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Protecting kids from abuse in sport without creating a 'culture of suspicion'
7 May 2022Comment: When even a congratulatory high-five can be misconstrued, we need to ask how we get the balance right, writes University of Auckland senior lecturer in sport coaching Blake Bennett.
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Lydia Ko winning followers with period talk
5 May 2022Lydia Ko's 'time of the month' comment shows how far sportswomen have come - and how much still has to change. Audio
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Jacinda Ardern continues to forge a more US-friendly foreign policy
4 May 2022International analyst Geoffrey Miller reads between the lines of Jacinda Ardern's speech to this week's US business summit in Auckland.
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Diabetes and me: The emotional side
4 May 2022In Diabetes and Me RNZ's Megan Whelan speaks to photographer Pati Tyrell about the emotional strain of type 2 diabetes.
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Despite re-set Labour still struggling to overcome its tax critics
Opinion - As the debate over public spending, debt and tax heats up, the finance minister's announcement of new fiscal rules is an astute attempt to re-set the terms of that discussion.
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Opinion: Why the young need an even higher debt ceiling
Opinion - New Zealand has previously made the wrong call for a generation by being too restrictive with its debt limit - now it risks doing the same again, Bernard Hickey writes.
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Disabled people were right about govt's poor Covid-19 response
2 May 2022Opinion - The government must be held accountable to ensure it addresses its inadequate Covid-19 response to the disability community, writes Chris Ford.
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Will the Silver Ferns' starters please stand up
30 Apr 2022Analysis - The Silver Ferns' team for this year's Commonwealth Games is shaping up as one of the hardest to predict ever and could mark a new era for the national side, writes Bridget Tunnicliffe.
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Comment: The government has given up on Covid
29 Apr 2022Analysis - In the face of record high autumn deaths and the prospect of another surge in sickness, the government appears to have no strategy for handling Covid-19, Marc Daalder writes.
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Warriors have been on slide to mediocrity
30 Apr 2022Comment - There is nothing for the New Zealand Warriors, or their long-suffering fans, to be embarrassed about in their latest loss, Hamish Bidwell writes.
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The Week in Politics: Parker's proposals set off a wealth tax debate
29 Apr 2022Analysis: Revenue Minister David Parker's mission to find out how much tax the wealthiest people are paying raises questions about the government's intentions.
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Ukraine war escalates beyond its borders in mounting confrontation
28 Apr 2022Analysis - Some 10 miles inside Russia at a military base near the village of Golovchino, dozens of damaged, burnt and blasted Russian armoured vehicles have been dragged into scattergun positions as…
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About all the 'Māori nonsense' …
28 Apr 2022Māori Language Commissioner Professor Rawinia Higgins responds to an Otago Daily Times column in which the author, Joe Bennett, describes an RNZ presenter's use of te reo Māori as "wasting her time".
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Australian election: Inflation shock will have Morrison contemplating interest rate response
28 Apr 2022Analysis - The last time interest rates rose during an Australian election campaign was in 2007. Inflation had hit 3 percent and the Reserve Bank was worried it might climb higher.
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Diabetes and me: Life-changing diagnosis revealed in casual manner
27 Apr 2022In Diabetes and Me, RNZ's Megan Whelan shares her journey of learning to live with type 2 diabetes.
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Power Play: Face time makes all the difference for Ardern
Power Play - The prime minister's trip abroad was billed as a "trade mission," but was most productive when it was leader-to-leader behind closed doors.
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Why the war in Ukraine is pushing the Doomsday Clock’s hands closer to midnight
23 Apr 2022The so-called Doomsday Clock, created by scientists to measure the imminent risk of nuclear conflagration, is now looking increasingly out of time with current events, writes Alexander Gillespie.
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Week in Politics: Inflation, inflation, inflation
Analysis - The prime minister smiled her way through Singapore and Japan this week but back home the highest inflation rate in a generation wasn't something to be happy about.
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NZ should be in no hurry to reopen its border to cruise ships
22 Apr 2022Analysis - The cruise industry requires strong regulation. Now is the time to hold it to account, rather than hurry to offer good news for an industry conference in Miami, writes James Higham.
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Why the transition into adolescence can be brutal for kids' mental health
22 Apr 2022Addressing how we treat teen mental health is of increasing importance with rising rates of anxiety and depression in teens and the likely impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, writes clinical psychologist…
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Progress on gender equality being shoved back by pandemic
21 Apr 2022Analysis - Women make up about 90 percent of those who lost jobs during the pandemic, while many shouldered heavy economic, emotional or care-giving burdens.
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Diabetes and Me: Hooked on lifting
20 Apr 2022In this week's column of Diabetes and Me, RNZ's Megan Whelan shares her journey of learning to live with type 2 diabetes and explains why the gym is now her sanctuary.
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Twitter exploring a sale would make free speech an afterthought
Analysis - Twitter Inc's board directors can lean on concerns about the fate of the social media platform under Elon Musk to rebuff him, but if they decide to explore a sale, price will override all…
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10 ways to support parents of an autistic child
18 Apr 2022Opinion - Having a child diagnosed with autism can be isolating and overwhelming but there are plenty of ways to support parents, writes Elyse Crowther.
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