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Sam's Take - Avatar: The Way of Water
19 Dec 2022This week Sam looks at James Cameron's long awaited return to Pandora with Avatar: The Way of Water.
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Messi finally wins FIFA World Cup and can claim to be greatest footballer of all time
19 Dec 2022Opinion - The 2022 FIFA World Cup just became a coronation, writes Dan Colasimone for ABC.
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Bad hangovers? Genetics and personality can make a difference
Certain genes and personality traits may explain why some people can hardly function the day after a night of drinking.
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Week in Politics: Prickly end to year in Parliament
17 Dec 2022Analysis - Labour gets a warning from Hamilton West, ministers are told to take a hard look at their spending and the prime minister gets headlines for a remark she didn't think anyone heard.
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Geoffrey Miller: What to expect from Zelensky's speech to the NZ parliament
Opinion - As New Zealand's foreign policy year draws to a close, it seems fitting that Volodymyr Zelensky will have the final word, Geoffrey Miller writes.
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Many buildings' seismic risks remain a mystery, despite quakes and standards
13 Dec 2022Eleven years after the Christchurch quake, many hospitals and other buildings still don't know how heavy non-structural elements will fare in another tremor.
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Black Fern Ruahei Demant and what it takes to win
11 Dec 2022Jamie Wall on how his faith in the Black Ferns was restored following last year's disastrous European tour.
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Week in Politics: National's joy and Labour's woes
9 Dec 2022National's still on track to win the general election, the government removes the Three Waters entrenchment clause and Willie Jackson's "trainwreck" interview about the RNZ/TVNZ merger.
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The unofficial NZ Rugby awards for 2022
6 Dec 2022Opinion - Given that the Black Ferns not only won their World Cup on home soil, but did it in dramatic and record-breaking fashion. They will dominate the awards, Jamie Wall writes. Video
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Entrenchment law: What you need to know
8 Dec 2022Explainer - RNZ helps unpack what entrenchment law is and its significance, after the topic became a key issue in the Three Waters legislation's passage into law. Audio
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Three Waters: Rapids ahead as entrenchment leaves a bruise
8 Dec 2022Analysis - Three Waters has left a lasting impression on Labour and the responsible minister, and seems destined to keep causing problems for whoever wins next year's election.
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Diabetes and Me: The pros of exercise
7 Dec 2022"Exercise is dumb," I said. "It just causes injuries." But not doing it is worse.
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Avoiding climate breakdown depends on protecting biodiversity
7 Dec 2022Opinion -Thousands of delegates have gathered in Montreal, Canada, for a once-in-a-decade chance to address the accelerating pace of species loss and the dangers of ecosystem breakdown.
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Chief Ombudsman's OIA inquiry another pointer to govt's lack of transparency
Analysis - Peter Boshier's move to investigate potential abuses of the Official Information Act is yet another sign that all is not well when it comes to democracy in this country, Max Rashbrooke* wri…
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Sponges possibly 'canary in the coal mine' for marine heatwave impacts
5 Dec 2022Earlier this year, NZ recorded the largest-ever sponge bleaching event off its southern coastline - with major repercussions likely for the ecosystem.
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Lowering the voting age: It all works better when everyone feels involved
3 Dec 2022Opinion: Democracy is a lot like helping out around the house - as soon as the kids show the slightest bit of interest, they should be heartily encouraged, Michele A'Court writes.
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Five things shaping the future of our global economy
5 Dec 2022Analysis - At the beginning of the year most were convinced inflation was a short-term reaction to the pandemic. Now it's proving to be far more persistent.
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Week in Politics: Labour sorts out a muddle of its own making
2 Dec 2022Analysis - Three waters legislation, raising the retirement age and a press conference with a visiting prime minister were all hot topics this week in politics, writes Peter Wilson.
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Diabetes and Me: The problem with stress
30 Nov 2022Megan Whelan explains what she wishes she'd known earlier about the effects of stress on her body and how her diagnosis has made her better at trying to manage its effects.
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Power Play: Three Waters blunder adds to storm of controversy
The Three Waters legislation just got messier as the government tries to untangle a move which lawyers and opposition parties labelled as unconstitutional, Jane Patterson writes.
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Chasing future biotech solutions to climate change may make things worse
29 Nov 2022Opinion - The world is under growing pressure to find sustainable options to cut emissions or lessen the impacts of climate change.
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As Kiwis tighten their belts, why not a windfall tax on corporate mega-profits too?
28 Nov 2022Opinion - As recession looms, some have called for a windfall tax on record corporate profits. But do such taxes actually work? And what is a windfall tax?
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Coalitions, kingmakers and RWC: Calculations already influencing next year’s election
26 Nov 2022Opinion - Sometimes it feels as if election year has begun already, with an old kingmaker back on the scene, writes Grant Duncan.
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Labour's nightmare reality - an election year recession
26 Nov 2022Analysis - The Supreme Court's voting age ruling age brings joy to campaigners but there's no way Parliament is going to lower it, while the Reserve Bank's possible recession could be Labour's…
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