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Schedule
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Closing Ceremony
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Medal table
- 1 USA 40 44 42 126
- 2 CHN 40 27 24 91
- 3 JPN 20 12 13 45
- 11 NZ 10 7 3 20
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The Briefing
New Zealand
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Gloriavale leader denies seeing outright bullying of young man found dead
12 Aug 2024A senior leader has told an inquest that while Sincere Standtrue was slow, he seemed to get on well with other children.
Woman with bowel cancer dies after poor reporting of CT scan
Nelson lockdowns: Police deploy negotiation team
Pacific
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Can overseas workers boost Pacific prosperity?
12 Aug 2024Analysis - As Pacific Island nations navigate their way out of pandemic debt, work abroad schemes could help, Paresh Narayan and Bernard Iyke write.
The Pacific rugby funding dilemma
NZ gives more than $6 million to support 'resilient and prosperous Marshall Islands'
Sport
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Breaking down the Auckland FC v Wellington Phoenix war
12 Aug 2024Analysis -Mathew Nash takes a look at one of the first shots of the Alex Paulsen transfer saga.
What's next for Pacific rugby?
Kiwi Phillis Meti wins another World Long Drive championship
Politics
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Firearms reform minister says Police Association input not needed
12 Aug 2024Nicole McKee says Police Association president Chris Cahill is throwing his toys out of the cot. Audio
Police Association urges PM to strip gun reform portfolio off Nicole McKee
Government accelerates congestion charging plans
Covid-19
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Covid-19 update: 1666 new cases, 26 further deaths
12 Aug 2024The number of new cases continues to drop, but there have been more deaths than last week.
Covid-19 update: 1761 new cases, 16 further deaths
Covid-19: 2414 new cases, 22 further deaths
World
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US sends submarine to Middle East as tensions grow
The move comes in response to fears of a wider regional conflict, after the recent assassination of senior Hezbollah and Hamas leaders.
Residents evacuated as wildfires near Athens spread
Pilot dead after helicopter crashes into roof of Australian hotel
Comment & Analysis
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The surveilled society: Who is watching you and how
11 Aug 2024Analysis - Artificial intelligence-enabled cameras on billboards, in bus windshields, on petrol station forecourts and in the checkout at the supermarket - all these are here, or about to be.
The Week in Politics: Sir John Key - still a powerful presence
The numbers don’t add up: Why the government needs to slow down on sweeping changes to NZ’s maths curriculum
Local Democracy Reporting
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How local boards are helping sustain traditional arts and culture of the Cook Islands
12 Aug 2024Thanks to the Ōtara-Papatoetoe and Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board, the wider community has been able to learn how to make their own tivaevae and 'ei katu.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
West Coast significant natural area hearings delayed
In Depth
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Seymour's plan for tipping millions of dollars into Pharmac - and Big Pharma
The Act Party minister is plotting a huge expansion of the state-run drug buying agency, despite being a proponent of small government. Audio
Gail Maney has always said she is not a murderer - the Court of Appeal is about to decide if she's telling the truth
Good as gold: Olympic athletes who couldn’t make the cut today are quick enough for gold decades earlier
Te Ao Māori
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Māori reporters call on NZME to review advertising standards
9 Aug 2024A front-page Hobson's Pledge advertisement in The New Zealand Herald is misleading and inflammatory, Māori journalists say, but the newspaper says it is clearly marked as an ad.
Ngāti Kahungunu to host thousands in celebration of te reo Māori
Iwi spokesperson questions if councillor's ute was shot at over Māori wards
Business
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Not even All Blacks immune from economic situation
The turnout was the lowest level recorded in Wellington since 2002.
One in five builders working at less than 50% capacity
Fletcher Building selling off Australian plumbing supplies and distribution business
Country
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NZ investigating weedkiller banned in US
The US Environmental Protection Agency used its emergency suspension authority to stop the use of a pesticide for the first time in almost 40 years.
Seafood industry not making most of free trade deals
Power price rises hitting export competitiveness - Fonterra
Environment
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Calls for remediation of New Plymouth chemical plant to speed up
12 Aug 2024The mayor is convinced the former chemical plant is contaminated with the most toxic materials imaginable at high levels.
Ex-councillor wins legal battle against council over pines
Sam Gibson: the bushman sharing his love for the natural world
Media & Technology
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The Kiwi brain behind the winning medal tally
12 Aug 2024Turns out the Medals Per Capita website is a nice bit of Kiwi propaganda.
Chris Parker wants to throw his phone off the Harbour Bridge
'Rage-baiting': How content creators are profiting off your anger
Identity
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X-plainer: Who are Generation X?
22 Jul 2024You're probably familiar with Boomers and Millennials, but what about the generation in the middle?
Tusiata Avia: the voice of New Zealand Pasifika
Māori-Chinese New Zealanders embrace their mixed heritage
IndoNZ
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Indian president hails ongoing contribution of Kiwi Indians
9 Aug 2024Addressing hundreds in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour, the first tribal Indian head of state expressed pride in the success of the Indian community in New Zealand.
New Zealand inks customs cooperation deal with India
Visa fees set to rise from October