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Waiheke's housing at a tipping point
Holiday homes sit empty while local families live in cars and on deteriorating boats.
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The huge impact of weight loss drugs
27 Aug 2024The volume of people taking the new and effective weight loss drugs has grown so big that it's shrinking food portions in the US
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Held for 18 years without charge - this is the life of a disabled man in NZ
26 Aug 2024The case of 'Jay', held indefinitely without charge for 18 years, is raising questions of how we treat our intellectually disabled community
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Don't panic - Mpox is not the new Covid
A more deadly strain of Mpox has ventured beyond African borders, but even though it will arrive here some time, there's no need to panic
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More economic pain ahead
Is New Zealand going through a bout of austerity ... or are we just in a funk after being battered by a parade of bad economic numbers?
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Fairness and equity in the police force
Internationally ground-breaking research from inside the police force has quantified the difference between how Māori and Pākehā are treated when it comes to law
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After nearly 30 years, the government is ditching strict GMO rules
21 Aug 2024The government announced a reversal to laws that effectively banned gene modification technology in New Zealand. Proponents of the change say it will save lives
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Open banking gets closer
20 Aug 2024The new wave of open banking takes a step forward this week with the release of two Commerce Commission decisions
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Hobson's Pledge and alternative facts
What was in the infamous Hobson's Pledge advertisement in the Herald that has sparked outrage and boycotts?
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Beautiful bugs and tiny plants
17 Aug 2024Capturing the health of a piece of bush, and figuring out what predator pests are around, often comes down to the state of its smallest inhabitants
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Sanctions without benefits
16 Aug 2024Researchers into poverty are asking the government where the evidence is that its new benefit sanction regime will work.
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Bracing for rising energy bills and shrinking international investment
15 Aug 2024The worsening energy crisis threatens businesses, Kiwi households, and New Zealand's international reputation
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Goldwashing at the 'green' Olympics
14 Aug 2024The Olympics has sustainability as one of its three pillars, but it's accused of making big environmental promises without following through
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Select committee feedback says don't ditch Section 7AA. The government isn't listening.
The coalition government is sticking to its guns on a promise to repeal Section 7AA of the Children's Act, despite expert testimony condemning the move.
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New blood needed now
12 Aug 2024Plasma is labelled liquid gold, but it's worth more than that
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The tradwife influence
10 Aug 2024These 'traditional' influencers don't talk about politics, but all the markers of conservative ideologies are there
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Bringing data back to the long white cloud
9 Aug 2024Fears that New Zealanders are losing control of their private information are behind moves to improve data sovereignty
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The Speaker is under attack
8 Aug 2024Gerry Brownlee has been publicly criticised over his inaction, in a move that breaks with Parliamentary convention
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Olympic mums on top of the podium
7 Aug 2024There's been a sea change in high performance sport that's seeing Olympic-class mums take the podiums in Paris
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Gisborne loses vital mental health service
6 Aug 2024A life-saving charity that works with men and their mental health in Tairawhiti has shut, a victim of funding struggles
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Climate aims stalled by reality
5 Aug 2024Reality has intruded on our national airline's climate targets, and it's backed down from some lofty aims
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AI is coming for your playlist
3 Aug 2024It's been called a revolution as big as electricity or the motorcar - artificial intelligence is changing the creation of music.
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The exploding gig economy
2 Aug 2024Artificial intelligence is driving the expansion of the gig economy, but with growth comes growing pains.
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New rules shed light on dark money
1 Aug 2024More transparency around political donations paints a clearer picture of which parties are coming out on top financially.
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