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From ‘ghost guns’ to gangs, 5 lessons from Canada for NZ firearms reform
13 Dec 2024Analysis - Canada and New Zealand share an important approach to gun control: both countries view firearms as a privilege, not a right.
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Saudi Arabia World Cup win sends shockwaves through football
12 Dec 2024Analysis: However, protests over human rights will fall on deaf ears, David Mark writes.
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India is the new China – NZ needs to see the bigger picture in trade negotiations
10 Dec 2024India is where China was economically 15 years ago. With new talk of trade negotiations, a clear view of India's present and future power will be vital.
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Contrasting visions of national identity face off over Treaty principles
Analysis - And the implications for social cohesion and the quality of democratic debate are serious, Olli Hellmann writes.
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Superpower rivalry is making Pacific aid a bargaining chip
The A$140 million aid agreement between Australia and Nauru is a prime example of the geopolitical tightrope vulnerable Pacific nations are walking in the 21st century, Sione Tekiteki writes.
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France has a new PM, but Macron has the same old problems
15 Dec 2024Analysis - After the toppling of France's government, the next will also have minority support, and be vulnerable to attack from far-right and left-wing opponents.
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Syrian rebel leader's victory speech holds message for Iran - and Trump, Israel
Analysis: Abu Mohammad al-Jolani's mosque speech was about arrival and survival. It's his actions, though, that will secure the latter.
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Hugh Grant's sinister turn can't save misfiring horror flick
8 Dec 2024Review: Heretic stars the debonaire Hugh Grant as the sinister Mr Reed terrorising two Mormon missionaries.
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Funding research for economic return sounds good – but that's not how science really works
The announcement that half of New Zealand's sole fund for fundamental science won't cover social sciences and the humanities came as a shock to many, writes Nicola Gaston.
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Xi's RSVP a snub to Trump, but inauguration invite still a big deal
13 Dec 2024Analysis - Getting Xi to fly across the world would be an enormous coup for the president-elect - which makes it politically unfeasible for the Chinese leader.
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PNG side is most ambitious and complex move in NRL's history
Analysis - The most ambitious, complex and expensive expansion play in rugby league history officially came to life today, Nick Campton writes.
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Puberty blockers a medical decision not a political one
5 Dec 2024Analysis: The growing politicisation and rise in misinformation about their use for gender-affirming healthcare has resulted in bans and restrictions internationally.
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Assad's fall may fuel an Islamist resurgence
10 Dec 2024Analysis - The ouster of the Syrian president leaves a risk of instability and extremism. Audio
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What the fall of Syria's regime means for the world
Analysis: What to expect amid the swirling currents of proxy powers after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government. Audio
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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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