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Power and money lending rules
The laws that govern our money-lending landscape are in for another shakeup.
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The art of ice
9 Mar 2024All ice is not created equal, and the ice created by Conor Whale is top-shelf stuff.
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The university launching space students
8 Mar 2024Auckland University's new space centre will soon take control of a satellite that detects the world's worst methane emitters.
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Lights, cameras, Academy Awards
7 Mar 2024Hollywood's red carpet is getting rolled out for its premier event, the Oscars, for the 96th time this weekend
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The special school that's being starved
An Auckland school for some of our most vulnerable children is crumbling, and any hopes for a rebuild have just been dashed by the government's moves to halt school property developments.
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New Zealand gets ready for Paris Olympics
The first of our athletes to wear the silver fern in Paris have been announced
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Rare disorders aren't unusual enough to ignore
4 Mar 2024One in 17 New Zealanders have what's termed as a rare disorder. March is the month to highlight their lives and struggles.
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What the small screen did to magazines
Magazines are facing extinction by internet. Are they special enough to save?
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The headlines are grim for Newshub
1 Mar 2024It was a skin-of-your-teeth operation from the start, and Newshub's 35 year old life looks to be ending with multi-million dollar losses presided over by off-shore owners
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Time, heavenly bodies and leap years
Leap year is all about matching the seasons to time. It's just a construct, but try telling that to February 29th babies.
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A legal way to safety-check illegal drugs
28 Feb 2024At festivals, a volunteer-based service runs quality-control on illegal drugs.
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Why the Waitangi Tribunal can't win the fight over the Māori Health Authority
27 Feb 2024What is the point of the Waitangi Tribunal if it doesn't have the power to stop a government that appears to be acting against the interests of Māori?
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Why our romance with the office is dead
26 Feb 2024Four years after the first lockdown, the way we work has changed.
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A $20 million magic wand
24 Feb 2024A life-changing diagnostic device tested on sheep in New Zealand is about to be trialled on humans
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Lessons from a brilliant bridge
23 Feb 2024Good, fast and on-budget infrastructure building shouldn't have to wait for disaster situations to swing into action.
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Why some wars make the news, and others get forgotten
22 Feb 2024Conflict and coverage - why some conflicts dominate headlines for months, then suddenly get ignored
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Extraordinary climate claim has the world watching
21 Feb 2024The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case against some of New Zealand's biggest polluters in what some describe as judicial activism
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Childhood obesity is a big problem making little progress
Researchers are making some headway tackling a problem that New Zealand has a shameful record in - childhood obesity.
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A bridge not far enough for Auckland
19 Feb 2024We're back to where we were in 1969 when it comes to easing congestion over Auckland's harbour
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Industry giants in a battle of wills over music rights
The ripples of a war in the music industry spread far further than just ruining Gen Alpha's TikTok time.
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The humble heavyweight of the Black Caps
16 Feb 2024Kane Williamson is the world's number one batsman right now, but what he brings to the Black Caps is worth far more than runs on the board.
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The investment fund aiming to fix the housing crisis
A $90 million housing fund promises to tackle the Bay of Plenty's housing crisis
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Trump's campaign from a courtroom
The convoluted legal troubles of former -- and maybe future -- US President Donald Trump are playing out in court rooms across America
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Caution urged over resource management changes
13 Feb 2024Critics say the government's plan to speed up infrastructure projects puts too much power in the hands of one person.
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