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Nursing school fears extended purgatory

Regulatory approval for a new nursing diploma is proving hard to get, reports Andrew Bevin

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Tāmaki: When two tribes go to war

A knife-edge poll result in the previously rock-solid National seat of Tāmaki sets the scene for a debate with a distinct lack of camaraderie between the two allies of the right. Tim Murphy was in the room.

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Bola and badass gullies: the science of East Coast erosion

Scientist Mike Marden has spent decades researching the East Coast's erosion and knows the local soils like few others – and he also knows things have to change. Aaron Smale continues a series on the slow destruction of Tairāwhiti.

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Vaping promises up in smoke

Vaping rates, particularly among young people, have rapidly risen. Our political parties are starting to take notice, but the next government must turn proposals into policies, says Prof Kelly Burrowes

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The rock stars have arrived

The one about the house where a Prime Minister supposedly locked his deranged son in the basement.

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Dramatic change pays off for world champ sprinter

She’s just 22, but new world champion Para athlete Danielle Aitchison is already giving back – hoping to give kids with disabilities what she missed out on. Suzanne McFadden writes.

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Rolling back the red wave in Whangārei: 'I've got the strongest ground game'

Dr Shane Reti is quietly confident in Whangārei – but did 2020 show the country that the northern electorate can be anybody’s for the taking?

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Disability is this year's forgotten issue

Advocates say disability issues are at a "crossroads of regress" with neglect from political parties caught up in electioneering.

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Politicians' fear of asking for sacrifices comes at a price

This is the dancing Cossacks election of a new era. We're being told we can delay building climate change resilience – but if we don’t act now, we will pay a much higher price later.

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Bishop may just knock over the Minister in Hutt South

In Hutt South, Chris Bishop won double National's nationwide vote in 2020 – so although Labour's Ginny Andersen looks likely to hold her seat, it could be tight, argues Liam Hehir.

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David Seymour tells what Act will use its 'stronger brew' to do

Greater cuts to the public service and a discussion on co-governance are near-enough to bottom lines for the Act Party, says its leader. Act will be National’s 'economic conscience'.

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Businesses asked to prove honest dealings with politicians

As sacked minister Stuart Nash moves straight from Parliament into a lobbying role, there are moves to improve openness in corporate-government engagement. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Bought out and sold down the river

The government subsidised pine on the East Coast for nearly 30 years. In that time huge tracts of that forestry have ended up in the hands of foreign companies with a track record of environmental damage. The latest in a series on the slow destruction of Tairāwhiti.

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Defining issues: 'I don’t think we have a rural divide, I really don't' – dairy farmer

From the big city to the farm, we measure the rural-urban divide

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Debates pull in audience despite TV decline

New polling shows televised leaders’ debates are still reaching many eligible voters despite the decline in those watching linear television, writes Jo Moir

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Ministers agree loan to private investors to save Ruapehu ski field

There's concern at a Cabinet decision, in the shadow of election, to increase its lending to $50m and set up ski field for private ownership. Jonathan Milne reports.

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'It is the underbelly, not the norm'

Divisiveness over race has been prominent in this year’s election campaign, yet Debbie Ngarewa-Packer’s experience has been a good one.

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The Voice of confusion

On our election day, Australians are also going to the polls. But their referendum, which has been more divisive and controversial than any election campaign, will be more significant than just a change of government.

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Where's the action on MMP?

On the 30th anniversary of the referendum to change to MMP, Michael Swanson urges the next government to act on the 2023 Independent Electoral Review and make changes for the better.

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It's a hard road finding the perfect block of Crown land for new supermarkets

Labour's proposition to help fund the entrance of a third supermarket supplier might work – but where would these blocks of ideally-placed Crown land be found? Andrew Bevin investigates.

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The floods of Mataura

An author and climate change activist asks, "Will we act to save ourselves, like the people of Mataura acted?"

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Cookies: adjusting to the cookie-less world

Online advertisers have been able to track your movements across the web – but, as Peter Bale finds out, that era is coming to an end.

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Our community is moving naturally towards te ao Māori, despite attacks

Those who see it as a threat to share power with Māori in line with Article Two of Te Tiriti whip up panic about a New Zealand whose language and culture is shifting organically, without need for rules and regulation, argues Max Harris.

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China: Don't use human rights to 'contain' countries

China critiques universal human rights in favour of regional variations, suggesting New Zealand is wrong to be critical of human rights concerns in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and China more generally, writes Jason Young

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Decades of damage: Ocean bears brunt of Tairāwhiti erosion

It’s been known for over a century that the East Coast was vulnerable to erosion. But continued decisions have it at a catastrophic turning point that could decide the future of the region. Aaron Smale continues a series on the slow destruction of Tairāwhiti.

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