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Coastal crossfire
You pays your money and you takes your chances. That is the risk of buying a home.
2 min |
May 14, 2022
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Buying time was worth it
I witnessed my first supermarket mask confrontation the other day.
3 min |
May 14, 2022
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A doomed romance
After this war in Europe, nothing will be the same.
3 min |
May 14, 2022
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PHOTO CALL
When Rob Tucker called on fellow photojournalists to give their best shots for a Hospice Taranaki fundraising auction, images of Aotearoa's past came pouring in.
2 min |
May 7 - 13, 2022
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TOURISM TRAP
Overseas visitors are starting to trickle back to NZ, but for some small tourism businesses it's too little, too late. Others hope the flow will be enough to refloat their boats.
10+ min |
May 7 - 13, 2022
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WAYNE'S WORLD
Businessman and former Far North mayor Wayne “The Fixer” Brown has declared war on waste as he campaigns for the Auckland mayoralty.
9 min |
May 7 - 13, 2022
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Trouble at an early hurdle
The favourite has taken a tumble in the Aussie federal election race.
5 min |
May 7 - 13, 2022
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A most peculiar way
Why Bill Nighy has taken on David Bowie's defining screen role in a television sequel to cult classic The Man Who Fell to Earth.
4 min |
May 7 - 13, 2022
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BREAKING the WAVE
The Shanghai crisis is testing Beijing's zero-Covid policy, but predictions it will destabilise the government or the economy are wrong
8 min |
May 7 - 13, 2022
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Children are waiting
Government policies are punishing innocent children trapped in poverty
3 min |
May 7 - 13, 2022
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Epochal emissary
Writer-protagonist's stay in a dilapidated hotel can be read as allegory for a fading Europe.
3 min |
May 7 - 13, 2022
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Clear the decks
Soaring inflation is forcing Labour to tuck away pet projects and look instead to a hip-pocket lifeline.
4 min |
May 7 - 13, 2022
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Cold War chiller
A history of post-war Soviet-US posturing sheds light on the Ukraine conflict.
3 min |
May 7 - 13, 2022
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Fringe benefits
Orville Peck makes countryrock from beyond the veil.
2 min |
May 7 - 13, 2022
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Lowdown on proteins
Our bodies need protein for energy, but what role does the protein portion of viruses such as Covid play?
4 min |
May 7 - 13, 2022
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Made in the shade
Protection from UV exposure is the best way to peg back New Zealand's alarmingly high melanoma mortality rate.
4 min |
May 7 - 13, 2022
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Modest talents
The highly popular TikTok app may prove to be a social media platform that actually boosts self-esteem.
3 min |
May 7 - 13, 2022
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Propaganda's high cost
Way back in the olden days, when David Lange was prime minister and Roger Douglas his whizz-kid finance minister, I bought my first house. Mortgage interest rates were approaching an eye-watering 20% and I was sweating. The cost of living was appallingly high and wages dismally low. It was tough.
2 min |
April 30 - May 6, 2022
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Making connections
Inclusion is important in closing the digital divide in our communities.
3 min |
April 30 - May 6, 2022
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Light relief
Women no longer have to simply put up with the trials of heavy periods. There is a range of treatments that may help stem the flow.
4 min |
April 30 - May 6, 2022
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WRITTEN IN THE STARS
Having been a master of mockumentaries, British comedy writer John Morton is now taking on a remake of the hit French behind-the-scenes showbiz series Call My Agent!
10 min |
April 30 - May 6, 2022
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WIRED FOR WEIRD
Our 21st-century lives could be on the brink of being turned upside down by historic breakthroughs in computing technology.
10+ min |
April 30 - May 6, 2022
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POLISHED CONCRETE FLAWS
Until her thirties, life was a struggle for Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby. In this extract from her new memoir, Ten Steps to Nanette, she explains the challenges and gifts of being an autistic, gay outsider, and her aversion to certain cafes.
9 min |
April 30 - May 6, 2022
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Propaganda pals
Universities in China have organ-ised classes so students can understand the war in Ukraine. The first step is to have teachers attend lectures on how to “unify thoughts and correctly guide students’ understanding” of the conflict.
3 min |
April 30 - May 6, 2022
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PACKED to the RAFTERS
As house prices soar, more and more extended families are discovering the benefits of living together.
10+ min |
April 30 - May 6, 2022
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Giant leaps
Emily St John Mandel’s highly anticipated new novel jumps skilfully across time and space to ask the big questions about where humanity might be heading.
3 min |
April 30 - May 6, 2022
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Home stretch
Shopping smarter and avoiding waste can help reduce your food costs.
5 min |
April 30 - May 6, 2022
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EASY DOES IT
From breakfasts to snacks and casual dinners, Joe Wicks takes the stress out of home cooking with these tasty and straightforward recipes.
5 min |
April 30 - May 6, 2022
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Weight of the world
New weapons are badly needed in the fight against obesity but developing drugs with lasting results and fewer side effects isn't easy.
4 min |
April 23 - 29, 2022
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Trouble brewing
Teabags containing plastic may result in microplastics Teaching into your beverage. But there are other options for concerned connoisseurs.
4 min |