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  • Call for a Fiji rugby players association gets support

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    Pacific
    3 Oct 2024
    TOKYO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 14: Tevita Ikanivere of Fiji makes a break during the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup Semi-Final between Fiji and United States at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium on September 14, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)

    Opinion - Is there a need to have a rugby players association or union in Fiji? It's about time, writes Iliesa Tora.

    Call for a Fiji rugby players association gets support
  • Changing the c-word: Cult survivors on sensationalism and stigma

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    New Zealand World
    3 Oct 2024
    Holy Bible book and cross, close-up view

    Opinion - Cults are a hot topic but the stereotypes that come with them can hurt their victims, writes author Anke Richter.

    Changing the c-word: Cult survivors on sensationalism and stigma
  • Review: This is the F#$%ing News

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    Media & Technology media
    2 Oct 2024
    Paddy Gower and the cover of his book 'This is the F#$%ing News'

    'Paddy' Gower is most impressive in this memoir when he's most vulnerable, David Hill writes.

    Review: This is the F#$%ing News by Patrick Gower
  • Seven things to know about the US vice presidential debate

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    World Comment & Analysis
    2 Oct 2024
    A screen displays the CBS vice presidential debate between US Senator and Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance and Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz in Times Square in New York on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP)

    Analysis - It was a surprisingly cordial debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance, but it revealed stark differences. Jeremy Rees looks at what we learned.

    Seven things to know about the US vice presidential debate
  • How the Walz v Vance debate unfolded

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    World world politics
    2 Oct 2024
    JD Vance and Tim Walz

    Analysis - The vice presidential debate was heavy on policy disagreements - but light on personal attacks.

    Walz, Vance clash at policy-heavy vice presidential debate
  • Review finds benefits of teacher te reo course before cuts

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    New Zealand Te Ao Māori
    2 Oct 2024
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    A programme teaching teachers te reo that had its funding slashed was in high demand, had overwhelmingly positive feedback, and radiated benefits to pupils and whānau, an independent report says.

    Te Ahu o te Reo programme supported Crown goals and was highly valued - report
  • Happy, sad or angry? AI can detect emotions in text according to new research

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    Comment & Analysis technology
    1 Oct 2024
    Use of AI

    Analysis - If AI can read our emotions, how do we ensure this capability is used responsibly? How do we protect privacy? These are crucial questions that must be addressed as the technology continues…

    Happy, sad or angry? AI can detect emotions in text according to new research
  • All Blacks Rugby Championship campaign: what we learned

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    Sport
    29 Sep 2024
    Caleb Clarke of New Zealand celebrates his try with Sevu Reece of New Zealand and /Beauden Barrett of New Zealand.
New Zealand All Blacks v Australia Wallabies, Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship rugby union test match at Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand on Saturday 28 September 2024. © Photo: Harry Cornaga / Photosport

    Analysis: Scott Robertson's side wrapped up the Rugby Championship with a win over the Wallabies - here's the key talking points.

    All Blacks Rugby Championship campaign: what we learned
  • Sea Lion Trust offers $5k reward over baby's shooting

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    New Zealand Environment
    29 Sep 2024
    Photos of sea lion Jade's pup, taken in February 2024, the pup was shot and left to die on 23 September, 2024.

    The reward comes after a baby sea lion was shot in an estuary in the Catlins then left to die a slow, painful death.

    Sea Lion Trust offers $5k reward over baby's shooting
  • Woman avoids deportation after stabbing ex-husband's new partner

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    New Zealand crime
    29 Sep 2024
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    A woman who arrived in New Zealand from China hoping for a new life was later devastated by the end of her marriage following her husband's affair.

    Woman avoids deportation to China after stabbing ex-husband's new partner
  • Polkinghorne trial spotlights mental health in the media

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    New Zealand Media & Technology
    29 Sep 2024
    Scenes outside the court, after the verdict in the Philip Polkinghorne trial.

    Coverage of the trial blurred the lines on reporting suicide - and raised questions about how mental health can be aired in a healthy way.

    Philip Polkinghorne murder trial spotlights mental health in the media
  • Failed attempts on Donald Trump's life 'miracles' - Melania Trump

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    World world politics
    27 Sep 2024
    MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 18: Former first lady Melania Trump joins Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump on stage after he officially accepted the Republican presidential nomination on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18.   Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    In a sit-down interview ahead of her book release, she talks about what it was like learning her husband had been shot. Video

    Failed attempts on Donald Trump's life 'miracles' - Melania Trump
  • Is there a Polkinghorne documentary coming?

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    New Zealand Media & Technology
    25 Sep 2024
    Scenes outside the court, after the verdict in the Philip Polkinghorne trial.

    With a not-guilty verdict still reverberating around the country, at least one film crew is working on a documentary. Is that a good thing?

    Polkinghorne documentary confirmed by director Mark McNeill
  • A first-hand account of George Speight's 2000 coup in Fiji

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    Pacific Fiji
    23 Sep 2024
    Coup leader George Speight is surrounded by bodyguards at Parliament House in Suva 03 June 2000 where former Fijian prime minister Mahendra Pal Chaudhry's government is being held hostage.  Both Speight and Fijian strongman Commodore Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama are holding another round of talks after the military renegged on its offer to allow the Great Council of Chiefs to decide who should run the country.  (ELECTRONIC IMAGE)  AFP PHOTO/Torsten BLACKWOOD (Photo by TORSTEN BLACKWOOD / AFP)

    First person - While we have pardoned him, and let him go to his family, we must ensure he and such people never ever assume public or political office, writes Nirmal Singh Cheema.

    A first-hand account of George Speight's 2000 coup in Fiji
  • Why can’t the All Blacks close out test matches?

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    Sport Comment & Analysis
    22 Sep 2024
    The All Blacks huddle post-game.

    Bledisloe I gave us the now very familiar story of this All Black side, writes Jamie Wall. How can they fix it? Video

    Why can’t the All Blacks close out test matches?
  • California firefighter accused of setting five fires

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    World
    22 Sep 2024
    Firefighters watch as flames and smoke move through a valley in the Forest Ranch area of Butte County as the Park Fire continues to burn near Chico, California, on 26 July 2024.

    Robert Matthew Hernandez is accused of setting five fires between 15 August and 14 September while off-duty.

    California firefighter accused of sparking blazes in the state's wine country
  • Media getting the silent treatment from politicians

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    New Zealand Mediawatch
    22 Sep 2024
    RNZ/Reece Baker

    There are claims politicians are dodging media interviews - but the way the media handle them might be part of the problem. Video

    Media getting the silent treatment from politicians
  • Behind NZ's version of the 'viral Dubai chocolate bar'

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    New Zealand food
    21 Sep 2024
    Nikita Joel recreated the viral Dubai chocolate bar, which includes a gooey, knafeh filling.

    Nikita Joel only started selling her pistachio chocolate bars three weeks ago. Now, people queue in their hundreds and thousands sell online.

    Dubai chocolate, Tokos Tacos, Baby G Burger and Fankery: Kiwi food businesses that started off as stalls
  • Convicted sex offender James Parker denied parole for third time

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    New Zealand court
    20 Sep 2024
    Kaitaia District Court, Redan Road, Kaitaia.

    The former deputy principal has been in jail since 2013 for offences against boys while he was a teacher at Pamapuria School, near Kaitāia.

    Convicted sex offender James Parker denied parole for third time
  • Pulling back the curtain on that controversial Prince Andrew interview

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    World Television
    19 Sep 2024
    Ruth Wilson as Emily Maitlis and Michael Sheen as Prince Andrew in Amazon Prime's A Very Royal Scandal.

    A Very Royal Scandal unpacks the lead up to the Newsnight interview in which Prince Andrew was forced to pick apart his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Video

    A Very Royal Scandal - what we learned from the new Prince Andrew drama
  • Player, rugby union and the prime minister: Who has the last laugh?

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    Pacific sport
    19 Sep 2024
    SAINT-ETIENNE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 17: The players of Fiji form a huddle at full-time following the Rugby World Cup France 2023 match between Australia and Fiji at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on September 17, 2023 in Saint-Etienne, France. (Photo by Pauline Ballet - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)

    Opinion - With the public fallout between ex-Flying Fijians captain Waisea Nayacalevu and Fiji Rugby, with PM Sitiveni Rabuka weighing in on the saga, one major wrong is revealed.

    Fijian player, rugby union and the prime minister: Who has the last laugh?
  • Instagram 'teen accounts' might not work but we have to try - consultant

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    New Zealand
    19 Sep 2024
    (FILES) In this photo illustration, a person looks at a smart phone with a Instagram logo displayed on the screen, on August 17, 2021, in Arlington, Virginia. Meta on September 17, 2024, announced the creation of "Teen Accounts," designed to better protect underage users from the dangers associated with Instagram. The hugely popular photo-sharing app is accused by many experts and authorities of damaging the mental health of its youngest users. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP)

    Children aren't meant to vape, smoke or drink and we regulate those things, a social media consultant says. Audio

    Instagram 'teen accounts' might not work but we have to try - consultant
  • Frenchwoman in mass rape case denounces husband

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    World
    19 Sep 2024
    Gisele Pelicot walks during an interuption at the Avignon courthouse as she attends the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 17, 2024. A court in the southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP)

    Gisele Pelicot told a French court: 'forgiveness does not exist' after a copy cat case was revealed.

    Frenchwoman in mass rape case denounces husband, other suspects as 'degenerates'
  • Budget 2024: Light at the end of the tunnel

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    Politics The House
    18 Sep 2024
    Erica Stanford during the Estimates Debate of Budget 2024

    The House - The government's maiden Budget is finally reaching the end of its long approval process, and it's going to be just in time. Audio

    Budget 2024: Light at the end of the tunnel
  • Kiribati 'exercising sovereignty' in diplomat ban - academics

    News
    Pacific
    18 Sep 2024
    Flags of Pacific Islands nations, displayed at the 2018 Pacific Islands Forum summit.

    Pacific states can be increasingly expected to call the shots as to when, and if, they can accommodate visiting diplomatic missions.

    Kiribati 'exercising sovereignty' in diplomat ban - academics
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