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Facebook to disable 'ethnic affinities' advertising for credit extensions, housing and employment
12 Nov 2016Facebook will no longer allow advertising for certain things to exclude people from its ads based on race or ethnicity, it says.
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Anti-social media? Study links loneliness, social media
6 Nov 2016A study has found the people who spend the most time on social media are also the most lonely.
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Toby & Toby on... Hillary Clinton's emails
Opinion - Toby Manhire and Toby Morris consider the latest in the Hillary Clinton email saga and ask whether the revelations match the hyperbole.
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Southlanders may get answers about their accent
4 Nov 2016Southlanders could be getting some answers into why they roll their 'R's with new research looking into the region's distinctive accent being given the green light.
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Fewer young people learning to drive
31 Oct 2016Fewer people aged under 40 are learning to drive, new statistics show, and there are now fewer teens on the road than over-75s.
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Māori innovation hub targets modern tech, education
20 Oct 2016Science organisation Callaghan Innovation is targeting Māori businesses at its research premises in Petone.
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'Disappointing' ranking for girls' opportunities in NZ
13 Oct 2016New Zealand has come 16th in a new international index ranking opportunities for girls, and equality advocates say the country can do better.
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Gender pay gap continues to widen
7 Oct 2016The difference between men's and women's wages is growing, with the gap now at 12 percent, according to Statistics New Zealand.
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Private eye: Big data, big questions
7 Oct 2016The Five Eyes spy alliance and government privacy breaches have turned a spotlight on how the government is using New Zealanders' data, but as Kate Newton reports, the private sector is interested in…
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Insight: Family Court on trial
25 Sep 2016Insight - Changes to the Family Court were supposed to encourage parents to resolve problems themselves. Two years on, Catherine Hutton asks if that's worked. Audio
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Disney's Maui costume was simply not OK
22 Sep 2016Disney has pulled a skin-suit costume based on its latest film, Moana. Leah Damm explains why, even with the best intentions, it wasn't OK. Comments
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Mana, power, prestige and millions await Ngāpuhi negotiators
22 Sep 2016Analysis - A glimmer of light shone down the long Ngāpuhi settlement tunnel last year - but now, Mihingarangi Forbes writes, the country's largest iwi is wondering what went wrong.
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Conservation in the Anthropocene Age
16 Sep 2016Opinion - Modern humans have created a global sedimentary layer of radioactive dust, plastics, soot and concrete that will last for millions of years. Welcome to the Anthropocene Age.
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Why is it reigning men at the UN?
16 Sep 2016Analysis - It's reigning men at the UN. How much is gender bias to blame, asks Leilani Momoisea.
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Why was My Food Bag sponsoring the Chiefs anyhow?
8 Sep 2016Opinion - My Food Bag has axed its Chiefs sponsorship after the stripper scandal. But why was a female-focused brand backing a rugby team? Dita de Boni explains.
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Decades-long wait for gender surgery
2 Sep 2016The transgender community wants health officials to cut the wait time for gender reassignment operations, saying it could take decades before people get one.
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Trans surgery waitlists stretch five decades
1 Sep 2016Trans people waiting for gender reassignment surgery could be left waiting decades, as the waiting list grows and wait times increase, The Wireless reports. Comments
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GMO ruling frustrates biotech industry, farmers
1 Sep 2016A lobby group representing New Zealand's biotech industry fears further changes to GMO regulations could force companies and scientists to shift overseas. Audio
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Webspeak: Don't H8, appreciate
30 Aug 2016First Person - Bemoaning the language of the internet age may be a favourite pastime of the anti-millennial corp, but Clara van Wel asks if it could be seen as linguistic evolution?
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Balking at burkini bans misses nearer prejudices
27 Aug 2016Opinion - We Kiwis may pat ourselves on the back for defying France's burkini ban by putting it on the catwalk - but do we deserve it, asks Lamia Imam.
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Expert weighs in on curbing-the-carbs 'rubbish'
27 Aug 2016A New Zealand nutrition expert has attacked carb-cutting diet fads endorsed by Hollywood celebrities in a highly regarded medical journal.
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Dotcom seeks extradition case live-stream
27 Aug 2016Kim Dotcom wants the public to see his lawyers "smash" the United States' case against him, he says.
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'Aesthetics over athletics' in women's sport coverage
19 Aug 2016Nine of NZ's 15 medals at Rio have been won by women. But Megan Whelan finds the coverage of women's sport is not always just about their performance.
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2000 same sex weddings in three years
19 Aug 2016More than 2000 same-sex couples have wed in the three years since it was made legal on this day in 2013.
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