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Mid-term pressures on govt but National must find new political centre
The current spectacle in Parliament's grounds will be worrying the government - not least for its suggestion the "team of five million" may be breaking up.
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A disabled person's view of the Wellington occupation
23 Feb 2022Opinion - Parliament protesters seemingly want freedom from the government's Covid-19 rules, but those reasonable restrictions saved the lives of thousands of disabled people, Chris Ford writes.
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Are there lessons for NZ from Canada's protest crackdown?
21 Feb 2022Opinion - The de-escalation strategy of Canadian police didn't shift the protesters in Ottawa. With public confidence in the New Zealand police on the line, the political ramifications are serious…
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Pandemic exposes NZ's supply chain vulnerability
20 Feb 2022Opinion - Disruption at each stage of the supply chain is forcing NZ to 'import' more inflation, and there will be no quick fix, writes Rahul Sen and Sadhana Srivastava.
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Marylands School: Abuse in Care inquiry unravels more mysteries
20 Feb 2022[b] Analysis: David Cohen* gives his take on the recently concluded Abuse in Care inquiry into historical abuse at Marylands School.
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Can the fossil fuel industry be harnessed to combat climate change?
19 Feb 2022Opinion - If governments auctioned off monopoly rights to produce and distribute clean fuels, Big Oil might be forced to buy into a greener transport future, writes Richard Meade.
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The Week in Politics: The protesters and the politicians
18 Feb 2022Analysis - Opposition parties gang up on Speaker Trevor Mallard over his reaction to the protesters, David Seymour upsets the prime minister by talking to them and a dialogue deal is rejected.
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Prince Andrew: source of settlement money, future of royal title
17 Feb 2022Analysis - Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre have reached a settlement. Although this was always a likely outcome, the statement is worth probing in detail.
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Parliament protests: Tragedy or farce?
15 Feb 2022Opinion - Watching the anti-mandate protests in Wellington over the past week, it has been impossible to ignore similarities to 1960s and '70s counterculture. But there are also some notable…
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Buying time: The good and bad of New Zealand's Omicron plan
Analysis - New Zealand's approach to Covid-19 can be boiled down to buy time - and it's worked. But now it's time to change tactics, writes Tim Watkin.
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What's behind Blinken's whistle-stop tour of the region
14 Feb 2022Analysis - International analyst Geoffrey Miller explains the significance of Antony Blinken's whistle-stop tour of the region.
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Ocean carbon sinks could play critical role in stabilising planet
14 Feb 2022Comment - We think of trees and soil as carbon sinks, but the world's oceans hold far larger carbon stocks and are more effective at storing carbon permanently.
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Old gold: action sports athletes challenging age stereotypes
12 Feb 2022Comment - The stereotype of action sports such as surfing and snowboarding as the domain of the young and the cool is long out of date.
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NZ's conservation laws: Finding better ways of getting people on board
10 Feb 2022Comment: The Conservation Minister says existing conservation legislation is not fit for purpose, and she's right, but public involvement in conservation policy development is still limited to…
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The Week in Politics: Protest overshadows Parliament's first week
11 Feb 2022Analysis - A "reset" National Party takes on the government during Parliament's first week, but protests outside on the grounds dominate the media; and another poll shows National gaining ground.
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New Zealand sport in need of some affirmative action
5 Feb 2022Opinion: It's a crime that men such as Pat Lam and Tabai Matson don't have a coaching pathway in New Zealand, Hamish Bidwell writes.
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Rebuilding Tonga: Four key lessons from Fiji after Cyclone Winston
4 Feb 2022Analysis - Fiji built resilient, future-proofed houses after Cyclone Winston. For Tonga, the Fijian experience offers the opportunity to apply what was learnt.
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Why do we love the great outdoors? It could be in the genes
4 Feb 2022Analysis - Some of us are much more into spending time in nature than others. To find out why, researchers studied hundreds of twins.
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Super Rugby: The pros and cons of moving south
3 Feb 2022The news that all the men's Super Rugby teams are off to Queenstown for the foreseeable future is a curveball almost no one wanted, however it is important to balance out what this means for the…
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Omicron's worst is yet to come, but NZ may be better prepared than others
2 Feb 2022Opinion - New Zealand has managed to stamp out onward transmission of the Delta variant, which means it's not dealing with a "double epidemic" and has a better chance to tackle Omicron's spread… Video
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What should be done to support NZ's low-income households?
1 Feb 2022There is no doubt life is becoming much more expensive in New Zealand as inflation hits a three-decade high. The question will be how we support those lower-income households most disadvantaged by…
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Geoffrey Miller: How should NZ respond to the Ukraine-Russia crisis?
31 Jan 2022Opinion - New Zealand's position amidst tensions between Russia, Ukraine and the West is examined by international analyst Geoffrey Miller.
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How will disabled people cope with Omicron in the community?
29 Jan 2022Opinion - The disability community will face both new and pre-existing barriers as a result of the highly infectious Omicron variant of Covid-19, Chris Ford writes.
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MIQ soon to be a thing of the past but Covid wounds run deep
Power Play - The festering political boil MIQ has been lanced but despite the delight, the social and economic wounds inflicted by Covid-19 will take longer to heal, writes Jane Patterson.
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