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WOMAD wraps up with humour and solidarity
18 Mar 2024Review - Utilising instruments from across the globe to make songs rooted in the folk music of Ukraine, DakhaBrakha had a dramatic stage presence, writes Elliott Childs.
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What the Greens knew, and what next for Darleen Tana
15 Mar 2024Analysis - The party finds itself embroiled in yet another political crisis. So who knew what and when, and what does it mean for the Green MP's future? Audio
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The Week in Politics: More controversy, more surprises
8 Mar 2024Analysis - Christopher Luxon gets a roasting, when is a tax not a tax, and there's another debacle, Peter Wilson writes.
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How can women have equity when we don't have pockets?
8 Mar 2024Does International Women's Day mean we can relax and reflect on progress? Yeah, nah, says Niki Bezzant.
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A royal dilemma as public curiosity over Kate grows
1 Mar 2024Analysis - The health problems of both the King and the Princess of Wales have raised questions around what Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace want the public to know.
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Week in Politics: Angry debate on 'the bill that kills'
1 Mar 2024Analysis - What we learnt as the government pushed two controversial bills through Parliament under urgency.
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Fast and loose? Coalition's urgency makes for riskier lawmaking
12 Mar 2024Analysis - Christopher Luxon's unapologetic response when asked about his government's use of urgency suggests they may continue to push laws through without the usual checks and balances. Audio
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Lots of flips, no flops: P!nk charms the crowd at Eden Park
9 Mar 2024Review - P!nk got the party started at Auckland's Eden Park on Friday night, and her Kiwi fans were there for it, writes Evie Orpe.
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How state care fails NZ's most vulnerable young people
1 Mar 2024Analysis - Care and protection residences are increasingly used as a solution for young people with complex needs. What needs to change?
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The end of Newshub: Slippery slope gets steeper for NZ journalism and democracy
Opinion - If journalism in Western democracies has been on a roller coaster of late, in Aotearoa this week it threatened to come right off the rails.
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Unintended consequences of vaccine mandates must inform future pandemic policy
Analysis - Now the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic is over, we have the luxury of being able to reflect on what worked well and what did not, researchers say.
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Luxon's criticisms of spending come back to bite
1 Mar 2024Analysis - National's Tama Potaka could have been mistaken for giving advice to his own leader when he told Newshub on Friday morning "the New Zealand taxpayer is not a free ATM card".
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Covid-19: A pandemic that will not go away
27 Feb 2024Analysis - February 28 marks four years since Covid-19 was first reported in Aotearoa New Zealand. Many of us are probably surprised this virus is still causing a pandemic.
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Luxon, at last, does his own thing, for his own party
23 Feb 2024Analysis - Christopher Luxon comes out from under the shadow of his coalition partners, and the sudden death of Efeso Collins brings Parliament to a standstill, Peter Wilson writes.
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Joining AUKUS could boost NZ's research and tech spending, but at what cost?
23 Feb 2024There is little doubt the National-led coalition is showing greater interest in the AUKUS security agreement, with Australian officials due to visit later this year to brief the government, Sian…
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Climate change is fanning the flames of NZ's wildfires
23 Feb 2024Last week, wildfire burnt through 650 hectares of forest and scrub in Christchurch's Port Hills. This is not the first time the area has faced a terrifying wildfire event.
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Terrorist discussed mosque attacks a year earlier - new research
21 Feb 2024Analysis - Up to a year before he attacked two Christchurch mosques, Brenton Tarrant posted publicly he planned to do so. Until now, these statements have not been identified.
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How people can change their minds about conspiracy theories
19 Feb 2024Analysis - Many people believe at least one conspiracy theory. And that is not necessarily a bad thing - conspiracies do happen.
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Axing the fuel tax reveals lack of a real Auckland plan
14 Feb 2024Opinion - Shifts in funding priorities are part of politics, but the latest U-turns bring into sharp focus a lack of direction on infrastructure including by previous governments, writes Timothy Welch…
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New Zealand is reviving the ANZAC alliance – joining AUKUS is a logical next step
13 Feb 2024Analysis - In envisioning a more central role for the ANZAC alliance with Australia, and possible involvement in AUKUS, the new government is recalibrating NZ's independent foreign policy, Nicholas…
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Parliament brought to standstill by a tsunami of collective grief
21 Feb 2024Analysis - The death of Fa'anānā Efeso Collins has inspired politicians of all stripes to a rare moment of unity, Political Editor Jo Moir writes.
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Grant Robertson, the consummate political partner
20 Feb 2024Analysis - If any Labour MP were asked to name a colleague they would struggle to do without, it's Robertson that would spring to mind.
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Unanswered questions why forestry giant lost environment label
Analysis - Following a tip that Ernslaw One, a huge Malaysian-owned forestry company, had lost its badge of environmental sustainability, Eloise Gibson goes on a quest to find answers.
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Albanese follows Ardern down the aisle
16 Feb 2024Analysis: When Jacinda Ardern wed long-term partner and fishing enthusiast Clarke Gayford last month, the nuptials made global headlines.
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