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Health workforce shortage will limit benefits of funding glucose monitors
There are problems within the health system that mean full patient access to training on how to use the insulin pumps will likely take years, experts say.
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Three simple graphs that explain NZ's economic crisis
Analysis - The Reserve Bank may not have much effect on inflation, but it can certainly affect the structure of the economy, Geoff Bertram says.
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Peters' $100b infrastructure fund is the right idea. Politics-as-usual is the problem
15 Oct 2024Analysis - Success will hinge on getting the details right and, more importantly, getting the politics out of infrastructure planning.
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Three of 1994's weirder indie rock albums are still classics
6 Oct 2024On their 30th anniversary, Tony Stamp looks back at three important entries in the alternative canon. Video
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Government ties itself to Wellington's future
23 Oct 2024Analysis - If the outcome of the intervention is no better than the current "shambles", it is Luxon, Willis, Brown and Bishop who will also wear the blame.
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Has Lawson guaranteed himself a permanent seat in F1?
22 Oct 2024Opinion - The performance of the New Zealand driver on his return should have secured his future in the sport.
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Building enough supply chain resilience, sustainability to survive next global crisis
18 Oct 2024Analysis - External events can severely disrupt the flow of goods, delay deliveries or damage critical infrastructure.
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Reality break: You are not big or clever for hating on reality TV
19 Oct 2024Opinion - The reality is that reality TV does not rot your brain. It's the opposite.
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Review: Does the latest Hellboy reboot succeed?
18 Oct 2024A lower budget adaptation of Hellboy has hit theatres but does it reach the lofty heights of the early 2000s films? Watch RNZ visual journalist Sam Rillstone's review.
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Do people trust AI on financial decisions? It depends on who they are
15 Oct 2024Analysis - Placing your financial trust in AI relies on an understanding of how the technology works.
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Two decades after decriminalisation, NZ's sex workers still need protection
15 Oct 2024Analysis - While sex workers now have workplace rights, stigma remains an issue.
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Will the Earth warm by 2C or 5.5C? Why trying to narrow it down may be a distraction
9 Oct 2024Opinion - The predicted range of rising temperature has remained stubbornly wide, but efforts to narrow the Earth's response to climate change to a single number may be unhelpful.
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Three albums worth listening to this week: Wellingtonian art-rock, UK dancefloor stompers, and beautiful, breathy indie pop.
14 Oct 2024Tony Stamp reviews new releases by local seven-piece Recitals, British dance producer Floating Points, and acclaimed singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya.
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Are small businesses doing it tougher than in the GFC?
Opinion - Small businesses are being squeezed from every side, and doing it tougher in some ways even than during the GFC, Antje Fiedler and Benjamin Fath write.
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The Sampler: What to listen to this week
6 Oct 2024Tony Stamp speaks with UK-based NZ musician Molly Payton, and reviews a compilation by M. Ward, as well as the latest from jazz musician Nala Sinephro.
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Happy, sad or angry? AI can detect emotions in text according to new research
1 Oct 2024Analysis - If AI can read our emotions, how do we ensure this capability is used responsibly? How do we protect privacy? These are crucial questions that must be addressed as the technology continues…
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What 'Jack and Jill' can teach us about capital gains taxes
30 Sep 2024Opinion - Superficially, it seems fair to tax income from all sources. Yet it could be anything but, Richard Meade writes.
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GP access a problem for Māori with lung cancer
27 Sep 2024Comment - Surviving lung cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand could depend on whether you can access a GP - raising questions about equity in the country's health system.
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How to turn children into lifelong readers
26 Sep 2024Opinion: NZ is one of a number of countries that are overhauling the way reading is taught at the primary school level, but Elaine Reese argues that families still play a critical role in turning a…
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Peters up against tricky allies on $100 billion fund
14 Oct 2024Analysis - It's a tall ask, given National's promise to tighten the purse strings, and Peters' own plans to intervene on an ACT policy. Audio
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India trade deal: 'We'll get it done' - PM
12 Oct 2024Analysis - Christopher Luxon made the most of his first East Asia Summit, but the harder ask will be now translating that to tangible results.
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What clues left by the Alpine Fault's last big quake reveal
11 Oct 2024With a 75 percent chance of another rupture in the next 50 years, new research improves how we can forecast its impact. Video
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Obama, the ‘hopey-changey guy’, tries to close the deal for Harris
12 Oct 2024Analysis: Exactly 16 years ago, an impossibly young-looking Barack Obama was barnstorming through Ohio. This month, he was back.
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How to get renewable energy from our wastewater ponds
10 Oct 2024As the country prepares to meet growing energy demands, the variability of wind, solar and hydroelectric power has made year-round electricity generation hard to ensure.
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