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Worth a crack
Eggs are good value and highly nutritious whichever way they're prepared, but the raw and the cooked are by no means equal.
4 min |
August 27 - September 2, 2022
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Fresh is best
Pregnant women taking fish oil capsules should buy them in small lots and keep them in the fridge, a group of medical researchers say.
4 min |
August 27 - September 2, 2022
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A hero's story
The war in Ukraine may seem far away, but for Kiwis such as ALLA SHYMANSKA, it is still very close to home.
4 min |
August 27 - September 2, 2022
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Big little stories
Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty is one of Australia's most successful writers. But she still starts a new book wondering whether she can pull it off.
8 min |
August 27 - September 2, 2022
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Bleak forecast
Is the public being deprived of a better weather service because of government inefficiency and monopolistic behaviour? PAUL GORMAN investigates.
10+ min |
August 27 - September 2, 2022
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My Irish question
A global boom in genealogy is forging new tourist trails. DAVID COHEN joins the trend and goes in search of his mother's unknown origins in Ireland.
10+ min |
August 27 - September 2, 2022
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Bully beef
The promising political careers of Gaurav Sharma and Sam Uffindell hang in the balance as they learn a valuable lesson about public office.
4 min |
August 27 - September 2, 2022
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Forging the Rings
The creators and cast of Amazon's epic series The Rings of Power talk about the show's relationship with JRR Tolkien's writing, the movies and departing New Zealand after filming just one season.
7 min |
August 27 - September 2, 2022
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Fields of gold
Kiwi mathematicians have produced some astonishing medal-winning performances over the years.
3 min |
August 13 - 19, 2022
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Happy pills
Drugs for treating depression work on the chemical imbalance theory, but scientists have called that into question.
3 min |
August 13 - 19, 2022
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Political vivisection
An inquiry into the government’s response to the pandemic would be instructive, but it’s a matter of timing.
4 min |
August 13 - 19, 2022
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A moment of truth
“Seldom … have we been confronted with events where falsity of information can cause such harm.”
3 min |
August 13 - 19, 2022
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One for the bucket list
Russia recently published a list of New Zealanders banned from entering the country.
2 min |
August 13 - 19, 2022
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Winter falls
Every few minutes, a stretcher was wheeled past, with a patient gasping into an oxygen mask.
2 min |
August 13 - 19, 2022
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A second civil war?
A couple of months ago, we met some friends at a winery in Antietam, Maryland, site of one of the last and certainly bloodiest battles of our Civil War.
3 min |
August 13 - 19, 2022
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Lava’s in the air
How a new documentary pays a quirky homage to two pioneering French volcanologists.
4 min |
August 13 - 19, 2022
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Lounge music
Alec Bathgate reflects on the career and upcoming boxset collection of pioneering lo-fi , alt-pop band Tall Dwarfs, which he started with his mate Chris Knox.
4 min |
August 13 - 19, 2022
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A hacking offence
How a British cyber-thriller from the maker of Wolf Hall cracked the code to make it feel authentic.
3 min |
August 13 - 19, 2022
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Reality bytes
For star Simon Pegg, The Undeclared War is a frightening vision of the times we live in, and a story with a strong family connection.
2 min |
August 13 - 19, 2022
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August 13 - 19, 2022
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Layers of industrial action
Mud, mud, mud. I slog out to the coop to let the chooks out. Mud. I trudge into a paddock to give my sheep Xanthe her supplementary feed. Mud.
3 min |
August 13 - 19, 2022
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Grace & favour
A controversial South Korean doomsday sect has had a warm welcome in Fiji, where it now has significant business interests.
10+ min |
August 13 - 19, 2022
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A chilly reception
Did Māori reach Antarctic waters centuries before Europeans? Opposing views on the issue have reignited the debate over mātauranga and “Western” scholarship.
5 min |
August 13 - 19, 2022
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The ties that bind
Adoption law is in for a major overhaul but some argue the reforms still don’t go far enough in freeing up information or helping heal old wounds.
10+ min |
August 13 - 19, 2022
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Mutual exploitation
The government needs to make it easier for immigrant nurses to gain residency, so they can relieve the pressure on our understaffed hospitals.
4 min |
July 30 - August 5, 2022
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Familiarity breeds consent
REALITY CHECK
2 min |
July 30 - August 5, 2022
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Child's best friend
Assistance dogs are transforming the lives of children with autism and bringing peace of mind to their families.
4 min |
July 30 - August 5, 2022
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Read the label
A vegan or vegetarian diet won't guarantee better health, but attention to detail should bring benefits.
3 min |
July 30 - August 5, 2022
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State of origin
Archaeology continues to turn up fossil evidence that humans may not have evolved only on Africa's savannahs.
3 min |
July 30 - August 5, 2022
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Human virtues
The values-based philosophy of the Stoics of ancient Greece has influenced many modern psychological therapies.
3 min |