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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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How Middle East war could derail global economy
Analysis: A day after oil prices surged, US president Joe Biden warned Israel against strikes on Iran's oil facilities for good reason - any attack could ignite another bout of inflation, and possibly…
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How Hurricane Milton rapidly exploded in less than a day
9 Oct 2024It went from barely hurricane strength to a deadly Category 5 storm in less than a day - here's how.
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Manawanui: How to salvage the ship?
8 Oct 2024Analysis - Speed will be of the essence as salvage crews attempt to stop fuel leaking from the sunken ship, Christopher Battershill writes.
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Too good to be true? Study shows people are wary of freebies
8 Oct 2024Research participants who were offered a free cookie plus payment thought maybe the cookies were poisoned
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The building report showed a problem - what now?
RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your burning money questions.
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Dunedin Hospital rebuild had been held up as an example
Analysis - That was up until last week's bombshell that cost blow-outs are forcing a rethink.
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Seven things to know about the US vice presidential debate
2 Oct 2024Analysis - It was a surprisingly cordial debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance, but it revealed stark differences. Jeremy Rees looks at what we learned.
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The end of the Foodstuffs merger won't fix supermarkets
2 Oct 2024Instead of adjudicating on a merger, the commission should be given the power to break up the two Foodstuffs entities themselves, two experts argue.
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Is Shane Jones right about Indonesian coal?
2 Oct 2024Analysis - Resources Minister Shane Jones loves talking about Indonesian coal, but do his claims stack up?
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How floating solar panels could help solve NZ's energy crisis
24 Sep 2024Analysis - Placing solar panels on wastewater ponds could tackle two problems at once: high power prices and algal growth, Faith Jeremiah writes.
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Peters and Clark united on UN failings
23 Sep 2024Analysis - Winston Peters and Helen Clark disagree more often than not lately, but on this they're united. Audio
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Why sentencing reforms in NZ will annoy judges and clog the courts
23 Sep 2024Analysis - The Luxon government surely has little sense of irony, writes Kris Gledhill.
