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Paying the price for lowering voting age

Councils are concerned about the unknown and potentially significant fiscal cost of lowering the voting age – but they will also discover another cost. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Emma Ling Sidnam wins Surrey prize

Announcing the winners of New Zealand's strangest and possibly most awesome writers residency award

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Labour's mixed messages on 'communication breakdown' with Greens

Grant Robertson says he will apologise to James Shaw for cutting $236 million in climate spending without a heads up but Chris Hipkins says there's no issue here.

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Clock tiktoks down on lower voting age in local elections

Today, for the first time, Parliament will debate a bill to allow 16-year-olds to vote and be elected as councillors – a law change quietly introduced in the final days before the House rises. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Backsliding in the battle against pest species

Conservation projects across the country risk losing progress as money gets tighter and budgets are slashed.

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What NZ universities can learn from US banking's recent woes

When the pandemic led to a sudden drop in international enrolments, the inherent vulnerability of our universities was laid bare. Worryingly, a half are now undergoing a full-blown corporate-style reorganisation, argues Martien Lubberink

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Champion '87 Silver Ferns gather around Dame Lois

Arguably the greatest Silver Ferns side to take the netball court, the 1987 world champions have rallied around their legendary coach, Dame Lois Muir. They cross paths with Suzanne McFadden.

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Those who blame rising costs on 'greedflation' haven't got a cluedo

Inflation isn't because of greedy CEOs, in the boardroom, with fat margins. Nor unions, in the negotiation room, with exorbitant salary demands, writes Dr Eric Crampton

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Mulligan's golden throat to announce Surrey winners

The next big winners in New Zealand literature are about to be announced

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Govt cuts further $236m from climate policies

Climate Change Minister James Shaw says he had no idea more than $200 million in cuts to climate policies would be announced on Monday and hasn't received advice on the emissions impacts of the move, reports Marc Daalder

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Wetlands and seaweed to generate carbon credits

The Government is looking for alternatives to tree-planting to meet New Zealand's ambitious climate targets, and novel removal technologies could play a part, reports Marc Daalder

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National frontbencher backs big party donor in $138m case against housing agency

Chris Bishop denies any conflict of interest, saying the question of whether developer Chris Meehan would get a meeting with a National Party prime minister is one for after the election. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Beyond the Soap Box: Six health priorities for the next government

Comment: The government elected in October will need to produce evidence-informed plans and policies that back up their election rhetoric and promises on health.

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A Kiwi bowls team for the ages

New Zealand's bowlers go into their first world champs since 2016 this week on the Gold Coast, in fine form and with generations of talent

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We proudly invite New Zealand to “Make room for Newsroom” because there has never been a more important time for high-quality independent journalism to come to the fore.

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Tough times brewing for the craft beer industry

They say beer is recession-proof, but two of the country's well-known craft breweries are facing an uncertain future.

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NZ sharemarket slides into the red after wiping out its gains for the year

Business & Investing: Kiwi dollar falls to US 59 cents as the Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell promises to renew his historic inflation fight. Andrew Patterson reports.

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National's glory days

In his new memoir, Steven Joyce remembers the first days of the reign of Sir John Key and a golden age of National

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Fears of chainsaw massacre after tree protection changes

Advocates cautiously celebrated a win when protections for urban trees were passed into law this month, but aren’t popping the champagne just yet, reports Emma Hatton

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The David Seymour joke guide

Guy Fawkes blowing up the Ministry of Pacific Peoples, Nelson Mandela voting for Act, what witticism will Act leader David Seymour come up with next? Rob Campbell has a few ideas

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Sir Roger Douglas' nephew bets business on big Act win

Despite his uncle's doubts, the Act Party’s number 16 candidate is so sure his party will turn out more MPs than ever, he’s already put his Hawkes Bay business up for sale, reports Emma Hatton

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Where the parties stand on drinking water

The lack of comprehensive, cohesive visions from Labour and National for moving to more sustainable, healthy land use is striking, writes Marnie Prickett

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Chris Hipkins unleashes as he prepares for dogfight

The people Chris Hipkins marginalised in his speech on Sunday were never going to vote Labour, but if the communities he stood up for were listening he might have just mounted a comeback

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An Ode for .. Michael 'too male' Woodhouse

Bard Billot on the bog-standard former MP

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Tall Fern's sacrifice pays off

After almost a decade playing overseas, Tall Fern Tera Reed's sacrifices are paying off, the basketballer in top form and receiving offers from around the globe.

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