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I don't want Te Pāti Māori choosing my electoral roll

The Māori party, whose central pou is supporting kaupapa Māori, is attempting to take us back to 1975 when Māori did not have a choice about which electoral roll we would be on, argues Holly Bennett

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This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

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Return of the Ferns

Football, netball, cricket and rugby - it's all on for Kiwi women's sports teams across the globe this weekend. Merryn Anderson gives the lowdown on all the Ferns action.

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Online tech students in tears over funding cancellation

The Tertiary Education Commission says the Developers Institute was over-funded in several instances since 2021 and has decided to end funding immediately, reports Ella Scott-Fleming

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Is this the long goodbye for Labour?

Many are feeling the sooner the election is over, the better. The polite and courteous reaction from voters on the doorstop parallels what happened in the 1990 election with Labour's record landslide loss to National – voters had long since made up their minds to change the government, argues Peter Dunne

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Army bridge builder nails Black Ferns XV

A young army captain who led the major rebuild of a flood-destroyed bridge, Laura Bayfield is now storming the rugby field, playing in the first Black Ferns XV this weekend. Suzanne McFadden reports.

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Being 'tough on crime' is too easy – and ignores the evidence

The 'tough on crime’ narrative, driven by opportunistic politicians, dominating the election campaign contradicts the evidence that prisons are a training ground for harder criminals, writes Bex Silver

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Let Auckland decide on intensification, says new coalition

Community groups across Auckland are petitioning potential politicians to support local planning.

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The solution to institutional racism is 163 years old

New Zealand is simply better at meeting the needs of Pākehā than Māori and the consequences for Māori health are predictable, unfair and unjust. But they are not inevitable, writes Kevin Hague

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Beyond recycling, what to do about climate change?

Tuesday night's leaders' debate was a sobering reminder that we're not taking climate change seriously enough. Kevin Trenberth looks beyond the usual talking points.

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Workplace drug testing quagmire deepens

Medical cannabis is behind an uptick in workplace drug detection and the solution isn't clear-cut, reports Andrew Bevin

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Māori writing: the struggle continues

Te reo Māori is thriving, and there are more books by Māori authors, but what about the quality?

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When a 'wasted vote' isn't wasted

If you're disinterested, despondent or deflated by the election campaign and its daily parade of pointless behaviour, here's why you shouldn't miss your opportunity to exercise a little strategy in order to try and engineer a result.

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‘Rich’ Conservation Department is actually stretched and struggling

Severe cuts could accelerate department's decline, writes David Williams.

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Lack of water treatment highlights urgency of Three Waters reforms – mayor

Queenstown council failed to install the protozoa barrier that would have averted its crypto outbreak because of 'tens of millions' cost, writes Jonathan Milne.

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National dips in new poll, but no Labour bump

The latest 1News-Verian poll comes too quickly to soak up the impact of Tuesday's debate and broadly shows no big changes for the right or the left, Marc Daalder writes

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Act promises shake-up of ECE and schools

The party's education policy would refresh the refreshed curriculum, cut red tape, and bring in stricter performance measures on schools and students.

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No blunders, but no blows either

The first leader’s debate didn’t reach any great heights but those directly involved will not be unhappy with the outcome. Mark Jennings gives his thoughts on debate night - round one.

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Best new Māori writing: Tayi

A classic poem from the superstar of Aoetaroa poetry, in a powerful new anthology of Māori writing

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First leaders' debate light on new insights

Televised debate reveals more similarities than differences between the two Chrises and shed very little new light on what makes the pair tick. Political editor Jo Moir was in the audience.

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My advice not to have a disaster in an election year still stands

Recovery after a disaster requires collaboration. This is not something we see in an election campaign. In fact, we see the opposite, writes Lianne Dalziel

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Political meddling in market won't lower emissions, says Toyota NZ boss

Rejecting EVs as a silver bullet, Toyota takes an inside line with the speedy acquisition of a ride share business and big Ezi Car Rentals firm. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Brooke van Velden against the odds in Tāmaki

Act is convinced its deputy leader, Brooke van Velden, can win the Tāmaki seat but a lot of things will have to go right for her to beat the National incumbent, writes Liam Hehir

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Defining issues: What is the youth crime problem we're trying to solve?

With relentless reports complete with daily footage of stolen cars being driven through shop fronts and brazen smash and grabs on vape stores, jewellers and dairies, youth crime became an issue politicians could not ignore. So what did policy makers come up with, what do the experts say, and what exactly…

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Tarras locals gear up for a fight over airport

Christchurch Airport says it's premature to try and stop a new airport that's only just having the groundwork laid; but Tarras locals know what they don't want.

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