing it seems just as challenging.
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Police confiscation net widens
The proceeds of crime laws have traditionally been used to target gangs and drug dealers. Now police have their eyes on a new target, and that's left businesses feeling vulnerable.
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Seymour is the grand ruler of cutting red tape
A sector that's had rules piled upon it is welcoming moves to cut the red tape
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The man behind NZ's music
16 Mar 2024The Detail's Davina Zimmer discovers she's sitting across from a quiet music legend.
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Samoa's plan to allow overseas voting
15 Mar 2024Critics of a new electoral law in Samoa say it could allow overseas voters to decide elections.
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Aucklanders raise a bin din
14 Mar 2024Auckland Council is calling it a 'bin optimisation drive', but residents say the move to remove their litter receptacles is rubbish
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A perfect storm for problems and incompetence at Immigration NZ
13 Mar 2024A review into a new visa category that sparked more problems than it solved is scathing about Immigration NZ's processes and systems.
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Hurricanes Poua's controversial haka
A haka incorporating barbs aimed at the Government has rekindled a decades old debate over sport and politics.
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Power and money lending rules
The laws that govern our money-lending landscape are in for another shakeup.
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The art of ice
9 Mar 2024All ice is not created equal, and the ice created by Conor Whale is top-shelf stuff.
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The university launching space students
8 Mar 2024Auckland University's new space centre will soon take control of a satellite that detects the world's worst methane emitters.
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Lights, cameras, Academy Awards
7 Mar 2024Hollywood's red carpet is getting rolled out for its premier event, the Oscars, for the 96th time this weekend
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The special school that's being starved
An Auckland school for some of our most vulnerable children is crumbling, and any hopes for a rebuild have just been dashed by the government's moves to halt school property developments.
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New Zealand gets ready for Paris Olympics
The first of our athletes to wear the silver fern in Paris have been announced
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Rare disorders aren't unusual enough to ignore
4 Mar 2024One in 17 New Zealanders have what's termed as a rare disorder. March is the month to highlight their lives and struggles.
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What the small screen did to magazines
Magazines are facing extinction by internet. Are they special enough to save?
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The headlines are grim for Newshub
1 Mar 2024It was a skin-of-your-teeth operation from the start, and Newshub's 35 year old life looks to be ending with multi-million dollar losses presided over by off-shore owners
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Time, heavenly bodies and leap years
Leap year is all about matching the seasons to time. It's just a construct, but try telling that to February 29th babies.
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A legal way to safety-check illegal drugs
28 Feb 2024At festivals, a volunteer-based service runs quality-control on illegal drugs.
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Why the Waitangi Tribunal can't win the fight over the Māori Health Authority
27 Feb 2024What is the point of the Waitangi Tribunal if it doesn't have the power to stop a government that appears to be acting against the interests of Māori?
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Why our romance with the office is dead
26 Feb 2024Four years after the first lockdown, the way we work has changed.
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A $20 million magic wand
24 Feb 2024A life-changing diagnostic device tested on sheep in New Zealand is about to be trialled on humans
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Lessons from a brilliant bridge
23 Feb 2024Good, fast and on-budget infrastructure building shouldn't have to wait for disaster situations to swing into action.
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