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Power Play: Time to get down to business now wait for final vote count is over
3 Nov 2023The final hand is about to be dealt in the 2023 election, but it could still be some time before the players fully reveal their cards.
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Solving the climate adaptations that can make problems worse
1 Nov 2023Opinion - A global climate adaptation industry is sometimes imposing solutions that backfire at the cost of vulnerable communities, write Ritodhi Chakraborty and Claire Burgess.
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The Week in Politics: 'Eerie silence' surrounds coalition negotiations
27 Oct 2023Analysis - Coalition negotiations between National, ACT and NZ First are underway but next to nothing is known about them, and Winston Peters is called on to apologise for a "bizarre" tweet.
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NZ workplace rules will change again with each new government
30 Oct 2023Analysis - Whether you are a worker or an employer, the office or factory floor is likely to move under your feet over the next three years, researchers say.
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How a red card could ruin the Rugby World Cup final
28 Oct 2023Rules are central to the integrity of the game, but rugby union would be improved if sendings-off were reserved for genuinely bad actors, writes Clive Thompson.
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Kiwis deserve a 'right to repair' their own appliances
26 Oct 2023Opinion -There was a time when the family washing machine would last decades, but those days are long gone.
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NZ election 2023: Labour out, National in – either way, neoliberalism wins again
18 Oct 2023Opinion - Regardless of the election result, a form of austerity was always going to win, Toby Boraman writes.
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Failing to feel rugby fervour amid growing Middle East crisis
19 Oct 2023First Person - The 2023 Rugby World Cup exists in an alternate reality - or at least, that's how it feels covering it, Jogai Bhatt writes.
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With every fibre of their being - an epic All Black victory
15 Oct 2023Analysis - From the blistering start to the stomach-churning finish, this had everything you want in a test match. Video
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As election uncertainty settles, NZ must unify climate vision - councillor
15 Oct 2023Opinion - With the window of time for transformational emissions reductions closing, we cannot afford to remain in a state of defeat for long, writes councillor Sophie Handford.
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Election 2023: National and Labour both face urgent issues
15 Oct 2023Analysis - National could face a crisis of expectation after promising so much, while Labour has to rebuild its devastated ranks, writes Peter Wilson.
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Analysis: Why we still don't know who the new government will be
15 Oct 2023It is odds on that Christopher Luxon and his resurgent National Party will lead the new government but who will join him and in what capacity remains undecided, writes Andrew Geddis.
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The Week in Politics: Blame games and media bashing
6 Oct 2023Analysis - Hipkins comes down with Covid, sparking a blame game over the cancelled Luxon debate, while Winston Peters lashes the media, writes Peter Wilson.
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Is New Zealand heading for a post-election 'limboland'?
6 Oct 2023Power Play - The panic is setting in as National and ACT contemplate the prospect of also having to work with New Zealand First, Political Editor Jane Patterson writes.
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Rugby World Cup: Changes, drama, leaks - Foster names his side
13 Oct 2023Analysis - It probably would have been better if All Blacks coach Ian Foster had at least given some vague reason as to why Mark Telea is in the naughty corner.
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NZ police are using AI to catch criminals - but the law urgently needs to catch up too
14 Oct 2023Analysis - The use of artificial intelligence by New Zealand police is putting the spotlight on policing tactics in the 21st century, Alexandra Sims writes.
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Analysis: Humanity first thing to go in carnage of Israel-Gaza war
Analysis - The latest outbreak of violence in Israel and Gaza show that dehumanisation is an active tool of modern warfare, fought in the age of the 15-second video, Phil Vine writes.
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Israel-Gaza crisis: NZ must condemn atrocities but keep pushing for a two-state solution
Analysis - It was perhaps inevitable that the shock Hamas attack on Israel would become a minor election sideshow in New Zealand. Less than a week from the polls, a crisis in the Middle East offered…
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The Gaza Strip: Understanding the history to understand the conflict
11 Oct 2023Analysis - The focus on conflict in the Middle East has again returned to the Gaza Strip, with Israel's defense minister ordering a "complete siege" of the Palestinian enclave.
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How will New Zealand handle the new war in the Middle East?
9 Oct 2023Analysis - Determining New Zealand's response will be one of the new New Zealand government's first challenges and it will not be an easy path to navigate, writes Geoffrey Miller.
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Winston’s wishes: What NZ First is campaigning on
7 Oct 2023Analysis - The polls put Winston Peters in the driving seat for any potential National and Act coalition - but what are his policy priorities?
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The Week in Politics: What the polls are telling us
11 Oct 2023Analysis - If the polls are right a National-led government will be elected on Saturday, either in coalition with ACT, or as more recent polls indicate ACT and New Zealand First, Peter Wilson writes.
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An extra Port Waikato seat in Parliament: What you need to know
10 Oct 2023Opinion - The rules are clear on what happens if a candidate dies during an election campaign, and it could change who will be our next government, but are they out of date?, Andrew Geddis writes.
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'That's nonsense': Debate reveals more rancour between Winston Peters and David Seymour
5 Oct 2023Analysis - A debate tonight offered further evidence of the gap between the ACT and NZ First leaders who may soon be in coalition negotiations with the National Party to form a new government.
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