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Labour pitches vision and ability to lead past mounting challenges
7 Nov 2022Power Play - Labour's efforts to stress it can offer stability during tough times as it made a pitch for a third term this weekend were not subtle, writes Katie Scotcher.
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'Part of our legacy': The Keith Murdoch affair 50 years on
4 Nov 2022It's strange even trying to imagine something of that magnitude that happened in such a massively different era of rugby, writes Jamie Wall.
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Bones of contention: West Coast whale fossil and ethics of private collecting
5 Nov 2022Opinion - The excavation of a 23-million-year-old whale fossil by a private collector on the West Coast of the South Island, has raised questions about the ethics of private fossil collecting and…
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Week in Politics: A stark assessment of threats to national security
Analysis - National security was front and centre this week with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying New Zealand needs to plan its own response to terrorist threats, writes Peter Wilson.
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Despite Three Waters debate and controversy, safe water is still a human right
3 Nov 2022Analysis - While ostensibly about improving New Zealand's water infrastructure, the government's proposed Three Waters reforms have instead become a lightning rod for political division and distrust.
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Tackling tackle heights - will this make a difference?
1 Nov 2022Player safety is paramount. Well, that's the intention, anyway, as NZ Rugby today announced the implementation of a new law around tackling, Jamie Wall writes.
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Why New Zealand must consider restricting alcohol sponsorship of broadcast sports
2 Nov 2022Analysis - With evidence showing the alcohol industry's relative contribution to sports sponsorship revenue is smaller than that of other companies, there is a strong case for restricting its presence…
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Emissions pricing uncertainty undermines a good proposal
31 Oct 2022Opinion- Letting the Climate Change Commission set the emissions price for the government's proposed scheme would provide some much-needed certainty, writes Zack Dorner.
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Week in Politics: National charges in over hospital waiting times
28 Oct 2022Analysis - Another week of bad news for the government as hospital waiting times hit the headlines and National charges in, fair pay legislation is passed won't last long if Labour loses the next…
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Much ado about Shakespeare – why it's time for a national theatre
Opinion - The controversy over a shift in funding for the Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ was more evidence the country's national culture is undergoing an identity crisis, Barry King* writes.
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Ruapehu a sign ski-fields face bleak future in climate emergency
26 Oct 2022Opinion - The lack of international tourists and a very poor snow season have hit hard for two major North Island ski fields and it may be a sign of things to come, Holly Thorpe writes.
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What should rich countries do with spare masks and gloves?
24 Oct 2022Supply chain researchers argue unused PPE medical supplies should be donated to developing countries, despite the WHO recommending against it.
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Xi Jinping is just getting started, with big plans for China
24 Oct 2022Analysis - Xi Jinping's China is not Mao's China - and Xi's ambition far exceeds anything Mao ever dreamed of, the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes writes.
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NPC Final: What it means to be a Wellington fan
21 Oct 2022Comment - I miss the days of the late Sam Doyle and Athletic Park, but if Wellington can follow up on their semifinal effort against Canterbury tomorrow, maybe they can bring us back to the good old… Video
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Week in Politics: The week the government really didn't want
Analysis: It's been a grim week for the government, with higher than expected inflation, a daunting by-electio and Auckland's new mayor dumping Three Waters, writes Peter Wilson*.
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Claims illegal tobacco trade will boom are thin - experts
19 Oct 2022Opinion - research shows taking nicotine out of cigarettes will substantially reduce smoking, with no indication illegal trade will balloon, writes two public health experts.
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Who will Auckland's new mayor Wayne Brown turn out to be?
18 Oct 2022Analysis - After spending six months out in the public glare making promises about what he'd 'fix' and what needs to change, Wayne Brown has to figure out how to deliver, Todd Niall writes.
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Celebrating progress on the road to raising awareness of menopause
18 Oct 2022Opinion - Menopause is becoming less taboo and fewer people going through it are feeling alone, but we still have a long way to go, writes Sarah Connor.
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Trying to make sense of the All Blacks XV
14 Oct 2022NZ Rugby added its newest side to the collection this week, with the selection of the All Blacks XV who will play two games in Dublin and London next month, Jamie Wall writes.
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Week in Politics: Farmer fury over emissions pricing proposals
14 Oct 2022Analysis: There's rural outrage over the government's emissions pricing proposals for agriculture , and a swing to the right in council elections.
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Why a surveillance firm the govt is using is embroiled in controversy
14 Oct 2022Analysis - The government's use of a firm run by Israeli ex-spies and military commanders to scour social media platforms has landed NZ in a global debate over 'surveillance for hire', writes Phil…
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Opinion: New Zealand’s relationship with India is in trouble
12 Oct 2022Opinion - New Zealand's relationship with India is not in good health. That's the underlying message from a rare visit by India's external affairs minister, Geoffrey Miller writes.
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Black Ferns: Where this World Cup will be won and lost
8 Oct 2022Analysis - Two of New Zealand's great rugby coaches believe the battle for the Rugby World Cup will be won in the minds of the players rather than with physicality, Jamie Wall writes. Video
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What's wrong with grouping classrooms by perceived ability?
9 Oct 2022Analysis - National and international evidence supports teachers' unions' case for bringing an end to ability based streaming in classrooms, according to a group of education experts.
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