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Climate aims stalled by reality
5 Aug 2024Reality has intruded on our national airline's climate targets, and it's backed down from some lofty aims
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AI is coming for your playlist
3 Aug 2024It's been called a revolution as big as electricity or the motorcar - artificial intelligence is changing the creation of music.
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The exploding gig economy
2 Aug 2024Artificial intelligence is driving the expansion of the gig economy, but with growth comes growing pains.
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New rules shed light on dark money
1 Aug 2024More transparency around political donations paints a clearer picture of which parties are coming out on top financially.
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Canada in the penalty box over spying
A short history of spying in sport, from deep sea dives to high flying drones
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New weapons in the war on weeds
30 Jul 2024AgResearch's Map and Zap device is a glimpse of a future without herbicides
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When school kills children's imagination
A raft of changes is coming to the education sector. Will they fix the problems, or just crush creativity?
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The pictures changing our text books on space
The most powerful telescope mankind has sent into orbit is opening up our understanding of how life began
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The champions who fell short
The anguish, frustration, and feeling of unfinished business when highly-driven athletes come fourth at an Olympic Games
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The horrific reality of New Zealand state and faith-based care
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has finally been released. What will its real impact be?
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Time to think about ageing
24 Jul 2024We're being urged to re-think our attitudes towards ageing, as our population gets more and more top heavy.
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Chipping away at the housing crisis
23 Jul 2024Housing affordability has plagued New Zealand for decades. What needs to change?
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Primary health care in NZ is not well
22 Jul 2024The very public woes of a Lower Hutt GP clinic represent a wider malaise in primary care
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Samoa's first monolingual dictionary
A Samoan-only dictionary has been years in the making. Now, it's here.
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The rollercoaster rides of Wayne and Tory
19 Jul 2024Two years into their mayoral terms, the civic leaders of Wellington and Auckland have pushed through controversy, opposition and calls for their resignation
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How IRD will collect its missing millions
18 Jul 2024It you're actively avoiding your tax obligations, expect the spotlight of an auditor to shine brightly on your books
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Foodies waiting for the bounce-back
As diners tighten their economic belts, the restaurants that used to feed them are fending off collapse.
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A tumultuous year for the Greens
16 Jul 2024Questionable conduct, personal tragedy, and a changing of the guard: the internal of the Green Party.
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Lulu Sun and the Southland town obsessed with tennis
15 Jul 2024New Zealand has a new tennis star. It's no surprise she's from Te Anau.
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A half century of basement fantasy
Players of this complex and very social game have been fighting monsters and weaving fantastical stories for half a century.
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Why NZ is being dragged into the war in space
The US is rallying its allies to bring it up in a battle straight out of science fiction - a war in space
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Sport in New Zealand has a new referee
A new body that has a broad remit to make sure sport is fair and safe has been a long time coming, but it's here now
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How to negotiate a ceasefire
10 Jul 2024A ceasefire deal over Gaza has been on the table since June. So why are Israel and Hamas still at war?
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Smart tech to break a habit
As gambling gets more sophisticated, researchers are planning a counter-attack using smart technology.
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