The Detail

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Takapuna Golf Course thinks council plans for land are below par

On Auckland's North Shore, a public golf course is fighting council plans to use their course as a floodwater catchment 
A sign at the Takapuna Golf Course indicating the location of the 10th tee

Wikipedia, a surprising repository of fact

In a world where misinformation and disinformation are rampant, the website has become an unlikely source of truth
Searching Browsing Internet Data Information Networking Concept / soft focus picture ,copy space for text.

Canadians go from anxious to angry over Trump moves

Canadians are united in their horror over US tariffs that have the power to plunge the country into recession and cause mass unemployment
Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau.

The shockingly bad press for ECT

Up to 300 New Zealanders a year are administered electric shock treatment - and the vast majority are happier for it
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Time to ditch your 3G phone

Tens of thousands of handsets and other devices are likely to become redundant by the end of the year as NZ shuts down the 3G phone network
5G mobile phone tower. High Speed Broadband. Wireless cellular network. Signal data.

Citizens arrest laws raise red flags for experts

The government wants to make retail a safer work environment by allowing citizens arrest. One legal expert fears the change will have the opposite effect.
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Preparing our kids for the wild world of the internet 

A claim we're not paying enough attention to giving our children the ability to sort out what's real and what's not in the murky depths of the internet  
Teacher Jerome Cargill with his Year 13 Media Studies students at Macleans College

Celebrating 100 years of Indians in Wellington

A new book promises to lift the lid on the history of Wellington's Indian community in ways that would surprise most people
Wellington's Indian story: beyond a century will be released mid this year

Shaking up the media landscape

Media oversight and regulation is described as messy, and screen productions desperately need help. Changes are in the wind.  
Paul Goldmsith

SovCits are fighting the law, but the law's winning

More people are using 'SovCit' arguments in court, engaging in so-called 'paper terrorism'
Hamilton High Court

When shaken baby syndrome verdict is unsafe

A supposed shaken baby case is raising questions over the misdiagnosis of injured infants, with authorities rushing to lay the blame on parents
SINGLE USE The woman at the centre of the Fractured podcast investigation into a wrongful conviction for child abuse has won a reprieve from deportation on the orders of an immigration minister. Fractured season two is available from February 26.

The corruption ranking that could affect your mortgage

New Zealand has been too complacent for too long about our reputation for honesty, and now we're on a downward slide in international perception
Sir Brian Roche

A Kiwi champion for Lucy Letby

How a Kiwi documentary producer has been a part of a network to get authorities to revisit one of the most notorious murder cases the United Kingdom has ever seen
Charlotte Purdy

In the shadow of a rainbow

Recent events in Auckland have resurfaced memories of when being gay was considered a neurotic personality disorder
contains discussion about sexual assault
Destiny Church protesters and counter protesters from the rainbow community outside the Gisborne library on 26 March 2024.

Our defence budget under scrutiny

Our cash-strapped, underfunded, overspent defence force is in line for a budget boost, and experts say it can't come soon enough
Te Kaha, its 179 crew and embarked Seasprite helicopter will be deployed for six months supporting Combined Task Force 150 (CTF150) maritime actions outside the Arabian Gulf, and conducting other operations involving military partners.

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