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Iranian president's death could reverberate across the Middle East
Analysis - Iran's influence runs wide and deep across the region as it seeks to potentially deter attacks from the US or Israel, the sworn enemies of its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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The warning signs for NZ's 'brittle' democracy
20 May 2024Analysis - Power is not being abused, but it is not being well managed either. New Zealand democracy, unique and currently brittle, should be handled with…
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Home buyers 'control narrative' as mortgage rates drop
17 May 2024Analysis - What the latest data shows about where the market is at right now.
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Popeyes battle shows how big businesses protect trademarks
16 May 2024A battle between a Manawatū fish-and-chippie and a Louisiana chicken joint reads like a David and Goliath battle. But it's a little more complicated, Alexandra…
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Survey doesn't support claims Treaty sowing division
14 May 2024New research shows New Zealanders - especially younger ones - see the Treaty largely as a positive symbol, Olli Hellmann writes.
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NZ's big chill was an early winter warning
Analysis - Power should be subsidised for struggling households, Jodi Gardner writes.
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Why NZ might be taking so long to make a call on AUKUS
12 May 2024Opinion - The government says it is "a long way from this point of being able to make such a decision", which is puzzling, Robert Patman writes.
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Mothering is important, but does it define women?
12 May 2024Opinion - Women are te whare tangata, the house of humanity, but that is far from all women are, writes Niki Bezzant.
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Surviving cancer depends on wrangling the health system - study
19 May 2024The last thing we need when faced with the possibility of cancer is to have to push for diagnosis and care. Yet it's a common experience.
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Charter schools, special police and a tricky problem
17 May 2024The Week in Politics: ACT brings back a signature policy, while NZ First mulls how to fulfil a promise.
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Denser housing can be greener too - how NZ can build better for biodiversity
19 May 2024Opinion - Incorporating nature within built environments is not just possible, it's essential.
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What does it mean to be 'a good mother'?
11 May 2024Raising children without my own mother's guidance was like navigating a new country without a map, writes Inès Almeida.
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'City deals' are coming to NZ
9 May 2024Analysis - As councils struggle with inadequate infrastructure and unsustainable costs, NZ will be hearing more about the potential solution offered by so-called "city deals".
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Red flags to watch for in your AI chatbot 'friend'
9 May 2024Analysis - Research shows having an AI friend can be helpful for some people. But will it be helpful for you?
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Conor McGregor getting back in the cage - but is it for the last time?
14 May 2024Analysis - UFC superstar Conor McGregor may have become a victim of his own success.
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Watch: Harlem Globetrotters 'shoot their shot' at Auckland's Eden Park
15 May 2024First person - Harlem Globetrotters Wham and Hot Rod De La Rosa talk about the history of the team and teach Symone Tafuna'i how to "shoot her shot".
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What would it take for Luxon to win back unimpressed voters?
2 May 2024Opinion: The Prime Minister's coalition partners are testing - even undermining - his authority and credibility.
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Seal pups and penguin chicks exposed to more UV in Antarctica
28 Apr 2024Longer-lasting ozone holes over Antarctica expose the pups and chicks to much more UV.
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Week in Politics: Triumph and disaster, but no austerity
Analysis - A big announcement about Auckland's water woes was overshadowed by a chaotic press conference about prisons, Peter Wilson writes.
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Buyer's market, but not many buyers: Inside the housing market
Analysis - It is a buyer's market but high interest rates are keeping them out; house values have dropped, leaving sellers with reduced bargaining power.
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Does fighting inflation always lead to recession?
26 Apr 2024Here is what 60 years of New Zealand data shows us.
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The six reasons diners avoid plant-based meat
26 Apr 2024Australians were asked why they don't order plant-based meat dishes when dining out.
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Week in Politics: Polls woes, pay rises and Greens trouble
3 May 2024Analysis - A poll showing the opposition is more popular than the government raises questions, politicians go through their 'trial by pay rise' and a Green MP loses her cool in the debating chamber.
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The unemployment rate, explained
1 May 2024Unemployment has risen to 4.3 percent, but what does it mean and how is it calculated?
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Shock poll shows cuts and repeals are a hard sell
30 Apr 2024Analysis - Christopher Luxon will be alert to the factors driving the dire polling, but won't be waving the white flag just yet, RNZ political editor Jo Moir writes.
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Football round-up: Party at Chiefy’s? Phoenix sweating on final A-League fixture
1 May 2024Analysis - We're on the brink of the biggest game in their history - but not a single 'Nix player will kick a ball in anger, Mathew Nash writes. Video
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Climate: How a legal victory in Europe could affect NZ
25 Apr 2024Analysis - A seven-year campaign by a group of over 2000 Swiss women recently ended. The decision has made waves in Europe. Might its ripples reach New Zealand's shores?
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Why automated systems must put the human factor first
22 Apr 2024Opinion - The incident of a woman misidentified by facial recognition technology at a Rotorua supermarket should have come as no surprise, Mark Rickerby writes.
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