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Burma the flying elephant

Moving an elephant across an ocean is no small feat for her keepers, physically or mentally
Burma the elephant with her keepers Andrew and Corryn Coers

The case for juries

Defence lawyers say there are better ways of clearing clogged courts than the government's plan to have fewer jury trials
Paul Goldsmith

The Kiwi business leader giving exploited migrants a second chance 

Meet the Auckland businessman who's helping to pick up the pieces of Indian migrant exploitation 
Sudesh Jhunjhunwala, CEO of Sudima Hotels and Hind Management

Poor outcomes for poverty

When it comes to our outcomes on poverty, New Zealand's marks are poor. Experts gathering this week in Wellington want to change that.
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Nerves and uncertainty over Trump's tariff plans

New Zealand isn't the target of Trump's tariff threats, but might just be collateral damage in a global economic war.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 06: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Americans cast their ballots today in the presidential race between Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as multiple state elections that will determine the balance of power in Congress.   Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

The great lunch debate

How we eat lunch at work has changed, but a good lunch is more about how you eat than what
Lunch box with sandwich, fruit, vegetables, water.. Top view with copy space on black background.

Changes are on the way for NZ Post, and posties aren't happy

Posties say proposals to NZ Post that include job cuts, price increases, communal delivery points, and fewer deliveries and postal outlets threaten our culture
The Paxster - the new vehicle for posties, who will be expected to start picking up parcels from homes.

When women hit the grass ceiling of coaching

It's being labelled toxic positivity; opening the door to women in sport, but closing it before they get into high performance coaching jobs 
New Zealand coach Wayne Smith and Black Fern Kendra Reynolds

Fiji's climate change reality

Crops and vegetables contaminated with sea water, an ocean that's getting fished out, and inundation at high tide is the reality of life for perhaps hundreds of Fijian villages
Bill Ramasi and his wife Vitauna at their village on Vanua Levu that is sinking beneath the sea

Deepfake porn showing up in New Zealand classrooms

Deepfake porn is easier than ever to create, and students are suffering the consequences
Upset teenage girl with laptop at table indoors. Danger of internet

Cancelled school bus leaves parents scrambling, and angry

The Ministry of Education has cancelled 39 rural bus routes. Parents say it will leave 100s of students unable to get to school.
School bus

NZ's best baller is back in action

It's been 645 days between dunks for Kiwi NBA stalwart Steven Adams. He's older, wiser, and more often than not, on the bench.
Steven Adams

Pahiatua's Polish children return

The welcome mat is laid out for the return of Polish refugee children in Pahiatua, where their arrival 80 years ago has been wound into the fabric of the town's history
Crowd greeting Polish refugees on their train journey to Pahiatua from Wellington

When informed consent evaporates on the operating table

At North Shore Hospital, anaesthetised patients were examined by student doctors without giving consent. It's likely that most don't even know it happened.
contains discussion about sexual assault
All but one of the country's DHBs operated at a loss this financial year.

AI ate my homework

Chat GPT is here and changing education, with new versions of the technology making the use of it harder to detect
Kid boy sleeping with a textbook over his head and holding a sign with the word Help

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