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What's happening in Syria? How wars in Ukraine and Lebanon changed everything
8 Dec 2024Analysis -The startling advance of Syria's opposition in a week is the unintended consequence of two other conflicts, one near and one far.
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The unofficial NZ Rugby awards for 2024
9 Dec 2024From the best feud to the best comeback, Jamie Wall acknowledges and congratulates all the achievers.
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Is ‘judicial activism’ skewing Treaty law – or are court critics the real radicals?
3 Dec 2024Recently the rhetoric has been taken up a notch.
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Changes to education in NZ opening the door to private interests
2 Dec 2024The government should not outsource the responsibility of education to private business, Karen Nairn and Susan Sandretto write.
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NZ’s gas shortage was not caused by the offshore exploration ban – but it was still a flawed policy
2 Dec 2024Historically, gas in New Zealand traded below NZ$10 per gigajoule. When prices hit $50 per gigajoule in August this year, anyone with gas to sell could have made a lot of money.
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What Covid inquiry says about the next pandemic - and what we're doing wrong
30 Nov 2024Opinion - There's urgency for the government to act on the recommendations of the long-awaited inquiry, prominent medical experts write.
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Indie icon Kim Deal's singing voice is as cool and comforting as ever on her solo debut
1 Dec 2024Tony Stamp reviews Breeders singer Kim Deal's solo debut, and a piano-based album from Wellington musician Tess de Lyon.
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Unmasking hidden online hate: new tool helps catch nasty comments
27 Nov 2024Analysis - A new tool has been developed to identity masked harmful messages often overlooked by traditional moderation.
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Trump, Putin, Xi, Modi: the 'four horsemen' of global authoritarianism
26 Nov 2024Opinion - Donald Trump's return simply echoes realities within the international system's other great powers, writes professor Chris Ogden.
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Long way to go for green hydrogen in NZ
25 Nov 2024Hydrogen has been called the "Swiss army knife" of decarbonisation because it can do many things. But not all of them make sense.
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Knowing superstitions aren't real doesn't stop them
24 Nov 2024Maybe you have a lucky number, avoid black cats, or shudder at the thought of opening an umbrella indoors.
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Who really was Māui, the demigod portrayed in Moana?
28 Nov 2024Opinion - As a sequel to Disney's Pasifika hit Moana hits cinemas, Mike Ross looks at how it captures the courage of its Pacific characters.
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How did Health NZ spend $72m on a single IT project?
Analysis - RNZ's Phil Pennington digs into how a single costly project is a test case for what can go wrong in infrastructure project planning.
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Too many parts of NZ are becoming 'news deserts'
19 Nov 2024Analysis: NZME's proposal to shut 14 community newspapers risks removing a central or only source of verified local news for many.
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What bus and train fare hikes have to do with the government's plans
28 Nov 2024Analysis - NZTA is increasing the pressure for a big jump in public transport fares, while at the same time lining up massive spending on roads. Audio
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The biggest difference between Hīkoi mō te Tiriti and past hīkoi
22 Nov 2024Analysis - The diversity of voices during the hīkoi was noticeable - from tangata moana to young immigrants to elderly Pākehā from the South Island.
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The case for COPs (even this one)
Pacific Island nations and other vulnerable countries don't have a voice at the G20, but they make themselves heard at climate summits.
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Football: The A in A-League stands for Aotearoa
26 Nov 2024Analysis - Auckland FC and the Phoenix currently occupy first and second place and things couldn't be better as their derby draws near, writes Mathew Nash.
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Why Trump's pick for top health role is setting off alarm bells
25 Nov 2024Analysis - RFK Jr's critics say his nomination is 'poke in the eye of science'.
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The Sampler: What to listen to this week
17 Nov 2024Tony Stamp looks at an exhaustive new collection from UK rave legends Underworld, folk musician Laura Marling motherhood-infused latest and Soft Power by Fazerdaze.
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Trump's tariffs are nothing new - NZ's real problem is the failing free trade system itself
15 Nov 2024Analysis: Many of Trump's trade policies are an extension of recent US-centric strategies to dismantle the global free trade model.
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Abuse apology: Talk is cheap, it's time for action
13 Nov 2024Analysis - Survivors felt Tuesday's apology was "hollow words" but some hope they're wrong.
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Sir Robert Gillies' tangi: Fight continues for Māori 80 years after World War II
17 Nov 2024First Person - RNZ reporter Ashleigh McCaull reflects on her ties to the late last remaining member of the Māori Battalion.
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Only systemic change will stop abuse in state care
12 Nov 2024Opinion - Tuesday marks a long-awaited milestone for survivors of the state care system, writes Jennifer Montgomery of Victoria University of Wellington.
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