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Families panic as government slashes school bus routes
11 Nov 2024The Detail - The Ministry of Education has cancelled 39 rural bus routes. Parents say it will leave hundreds of students unable to get to school.
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Basketball legend Steven Adams has returned after a two-year layoff
9 Nov 2024It's been 645 days between dunks for Kiwi NBA stalwart Steven Adams. He's older, wiser, and more often than not, on the bench.
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A refugee welcome that hasn't been matched in 80 years
8 Nov 2024The 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.
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A question of consent on the operating table
7 Nov 2024At North Shore Hospital, anaesthetised patients were examined by student doctors without giving consent. It's likely that most don't even know it happened.
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Why AI won't ruin children's education
6 Nov 2024Chat GPT is here and changing education, with new versions of the technology making the use of it harder to detect.
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Building consents without council sign-off raises red flags
5 Nov 2024Getting a building consent is about to become easier, with some builders allowed to skip council inspections.
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Risk that roadside drug testing could make roads less safe
4 Nov 2024Some fear drivers will swap prescription drugs like medicinal cannabis for more dangerous substances that don't show up on saliva tests.
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The making of Donald Trump
2 Nov 2024A few days out from the US presidential election, The Apprentice tells the story of how Trump became Trump.
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The pancreatic cancer patient on a mission to save lives
1 Nov 2024Nyree Smith's cancer is terminal, but she's still on a mission - to get Kiwis to their doctors before it's too late.
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Why abuse survivors want the Solicitor-General gone
31 Oct 2024Una Jagose was involved in throwing everything at legal efforts to stop victims of state abuse winning their cases. Now some prominent victims don't trust her to lead the government's legal response.
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Clean, green mining as corporate branding
30 Oct 2024An Australian mining chief executive took a top spot at CHOGM's business plenary to talk about how his company is going 'real carbon zero' by 2030.
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The case for a more fun New Zealand
29 Oct 2024The Detail: During New Zealand Play Week, experts say play should be mandatory, and a bit riskier.
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Why CHOGM can be a change for good
26 Oct 2024A look at some of the people who turned up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, hoping to advance plans for global change.
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The day of the Swamp Fox
25 Oct 2024The most celebrated victory of New Zealand's incredible sporting weekend may have been the one at a small rugby ground in Te Aroha.
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Stalking is not uncommon in New Zealand, and it isn't a crime
24 Oct 2024The Detail: A new bill to criminalise stalking could be here by the end of the year. Here's what it might look like.
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Manawanui's wreck an unwanted guest at global meeting
23 Oct 2024The Detail: The wreck of the Manawanui is leaving an oily sheen on the water, and taking the shine off the job of hosting world leaders, including the King.
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The Detail: A beginners guide to the economy
22 Oct 2024The OCR goes up to bring inflation down. So now that the OCR is falling, what does it mean for inflation - and what does that mean for New Zealanders?
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When being colourblind backfires
21 Oct 2024The Detail - Is the government's new directive that public services be prioritised by need, not race, a championing of equity - or has it removed a vital tool?
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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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