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Why the government needs to slow down its maths changes
Analysis - Rushing through a model with a weak evidence base only adds to teachers' workloads, without guaranteeing to deliver the "brilliance" teachers and parents have been promised, lecturers say.
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Four steps NZ can take now about Israel's occupation of Palestinian land
Analysis - At first glance, there might seem to be little opportunity for New Zealand to contribute to a peaceful resolution. But that is not to say the country has no options, Myra Williamson writes.
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Ask Susan: Does the Reserve Bank want more unemployment?
Is the Reserve Bank contributing to a broken system? RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your burning questions.
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Learning on the job: What the PM will take away from a day in Sydney
17 Aug 2024Analysis - Luxon says he wants to get things back on track. But how does that align with the government's cancelling of infrastructure projects, asks Lillian Hanly.
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At last, some good news for the government
Analysis - The government tries to claim the credit for the cut in the OCR, welfare changes are criticised as beneficiary bashing, and the scale of Health NZ's problems are set out, in the Week in…
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Some homes are becoming uninsurable - but all may not be lost
16 Aug 2024After a series of natural disasters, real doubt hangs over the insurance options available to some New Zealand homeowners.
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What next for state care survivors?
13 Aug 2024Opinion - The road ahead is fraught with challenges, but it also presents an opportunity for systemic change, Dr Rawiri Waretini-Karena writes.
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What's next for Pacific rugby?
Opinion - Lakapi Samoa are not alone in their struggle to fund overseas tours - and there is no easy solution to develop the game in the islands, Iliesa Tora writes.
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The surveilled society: Who is watching you and how
11 Aug 2024Analysis - Artificial intelligence-enabled cameras on billboards, in bus windshields, on petrol station forecourts and in the checkout at the supermarket - all these are here, or about to be.
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Breaking down the Olympic boxing firestorm
5 Aug 2024Many sportswomen who appear too powerful, too successful, or look "too masculine" according to a particular set of values are at risk of being targeted, academics say.
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US presidential debate: What the data shows about who said what
An RNZ analysis of the first US presidential debate shows Trump dominated the first debate by more than 1000 words.
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Health horror stories and claims of racism in Parliament
2 Aug 2024Analysis - It should have been a really good week for the government but a string of horror stories got in the way, writes Peter Wilson in his look back at the Week in Politics.
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How will New Zealand respond to Middle East escalation?
Analysis - As tensions in the Middle East rise further, New Zealand's approach to the region continues to evolve, Geoffrey Miller writes.
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An ambiguous foreign policy on Gaza risks undermining NZ’s global reputation
Opinion - NZ's response to the Hamas attacks on Israel and the subsequent Gaza disaster has been "erratic and disjointed", Robert G. Patman writes.
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As the Paris Olympics try to go green, NZ sports bodies are stuck in the starting blocks
31 Jul 2024Analysis - It is one thing to aspire to be the "greenest games in history", quite another to achieve it, writes Chris McMillan.
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What makes the waves at these Olympics so unique and hard
29 Jul 2024On the south-west coast of Tahiti Iti is a wave unlike any other on the planet.
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Why gang patch policies backfire - and what would work
Analysis - There is no research evidence to support the government's claims of what a patch ban would achieve.
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The colourful history of the Olympic opening ceremony
27 Jul 2024The flashy events don't just kick off the games - they tell fresh stories about the host city and country and set new creative standards.
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Social robot or digital avatar, users interact with this AI technology as if it’s real
24 Jul 2024New research looked at how humans experience interacting with AI social robots or digital avatars.
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Biden: Age and optics just too hard to fight
22 Jul 2024Analysis - US President Joe Biden, who channelled perseverance and grit into a 50-year run in American politics, finally met a foe he could not beat.
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State needs to 'decide that the cycle of abuse will end with us'
17 Jul 2024First Person - It's unpacking that cycle of abuse that is so deep within our community that is so important, Karah Mackie writes.
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Preview: Netball needs a close ANZ Premiership grand-final
3 Aug 2024Analysis - With goal margins of 18 and 19 in the last two grand-finals of New Zealand's domestic netball competition, the sport could do with a cliff-hanger, writes Bridget Tunnicliffe.
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Three ways Trump is trying to end the Harris honeymoon
27 Jul 2024Analysis - In her first week as a presidential candidate, Kamala Harris has had a smooth ride. But the Trump campaign is already planning how to counter the biggest twist in US politics.
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What Kiwi swimmer was up against in 'splash of the Titans'
28 Jul 2024Analysis - It was clear by the 150m mark that the punishing pace of the race was taking its toll on the 20-year-old Dunedin swimmer, Dana Johannsen writes.
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