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Tourism's Covid hangover slow to shake off
There's buoyancy and optimism in the tourism industry in spite of New Zealand's long slow slog when it comes to the post-Covid airline bounce-back.
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Tools to cope with social media vitriol
7 May 2025Online violence, against high-profile women in particular, has prompted the government to look at ways to help them deal with it.
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Women in the Catholic Church haven't a prayer of making pope
6 May 2025The only certainty surrounding the election of the new pope is that he will be a man, and that's a tradition unlikely to change soon.
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In Central Otago, historic buildings on the council chopping block
5 May 2025The Central Otago District Council has a plan that could save millions, but many locals say it comes at the cost of history, heritage and community.
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Polyfest's stressful wait for its 50th birthday books to break even
3 May 2025The cultural extravaganza festival that is Polyfest was a record-breaker this year - but its finances are in peril.
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The Trump bump and the Australian election
2 May 2025Australia could be the second major nation where voters in a federal election have done a U-turn on hardline, Trump-light style leaders.
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Our failing integrity safeguards
30 Apr 2025Increasing numbers of politicians are failing to manage real or perceived conflicts of interest, and there are calls to strengthen protocols over them.
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The Chathams Islands look to build a sustainable future
29 Apr 2025New Zealand's remotest community relies heavily on public money, but it's not what the community wants for itself.
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US immigration crackdown a growing worry for NZers
28 Apr 2025A growing number of people say current threat level for travel to the US is not high enough.
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The 'atom smasher' of Auckland University
26 Apr 2025University of Auckland nuclear physicist David Krofcheck is recognised for his work on the world's greatest science experiment
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What NZ could be looking at in a global recession
24 Apr 2025New Zealand will inevitably be pulled into the world's economic gloom to some extent, but we have some cushioning in place.
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Upset in the infant formula industry
23 Apr 2025A $2 billion industry faces new rules to protect new parents - and it's pushing back.
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Bank trials 'basic' account to boost access
A bank account is a passport to the economy, but some Kiwis can't get onboard. A new scheme aims to change that.
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How two very different faiths will be celebrating this holiday weekend
17 Apr 2025The places where hot cross buns and Easter eggs are taking a back seat to deep-rooted traditions.
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A measles outbreak is just 'one plane flight away'
16 Apr 2025A measles outbreak in the US has already killed three. Just how worried should New Zealanders be?
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The fast moving chaos of sea ice retreat and Antarctic research funding
15 Apr 2025Uncertainty over Antarctic research funding is unnerving scientists, who say time is running out for climate change solutions on the ice.
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Study estimates tens of thousands living with undiagnosed dementia
14 Apr 2025After knocking on more than 20,000 doors, New Zealand researchers have found high numbers of people who have dementia, but not the diagnosis.
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Stinky, muddy, hot water - why the health of our estuaries is deteriorating
12 Apr 2025A high rate of sedimentation means our estuaries are getting shallower, but the road to fixing the damage is a much deeper issue.
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An unwinnable war on the great enemy - the road cone
The government has declared a war on road cones, but the traffic management industry thinks it's the wrong approach to an issue it's already working on.
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An escalating battle of reciprocal tariffs and the threat of a trade war
Trump's tariffs crashed global markets and are causing fears of a trade war. What happens now is the 'trillion-dollar question'.
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The haka that led to a serious political standoff with the powerful Privileges Committee
9 Apr 2025The Treaty Principles Bill is all but dead, but the fallout from a protest haka in Parliament has Te Pāti Māori MPs at odds with the Privileges Committee
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'On every dimension, NZ is falling behind': The struggle for 'social cohesion'
8 Apr 2025The results of a new report are so poor they even surprised the author.
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The New Zealand institution heralding change
7 Apr 2025The New Zealand Herald is barely out of everyone else's headlines these days, but will readers notice the changes that are bubbling beneath the masthead
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Inside a Christchurch factory building the next generation of space travel
5 Apr 2025Dawn Aerospace builds space planes and propulsion systems out of their Christchurch workshop. Their next goal is two trips to space, every day.
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