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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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Week in Politics: National and Labour poles apart on tax cuts
Analysis: A surprisingly good set of government accounts livens up the tax cut debate - it's shaping up as a key election issue and a defining difference between Labour and National.
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Peter Ellis: court decision reaffirms tikanga relevance to legal framework
8 Oct 2022Analysis - Legal experts say the weighing up of tikanga Māori in the decision to posthumously exonerate Peter Ellis of child sex offences marks a seismic moment in the country's legal history.
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What’s driving rise of New Zealand's ‘Tor Market’ for illegal drugs?
5 Oct 2022Analysis - New Zealand is home to the longest running English-language market for illegal drugs on the so-called darknet, but its success may be its undoing, write Chris Wilkins and Marta Rychert*.
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NZ's biggest firms may soon have to disclose climate risk, but will it help address the problem?
Analysis - Policymakers are considering the introduction of mandatory climate-related disclosures, but there remains a need to put all stakeholders at the centre of laws and communicate with them…
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Outrage over a rapist's sentence proves need for victims' voices at sentencing
Comment: New Zealanders reacted with disbelief at the sentencing of Jayden Meyer to home detention after his conviction for rape, sexual violation and indecent acts.
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Viral infections and the causes of dementia
30 Sep 2022Opinion: Many causes of dementia - including viral infections - are preventable, writes Professor John Donne Porter.
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Jacinda Ardern's tilt towards the West continues at UN
Opinion - The prime minister intends to continue a more pro-Western foreign policy strategy, if her agenda at the UN is anything to go by, Geoffrey Miller writes.
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On the trail of Jacinda Ardern: hijinks and hiccups in New York
26 Sep 2022First Person - RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch pulls back the curtain on some of the lighter moments behind the scenes and on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
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Ceremony caps off week that put spotlight on referees
23 Sep 2022Comment - It's been a huge week for New Zealand's other national sport: discussing refereeing, Jamie Wall writes.
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Jacinda Ardern at the UN: 'We don't need to lose sight of hope and optimism'
25 Sep 2022After a two-year Covid-induced hiatus, the United Nations' leaders' summit returned with gusto this week, but against a far darker backdrop than Jacinda Ardern's last time there.
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Week in Politics: Uffindell cleared but it's a bleak week for National
23 Sep 2022Analysis - Sam Uffindell is back in National's fold but Luxon's refusal to release the report on his behaviour creates uncertainty over its findings, writes Peter Wilson.
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