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The Joker is back, without the Bat
19 Oct 2024The Detail - Are movie goers Marvelled-out, done with DC? Film and TV producers are betting we're not, with the release of offerings featuring Batman villains, but not the caped crusader himself.
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From meth capital to book town: What's going on in Featherston?
18 Oct 2024The Detail: In the space of a decade, Featherston has reinvented itself.
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Welcome to the menoverse
17 Oct 2024Coaches, gels, health supplements, and even pyjamas. Menopause has become a marketing opportunity.
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At the inaugural Wellington Games Week, it's more than cosplay and consoles
16 Oct 2024The Detail: New Zealand's booming video game industry reaches for $1 billion exports in the next few years.
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NZ is sinking on ocean conservation - and being reeled in by Australia
15 Oct 2024New Zealand is making Australia look good when it comes to new efforts to save the world's biodiversity and protect its oceans.
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When the rules on sexual offenders fall down
14 Oct 2024Extended supervision orders should keep tabs on serious offenders, but sometimes they're not granted - and sometimes they don't work.
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AI inside your brain - a force for good
12 Oct 2024Developers of AI that could detect brain injuries and disease say it's just a tool, not a replacement for health experts
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Feeding the arts in Christchurch
11 Oct 2024The Detail: Historic arts precinct or drive-through takeaways? Inside the very Christchurch fight over food trucks.
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Real schemes, or unfunded dreams? Questions over fast-track list
10 Oct 2024A roof for Eden Park; a second bridge for Ashburton; a new dry dock for the navy. What will actually become reality?
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Amid timber mill closures, one processer scales up
9 Oct 2024The Detail - Winstone has shut down two mills citing high electricity costs - but Sequal Lumber mill in Kawerau is getting ready to double production.
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The invisible victims of the pandemic
8 Oct 2024Long Covid sufferers feel they've been abandoned by health authorities and the government.
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Why the crackdown on nangs misses the mark
7 Oct 2024The Detail - Recreational use of nitrous oxide has been reclassified. Some experts say it's an overcorrection.
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Fears of privatisation by stealth as healthcare system struggles
4 Oct 2024As more and more healthcare becomes private, experts worry.
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High-flying Du Val's crash and burn
A convoluted drama playing out for an Auckland property developer has ensnared small-scale investors and contractors alike.
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The words we love, hate, and find confusing
5 Oct 2024A look at the words we find the most confusing, satisfying, irritating, beautiful, and just plain revolting.
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The mall causing airport traffic problems
2 Oct 2024Auckland Airport's new Mānawa Bay mall is ritzy and glitzy, but only time will tell if people are bagging bargains, or just window shopping.
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Breathing life into te reo Māori documents
21 Sep 2024The Detail: Auckland City Library takes visitors on a trip back in time with a display that includes the first efforts to write down the Māori language.
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Slow moves to fix fast fashion
27 Sep 2024NZ's fashion industry is facing serious long-term problems, including the influx of cheap, shoddy clothing and way too much waste.
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The Tupperware party is over
28 Sep 2024The Detail: The novelty has worn off for the plastic products sold by way of social gatherings, crushed by online access to cheaper goods
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More strike action coming from under-strain ambulance staff
16 Sep 2024Frontline St John ambulance staff say the organisation is broken and on life support.
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The Detail: Safety measures en route for bus drivers
13 Sep 2024After a spate of attacks on bus drivers, authorities say public transport is still safe.
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The great slanging match that is the US election
9 Sep 2024The US election is a dog-eat-dog, no-holds-barred fight between two people who couldn't be more different to each other.
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SIS report spells out threats facing NZ
6 Sep 2024In 2024, spying has gone high tech - but it's not all cybercrime and internet hacking
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