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At the inaugural Wellington Games Week, it's more than cosplay and consoles
16 Oct 2024The Detail: New Zealand's booming video game industry reaches for $1 billion exports in the next few years.
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NZ is sinking on ocean conservation - and being reeled in by Australia
15 Oct 2024New Zealand is making Australia look good when it comes to new efforts to save the world's biodiversity and protect its oceans.
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When the rules on sexual offenders fall down
14 Oct 2024Extended supervision orders should keep tabs on serious offenders, but sometimes they're not granted - and sometimes they don't work.
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AI inside your brain - a force for good
12 Oct 2024Developers of AI that could detect brain injuries and disease say it's just a tool, not a replacement for health experts
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Feeding the arts in Christchurch
11 Oct 2024The Detail: Historic arts precinct or drive-through takeaways? Inside the very Christchurch fight over food trucks.
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Real schemes, or unfunded dreams? Questions over fast-track list
10 Oct 2024A roof for Eden Park; a second bridge for Ashburton; a new dry dock for the navy. What will actually become reality?
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Amid timber mill closures, one processer scales up
9 Oct 2024The Detail - Winstone has shut down two mills citing high electricity costs - but Sequal Lumber mill in Kawerau is getting ready to double production.
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The invisible victims of the pandemic
8 Oct 2024Long Covid sufferers feel they've been abandoned by health authorities and the government.
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Why the crackdown on nangs misses the mark
7 Oct 2024The Detail - Recreational use of nitrous oxide has been reclassified. Some experts say it's an overcorrection.
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Fears of privatisation by stealth as healthcare system struggles
4 Oct 2024As more and more healthcare becomes private, experts worry.
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High-flying Du Val's crash and burn
A convoluted drama playing out for an Auckland property developer has ensnared small-scale investors and contractors alike.
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The words we love, hate, and find confusing
5 Oct 2024A look at the words we find the most confusing, satisfying, irritating, beautiful, and just plain revolting.
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The mall causing airport traffic problems
2 Oct 2024Auckland Airport's new Mānawa Bay mall is ritzy and glitzy, but only time will tell if people are bagging bargains, or just window shopping.
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Breathing life into te reo Māori documents
21 Sep 2024The Detail: Auckland City Library takes visitors on a trip back in time with a display that includes the first efforts to write down the Māori language.
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Slow moves to fix fast fashion
27 Sep 2024NZ's fashion industry is facing serious long-term problems, including the influx of cheap, shoddy clothing and way too much waste.
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The Tupperware party is over
28 Sep 2024The Detail: The novelty has worn off for the plastic products sold by way of social gatherings, crushed by online access to cheaper goods
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More strike action coming from under-strain ambulance staff
16 Sep 2024Frontline St John ambulance staff say the organisation is broken and on life support.
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The Detail: Safety measures en route for bus drivers
13 Sep 2024After a spate of attacks on bus drivers, authorities say public transport is still safe.
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The great slanging match that is the US election
9 Sep 2024The US election is a dog-eat-dog, no-holds-barred fight between two people who couldn't be more different to each other.
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SIS report spells out threats facing NZ
6 Sep 2024In 2024, spying has gone high tech - but it's not all cybercrime and internet hacking
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Nailing bi-partisanship to build the nation
4 Sep 2024It's hoped a new infrastructure body will lead to a more sensible pipeline of projects than the current stop/start political rollercoaster
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Stunning scenery and treacherous terrain on Te Araroa trail
3 Sep 2024New Zealand tramps are a major draw for international tourists. Not all of them are prepared for the dangers our tracks have in store.
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Dispute over $33 million bill halts construction on luxury tower
On Auckland's skyline, the country's largest residential tower sits unfinished and exposed to the elements.
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London's calling, but more New Zealanders aren't picking up
Young Kiwis are heading overseas in record numbers, but are finding that the traditional London OE looks different than it did for earlier generations
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