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The plot thickens
She's been a teen stowaway, a prostitute, and a GP. So it's not entirely surprising that Lauren Roche has now turned to fiction writing, in the latest chapter of her extraordinary life.
8 min |
July 30 - August 5, 2022
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This is your captain speaking
In this extract from Blue Blood, political reporter ANDREA VANCE charts the rise of Christopher Luxon to National's top job.
5 min |
July 30 - August 5, 2022
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Revisionist trap
The West's obsession with atoning for past sins gives cover to human rights abusers and authoritarian regimes, a British author argues.
4 min |
July 30 - August 5, 2022
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Enter Sandman
Neil Gaiman's breakthrough comic series finally arrives on screen, leading a wave of fantasy epics headed to television.
5 min |
July 30 - August 5, 2022
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Blue blood-letting
A new book on the National Party's post-Key era lays bare its inner turmoil of the past six years.
7 min |
July 30 - August 5, 2022
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Catching a killer
Police have new evidence and a fresh theory about who might have killed Kirsty Bentley in 1998. CHRIS COOKE puts one of our best-known cold cases back in the spotlight.
10+ min |
July 30 - August 5, 2022
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The seeds of disaster
The real purpose of disinformation is to create a more hostile society, where difference is negotiated violently.
3 min |
August 6 - 12, 2022
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We’re not Boomers, okay?
My first year at school was the last year of the milk.
2 min |
August 6 - 12, 2022
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Spoiled for arts choices
Berlin has city councillors for all the usual things: transport, environment, rubbish.
2 min |
August 6 - 12, 2022
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Divided we fail
Much-needed reform of our water infrastructure is being stymied by mistrust and racist fearmongering
3 min |
August 6 - 12, 2022
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Raising our money smarts
Financial high-flyer Sam Stubbs is on a mission to help more Kiwis learn how to build wealth.
10+ min |
August 6 - 12, 2022
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The ghost in the machine
Artificial intelligence is advancing so quickly that sentient systems may be possible in a decade or two.
3 min |
July 23 - 29, 2022
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Don’t hold your breath
There are times when you think the only way to avoid infection or reinfection from Covid-19 is simply to stop breathing. That is probably a bit drastic and entirely self-defeating, as those lungs of yours need to keep working or you will wind up dead.
2 min |
July 23 - 29, 2022
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Wanted: doctors & nurses
It was not especially surprising when Minister of Health Andrew Little recently resisted using the word “crisis” about the present condition of the health system. Governments are traditionally reluctant to acknowledge the c-word on their watch, even when everyone else is saying it.
3 min |
July 23 - 29, 2022
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Price of a ticket
As Sydney shivered through flooding this month, Jacinda Ardern was a sunny presence amid the grey days alongside her grim-faced counterpart, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
2 min |
July 23 - 29, 2022
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Counting the cost
Climate Change Commission chair Rod Carr says we cannot afford any more delays in pricing agricultural emissions.
3 min |
July 23 - 29, 2022
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Fuming fun
To help deal with unwanted emotions, the odd swear word works well, but so does a good dose of dramatic theatre.
3 min |
July 23 - 29, 2022
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Raging over hormones
The fierce debate on whether menopause is being over-medicalised and overtreated is not set to die down any time soon.
4 min |
July 23 - 29, 2022
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The great cosmic reveal
Stunning images from Nasa’s Webb telescope take us deeper into the origin of the universe.
1 min |
July 23 - 29, 2022
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Leaps & bounds
Kiwi choreographer Corey Baker has built an international career on bold moves. His next step is the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.
9 min |
July 23 - 29, 2022
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Wealth by stealth
Celebrated French economist Thomas Piketty shot to fame for his writings on inequality. Could his arguments lead to wealth taxes in New Zealand?
10+ min |
July 23 - 29, 2022
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Shutting up shop
As an export-dependent nation, we are at risk as global conditions result in a worldwide move towards greater insularity.
4 min |
July 23 - 29, 2022
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Counting the cost
Climate Change Commission chair Rod Carr says we cannot afford any more delays in pricing agricultural emissions.
3 min |
July 23 - 29, 2022
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Brum times
A guide to following the Kiwi athletes going for gold at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
4 min |
July 23 - 29, 2022
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The wild ducks
First catch your duck. By which I mean, of course, first shoot your duck. I don’t shoot ducks, or any creatures, but I wanted to cook, and eat, some mallard ducks. So, first catch your duck hunter.
3 min |
July 23 - 29, 2022
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Cash & kin
Parents are increasingly dipping into their own savings to help their adult children with daily living costs. But that is only entrenching the wealth gap.
10+ min |
July 23 - 29, 2022
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Weaving in the weird
An inventive story collection tackles big issues and celebrates the multifarious lives of women.
3 min |
July 2 - 8, 2022
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Missing the mongrel
With confidence in the All Blacks at historic lows amid fears they will be beaten up in their upcoming tests, can Ian Foster instil the intimidation factor back into his team?
5 min |
July 2 - 8, 2022
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The big dipper
KiwiSaver returns have plunged year. So what advice do the experts have about what lies ahead?
10+ min |
July 2 - 8, 2022
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This mortal coil
How Kate Atkinson's life-loop novel became a series starring Thomasin McKenzie.
3 min |