The Detail
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Colin
Nov 25, 2025
great podcast
Anthea Evans
May 26, 2019
superbly informative and excellently put together podcast. relevant to where I live in the world but giving a factual and global insight into news topics of the day
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Join The Detail team six days a week as they make sense of the big stories with the country’s best journalists and experts.
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The stories that defined a year
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Heat, holidays, hikes, and a 'stinkin strong' sun
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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The things that annoy us, and the people we moan to
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Close up with sharks, in a safe space
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Terror under the tree - the toys that can kill
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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2025 in sport
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Finish line in sight for CRL
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Calls for urgent action over deer control
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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A year of aviation turbulence
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Local government's big shakeup
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Living with HIV in 2025
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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Tips for a fabulous 2025 Kiwi Christmas do
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Smokefree choking
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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The fierce battle over mining on Denniston Plateau
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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The rising cost of taking a gamble on the what-ifs
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Uber victory will be trumped by Parliament
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Dark patterns on the web
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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One for the political tragics
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Trump's backflip on beefed up tariffs
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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The year of the kākāpō
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Police face deepening crisis of trust
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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The rising crisis of child sexual exploitation in NZ
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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How Kiwi kids are becoming the new face of 'adult' diabetes
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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The "inherently unsafe" brakes in some 70,000 vehicles
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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The BBC edit heard around the world
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Earth's weakest link may be in space
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Fears of bubble trouble with AI shares
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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An economy based on tourism burns
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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In Taiwan, invasion by disinformation
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Life in a peaceful country with war on its doorstep
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Efforts ramp up to eradicate the yellow-legged hornet
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Behind the education overhaul
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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City Councillor slams "protected" gulf zones that still allow fishing
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Paying over the odds for our four-lane highways
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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A move to split the autism spectrum
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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Thirty years of dance for Black Grace
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Rugby's big gamble in the US
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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A spotlight on aging
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Border patrols for child predators
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Taking the political temperature, a year from the vote
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Auckland museum checks the locks
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Bothered, buggered and burnt out
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Iconic Kiwi brands with a French flavour
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Two ordinary women
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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The great rugby heist
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Christchurch - city of colour, capital of cool
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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Voice acting royalty at epic Armageddon
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Helping the helpers in hard times
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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New Zealand on strike, again
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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The pig welfare reforms that roll back pig welfare
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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When social licence is revoked
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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The new online war against birth control
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Stormwater solutions lying in the soil
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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The hidden heroes of child care
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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The twists and turns of Māori politics
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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What's missing from new earthquake plans
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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The nothing burger of a power plan
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Not if but when - Taiwan waits for China to leap
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Digital IDs are coming
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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A royal pain for the House of Windsor
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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NZ Football League caught in offshore betting storm
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Port of Auckland hails remarkable turnaround
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Changing the future for organised crime
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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The viral drift of misinformation
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Turtles, the pet turned pest
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Inside Taiwan's powerhouse semiconductor sector
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Soft power, sneaky marketing
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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A race to change laws sees a sprint to the courts
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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When AI in the workplace goes wrong
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Canned peaches, canned
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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Banter, beers and backstabbing at the Beehive
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Black Ferns battle injuries as they chase glory in England
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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NZ urged to build new trade blocs
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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A summer scandal on our shelves
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Politics sink landfill-saving law
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Leaked papers, low votes, huge stakes
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Outdoor education up a creek without a paddle
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Pennies from the mega corps
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Police under pressure as gunfire rocks quiet Levin
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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The confused and chaotic legacy of Tom Phillips
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Making America Solvent Again
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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The power imbalance that hits in old age
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Stories of sexuality as the closet door opened
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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The cost to society of weight loss drugs
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Driving change for better road safety
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Hostility rises as New Caledonia peace deal collapses
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Why we send our precious e-waste offshore
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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From field to funeral, the hidden toll of CTE on Kiwi sports stars
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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For the love of Wellington
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Fake citations causing real-world damage
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Mayday call for New Zealand's sinking cruise industry
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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The industry-killing crisis
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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In an economic slump, tech startups are in hot demand
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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When protecting us from the evils of the internet backfires
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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Bonus: Amanda Gillies speaks with Reverend Frank Ritchie on the re_covering podcast
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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Rings fellowship making tracks to NZ
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Downfall of the clueless, wannabe, soldier spy
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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On rate capping, lessons from across the Tasman
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Who's afraid of Aotearoa
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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A city with a cashflow problem
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Northland's unprecedented crime surge
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Jess Sayer gives life to the author behind Frankenstein
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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The razzmatazz of a bullseye sport
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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A boom in businesses going bust
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Past the point of safe return, nowhere to go but Antarctica
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Clearing out the confusion over NCEA changes
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Sinking millions into Auckland's heritage buildings
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Reality TV's Achilles' heel
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Will NZ move with the tide over Gaza?
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Battling apathy over local government
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Lies and U-turns from Trump's team over the Epstein files
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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An FBI director on Kiwi soil
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Sweeping reforms to laundering laws
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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Pushing our buttons to loosen our wallets
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Netball still under pressure in spite of TV deal
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Axe falls on history
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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When it's worth waiting for democracy
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Balancing risk with overreach in our terror laws
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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The hidden epidemic in Kiwi homes that costs the country billions
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Not so awful offal
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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The value of Youth MPs put under a question mark
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Tiny Nauru is causing big waves over mining
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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A never-ending visa queue for refugees
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Urban, Māori and disconnected - the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Booze warnings on hold
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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The business of playing for neurodiverse kids
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Paying for the reality of climate change
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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How friendly fire torpedoed a mayoral campaign
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Battling the drug flood at Auckland Airport
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Warnings resurface over iconic fish
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Death without a will, and the mess left behind
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Up, up and away - another version of Superman hits the big screen
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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All Blacks' performance is no cause for depression
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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A win-win-win over medical waste
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Erin Patterson faces life behind bars for murder by mushroom
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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The health crisis pushed by a drug crisis
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Rules and red tape holding back cannabis industry
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Tourism's role in peace and prosperity
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Stranded in hell
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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It's no longer illegal to be a proudly violent Proud Boy
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Kainga Ora cuts new developments as the housing crisis escalates
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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The Bill that's left people dazed, confused and angry
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Regaining trust in a world of disinformation
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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How to ride a horse, if you don't have a horse
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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The double-whammy bill natural gas users have to pay
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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A speedbump, not a roadblock for Iran's nuclear programme
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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The big 'but' in our slow economic recovery
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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At the Cannes Lions, a cheeky New Zealand advert comes out on top
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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'Nowhere to go' for more than 100,000 Kiwis
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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The thinking way to win a war
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Funeral costs in the spotlight
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Rural innovation sets the scene for New Zealand's future
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Van Velden steers WorkSafe toward a softer touch
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Chasing butterflies
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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In its 57th year Fieldays is still a hit for farmers across the country
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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New Zealand's predator-free future in peril
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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America's foreign student fiasco
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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The electricity evangelist spreading the solar message
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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NZ's mean testing creep
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Synthony rocks the world stage
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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The science sector sounds the alarm
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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New Zealand's invisible children
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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B416 group is parenting in action
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Diamonds and their pearls moment
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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The revival of a genre that never went away
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May 30, 2025 |
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Opening the door to more addiction
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May 29, 2025 |
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The headwinds facing regional airlines
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May 28, 2025 |
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Climate solution all but buried before it begins
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May 27, 2025 |
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Trump's South African spotlight
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May 26, 2025 |
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Local councils and the battle for money
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May 25, 2025 |
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The galaxy of the Star Wars universe stretches to infinity
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May 23, 2025 |
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Misleading figures on New Zealand youth suicide rates
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May 22, 2025 |
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The injustice of a freshwater crisis
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May 21, 2025 |
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The high cost of getting high in New Zealand
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May 20, 2025 |
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In classrooms, money lessons that matter
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May 19, 2025 |
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Rugby in recovery
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May 18, 2025 |
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Research, ethics, and Artificial Intelligence
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May 16, 2025 |
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When more money doesn't mean more nice things
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May 15, 2025 |
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Poor political strategy fans pay equity fury
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May 14, 2025 |
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Powering New Zealand from a Wellington wind farm
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May 13, 2025 |
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Smokefree 2025 goal all but up in smoke
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May 12, 2025 |
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'Change fatigue' hits vocational education
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May 11, 2025 |
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Drilling for Auckland's mythical harbour crossing
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May 09, 2025 |
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The price of a ruined life
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May 08, 2025 |
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Tourism operators optimistic in the face of capacity restraints
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May 07, 2025 |
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Tools to cope with social media vitriol
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May 06, 2025 |
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Shaking up the Catholic Church patriarchy
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May 05, 2025 |
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In Central Otago, historic buildings on the council chopping block
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May 04, 2025 |
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The politicians have gone but debt remains for Polyfest
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May 02, 2025 |
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Australia's election tightly poised
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May 01, 2025 |
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Iwi/ Crown relations on the line after scathing audit
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Keeping politicians honest
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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In the Chatham Islands, hope for a more independent future
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Detentions and arrests at US borders sow fear
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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The Auckland Uni nuclear physicist unlocking secrets of the universe
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Getting swept into a global recessionary vortex
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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The fuss over new infant formula rules
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Basic banking help for the vulnerable
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Faith, hope and chocolate eggs
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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It's a matter of time before measles comes to NZ, and experts are worried
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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US cuts on Antarctic research could be a major blow for NZ
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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New Zealand's biggest-ever study on dementia reveals startling numbers
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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New Zealand's estuaries 'in hot water'
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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A rocky road for the battle against road cones
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Trump's tariff turmoil and the cost for the world
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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A haka, a political standoff, and the role of tikanga in Parliament
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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'On every dimension, New Zealand is falling behind' when it comes to social cohesion
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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The New Zealand institution heralding change
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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New Zealand start-up aims to take space transport to new heights
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Fixing the GP crisis
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Super Rugby Pacific, back and better than ever
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Parents on notice after a spate of drownings
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Reforming the reforms - the RMA is up for debate, again
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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An atheist on why churches should remain tax-free
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Tinā, the Samoan film that's a hit with palagi
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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New campaign aims to tackle rising sideline abuse in sport
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Five years after the first big lockdown, is NZ ready for the next pandemic
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Good riddance to bad rubbish at a north Auckland tip
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Timeless Summer, endless debt
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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In Delhi and D.C., Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters in their elements
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Excavating a historical waka, and the story that goes with it
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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The physical toll of nine months on the ISS
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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'Bewildered' experts aren't on board for changes to fisheries management
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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What's in a name - trademarks in 2025
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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The art of tiptoeing around Trump
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Niche but relatable - the film festival where the theme is fraud
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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From New Zealand to Afghanistan, with Project 51
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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The cost of a meal that sticks in the throat
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Master Electricians' warning on the Right to Repair Bill
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Why we want to be mates with Vietnam
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Designing a better night's sleep
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Takapuna Golf Course thinks council plans for land are below par
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Wikipedia, a surprising repository of fact
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Canadians go from anxious to angry over Trump moves
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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The shockingly bad press for ECT
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Time to ditch your 3G phone
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Citizens arrest laws raise red flags for experts
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Preparing our kids for the wild world of the internet
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Celebrating 100 years of Indians in Wellington
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Shaking up the media landscape
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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SovCits are fighting the law, but the law's winning
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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When shaken baby syndrome verdict is unsafe
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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The corruption ranking that could affect your mortgage
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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A Kiwi champion for Lucy Letby
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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In the shadow of a rainbow
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Our defence budget under scrutiny
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Submissions to GMO law change bill are closed, and experts are worried
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Auckland's trash is another town's treasure
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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NZ's health leadership crisis
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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The Beehive doors are shut to the CTU
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Dark questions over child video stars
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Uneven maternity care across Aotearoa
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Geopolitical games in the South Pacific
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Funding a good death
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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A step up in fake news
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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NZ school system not making the grade
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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Trump's memecoin drops in value, and critics aren't surprised
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Chris Wood could be NZ's best footballer, ever
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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The mammoth job of managing stranded whales
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Troubled waters for Yachting NZ
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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A retail crime-fighting app helping police track repeat offenders
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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New Zealand's last war
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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In 2025, a pivotal year for Māori-Crown relations
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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The app is back, but the clock is still counting down for TikTok
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Behind the scenes with Eden Park's CEO
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Breathing life into Queen Street, with lessons from London
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Surviving early 2025's worsening job market
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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The year in Detail
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Closing the gender pay gap, one disclosure at a time
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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For refugees coming to New Zealand, a refuge
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Behind SolarZero's collapse
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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The long, expensive and complicated process of surrogacy
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Christmas red flags for online shoppers
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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The risk of missing the boat on a good deal for the Cook Strait ferries
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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The birth of a city
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Seabed mining left out of regional plan for Taranaki
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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The niggle that could trip up an India trade deal
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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All hail the social media X-odus
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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The good, the bad and ugly of mumfluencing
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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NZs Prime Ministers ranked
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Methanol and inaccessible medical care - a lethal combination
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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How rough sex and strangulation entered the nation's conversations, and bedrooms
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Taking the shock out of mental health law
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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The death of the local rag
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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Organ donation celebrated with a thank you day
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Burma the flying elephant
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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The case for juries
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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The Kiwi business leader giving exploited migrants a second chance
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Poor outcomes for poverty
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Nerves and uncertainty over Trump's tariff plans
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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The great lunch debate
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Changes are on the way for NZ Post, and posties aren't happy
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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When women hit the grass ceiling of coaching
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Fiji's climate change reality
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Deepfake porn showing up in New Zealand classrooms
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Cancelled school bus leaves parents scrambling, and angry
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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NZ's best baller is back in action
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Pahiatua's Polish children return
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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When informed consent evaporates on the operating table
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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AI ate my homework
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Nov 05, 2024 |