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Your biases are showing
Mainstream media is in the gun. But it's actually your fault. Here, then, is a simple guide to how media cover the news.
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August 5-11 2023
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Those left behind
New Zealand women are more likely to die from ovarian cancer than those in comparable countries, which diagnose the disease earlier and offer free access to more drugs.
9 min |
August 5-11 2023
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Against the flow
University funding woes threaten not just the security of outspoken researchers, but the specialised courses they teach.
5 min |
August 5-11 2023
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Science challenged
\"If you're not teaching a subject, or not teaching a full programme in it, you're not growing future researchers.\"
3 min |
August 5-11 2023
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Whānau up front
Concluding our series, REBECCA MACFIE is in South Auckland, where a community-led approach is bridging the gaps between struggling families and fragmented bureaucracy
10+ min |
August 5-11 2023
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Meet the superannuant helping over-65s give back
A lightbulb moment led Liz Greive to found an innovative charity that's helping older New Zealanders tackle generational inequity.
2 min |
August 5-11 2023
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Charged up
Wellington-based Shalini Divya is developing lithium-free battery technology as a way to tackle energy poverty.
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August 5-11 2023
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'Our girl' scalped
The demise of Kiri Allan draws sad and sadly predictable reactions from her political peers.
4 min |
August 5-11 2023
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Banks for the memory
Aninterrogation of one’s affairs by the bank manager, while less painful than interrogation of one’s root canal by the dentist, has seldom been a relaxing appointment.
2 min |
August 5-11 2023
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Things worth keeping
Duringa discussion at Goodenough College in London, a young American couple loudly held forth. They were due to fly home to Duluth, Minnesota, and were asked about the political situation.
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August 5-11 2023
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Going backwards fast
Something quite strange happened in London last month - the Conservative Party won a by-election.
2 min |
August 5-11 2023
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With good reason
We need to teach our kids to have good arguments, says educationalist Hugh Kemp.
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August 5-11 2023
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Sibling security
Analysis of large populations indicates the more brothers and sisters you have, the less likely you are to go through divorce later in life
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July 29 - August 4 2023
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Original source
NICK DIGIOVANNI learnt grilled pizza-making at its birthplace and has one or two other gems in his repertoire
5 min |
July 29 - August 4 2023
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Muscling in
Healthy, active teenage boys should be able to get all their protein needs from food without having to resort to costly supplements
3 min |
July 29 - August 4 2023
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Breathe easier
An annual asthma review as part of their standard healthcare could make a world of difference to the lives of many sufferers
3 min |
July 29 - August 4 2023
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Reti, steady, go
If this year's election puts Shane Reti in charge of the health system, his famous DIY approach will be no match for a vast, dysfunctional bureaucracy
8 min |
July 29 - August 4 2023
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Cult radio
Three women with in-depth knowledge of cults have launched a homegrown podcast aiming to address issues here
7 min |
July 29 - August 4 2023
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Out on their own
New Zealand urgently needs a secular agency to provide specialised therapy and support to people coming out of cults
3 min |
July 29 - August 4 2023
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A place to call home
Loss of land is at the root of Māori poverty, health, education and imprisonment data. But fresh efforts are enabling whanau to build homes, security and hope on shared ancestral land
10+ min |
July 29 - August 4 2023
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Sugar coating it
Could harnessing the placebo effect make existing drugs and therapies more effective in treating pain and chronic conditions?
10+ min |
July 29 - August 4 2023
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'It's not about the pain'
Living with loss in her own life, Lucy Hone is dedicated to helping others cope with grief
5 min |
July 29 - August 4 2023
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Treat the rich
As policies wither on the vine - wealth tax? What wealth tax? - the party machines crank out the slogans
4 min |
July 29 - August 4 2023
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The weakest link
It was a Monday evening when Mum was taken from the rest home to the hospital, and one of only a handful of days this year on which I hadn't been to see her
2 min |
July 29 - August 4 2023
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Guns on the run
Alen Moradian died alone and fast in a black Audi when the gunmen waiting in the garage of his Bondi Junction hideout fired
2 min |
July 29 - August 4 2023
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Whenua at stake
The 180-year legal case you might never have heard of goes before the High Court next month
2 min |
July 29 - August 4 2023
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Life was a cabaret
Before becoming a distinguished documentary maker, ANNIE GOLDSON ran away to New York with Red Mole. Now, she's made a film about the avant-garde theatre troupe, tracing its genre-defying history
5 min |
July 22 - 28 2023
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What we know now
The story of knowledge transmission leads from scratches on clay to the big question of what happens to wisdom in the age of AI
3 min |
July 22 - 28 2023
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Ice box
A massive polar detector is being used to explore energy sources in the Milky Way
3 min |
July 22 - 28 2023
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At home with Freud
A walk through Sigmund Freud's home makes him human in a way that reading about him doesn't
2 min |