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New fossils affirm NZ as a cradle of their evolution
13 Aug 2025Remarkable new fossil discoveries are driving a significant reassessment of our understanding of the early evolution of penguins.
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What can we learn from the PM's answers on Palestine and Gaza during Question Time?
National avoided taking a stand on Palestine in Parliament's urgent debate. What can we learn from the PM's answers on Palestine and Gaza during Question Time?
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Vape brands bypass marketing regulations to target young people
Globally, one of the main drivers in increasing numbers of young people vaping is the promotion of vapes on social media.
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Greens look to be tail wagging the dog - should Labour worry?
11 Aug 2025Analysis: If Labour's manifesto remains light on detail for too long, the Greens could end up setting the agenda and the terms of debate by default.
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How Warriors lost grip on top four with third straight defeat
10 Aug 2025Analysis: Coach Andrew Webster's bold switcheroo backfired badly against the Bulldogs.
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How influential NZ schools hastened the demise of NCEA
8 Aug 2025Analysis: As New Zealanders digest the news about government plans to scrap NCEA, we should also consider the role prestigious schools plyaed.
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Gaps emerge over potential Trump-Putin summit
Analysis: While the Kremlin claimed a meeting next week was all but agreed to, the US says nothing has been finalised.
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Could we get vaccinated against the gastro bug norovirus?
7 Aug 2025If we've got vaccines for so many other viruses - including Covid-19, which emerged only a few years ago - why don't we have one for norovirus?
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Trump's tariffs crash into delicate geopolitical reality
7 Aug 2025Analysis: The US President faces a unique challenge balancing all of his simultaneous demands with Russia, China and India.
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NCEA isn't perfect but we shouldn't forget why it was introduced
Analysis: The system has flaws, but a return to an exam-based model may not make the grade.
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How noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong
6 Aug 2025Analysis: Birds, just like humans, also suffer when their sleep is disturbed.
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Lawson gets pass mark after first half of F1 season
4 Aug 2025Analysis: Liam Lawson can go into Formula 1's summer break knowing he has made progress in his first full season in the championship.
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Soaring food prices prove the Gaza famine is real – and will affect generations to come
5 Aug 2025Analysis: The words and pictures documenting the famine in the Gaza strip are horrifying.
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Illegal tobacco a deadly $10b industry in Australia
4 Aug 2025Analysis: Australia's illegal tobacco problem has made the proverbial transition from tragedy to farce.
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Why 'go woke, go broke' is no longer true
4 Aug 2025Analysis: The dichotomy between "wokeness" and capitalism is both simplistic and increasingly out of step with corporate reality.
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Kingmaker: The growing influence of libertarian tech titan Peter Thiel
1 Aug 2025The billionaire PayPal founder is building a new political order, part startup, part strongman state.
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A year after recommendation to abolish time limits on abuse cases nothing has changed
1 Aug 2025Without that reform, survivors of historic abuse remain vulnerable to being turned away by the legal system - not because their experiences aren't credible, but because the law still treats them as…
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How Trump used America's power to get what he wanted
Analysis - At the core of the trade war is a consistent concept: leverage.
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Census changes threaten visibility of rainbow communities
There are no sources of administrative data that include adequate rainbow demographic markers such as sexual orientation, gender, transgender experience or variations of sex characteristics.
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NZ is prepared to take ‘further action’ over the Gaza crisis – here are 5 options
30 Jul 2025International pressure and condemnation of Israel's actions has been increasing, with news and images of malnourished and starving Palestinians now hard to avoid.
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How should a company deal with a scandal like the Coldplay kiss cam?
When a scandal goes viral - as it recently did at a Coldplay concert - companies face nuanced challenges in a new era of crisis communication.
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Trump's trade war victory is already under siege
30 Jul 2025Analysis: The economy was supposed to crumble. The trade war was expected to escalate out of control. Markets were forecast to plunge. None of that happened - at least, not yet.
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Butter wars: 'Nothing cures high prices like high prices'
25 Jul 2025Analysis - But solving the problem is not a matter of waving a magic economic wand.
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Auckland FC's women's A-League team still in limbo
25 Jul 2025Analysis - Why has the Australian Professional Leagues taken so long to confirm the worst kept secret in football?
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