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Who’ll pay to care for us when we grow old, and then even older?

The numbers of New Zealanders ageing and soon to need care are confronting, and someone needs to be planning now for how to pay for it

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Bard Billot on Labour's Boy Blunder

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The Week in Detail: From the Māori Health Authority to Israel-Palestine

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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Sepuloni says forum 'successful' despite Nauru walkout

A walkout by one nation marred an otherwise undramatic summit, but the barriers to reconciliation between Nauru and the Pacific Islands Forum are not insurmountable.

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Sargeson Prize runner-up

Wellington writer Jake Arthur has been judged runner-up at the 2023 Sargeson Prize for his short story "On Beauty", described by judge Vincent O'Sullivan as a story about "how and why a principled female professor tells a male student he is beautiful, and is called before an Ethics Committee"

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Long Read: Loss of Incidental Connections

By Susan Strongman: Retired and living alone in Hamilton, Mum ticks a lot of the boxes that put her at risk of loneliness.

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Libraries fight to survive under tight council budgets

When councils cut their budgets, it's always libraries that have the spotlight put on them. As staff hours and numbers are cut, librarians are overcoming their reluctance to whisper about the value of their services.

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The data drought affecting water reforms

As the incoming government draws up the next blueprint for urban water management reform, there needs to be more transparency about the use of data and evidence, writes Julia Talbot-Jones

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Revolutions in farming and food must inspire Fonterra farmers to move faster

Talking to dairy farmers after the co-op announced new on-farm emissions targets at its AGM in Methven, Rod Oram describes the fear that climate action triggers for many.

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The Main event comes round for Nix rookie

Wellington Phoenix forward Emma Main is experiencing a full-circle moment in her first season as a professional football player.

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Exporters worry that fairweather friends will fly away for northern summer

Kiwi producers and importers are both keeping a weather eye on air freight prices with concerns the cohort of airlines that have entered the market when tourism times are good won’t stick around when they're really needed – when cargo demand picks up again. Emma Hatton reports.

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National's diplomatic fossil fuel problem

If National is seen as taking New Zealand two steps backwards for every step in the right direction, it will face increasing pressure at diplomatic summits.

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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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Nauru drops out of Pacific leaders retreat

Hopes were high going into this year's retreat that the division of the past two years between Micronesia and the rest of the forum had been put to rest but that isn't the case.

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Vanuatu urges National not to restart offshore oil and gas

Vanuatu's outspoken Climate Change Minister, Ralph Regenvanu, has called on the incoming government not to reverse the ban on offshore oil and gas exploration.

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National Party donors cleared as SFO case crumbles

All charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office over political donations to National and Labour in a milestone case have now been quashed - leaving just one defendant guilty of lying to the SFO.

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Fonterra's new goals to cut farm emissions still lag its biggest customers

The dairy co-op could offer incentives to its farmer suppliers to meet new intensity targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions, writes Rod Oram.

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Courts will give Māori timeouts to sort differences over marine title

A senior court devises a way to stop disputes between hapū being legally fatal to their chances of being recognised for marine rights over the same shores and waters. Tim Murphy reports.

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Fast5 Fern's hard challenge

As Mystics midcourter Tayla Earle prepares for this weekend's Fast5 World Series, she has a new mental sharpness after completing a 75-day challenge followed by thousands of fans.

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Incomplete science deals blow to Ārepa

Ārepa, a Kiwi health drink with some unique ingredients, has been making a splash. But after it promised too much in its marketing, it's been slapped down by food authorities.

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A sea change for Auckland’s event schedule

The council-controlled organisation in charge of events in Auckland hopes to make waves with a new yearly month-long ocean festival, reports Matthew Scott

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Commissioners reject big Mackenzie Basin solar farm

Ecological significance trumps clean energy in decision over large-scale solar

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Power gentailers' dominance helps consign 300,000 people to energy hardship – report

Independent panel chair says the Commerce Commission should investigate a lack of competition, driving up electricity prices and leaving children sick and unable to attend school. Jonathan Milne reports.

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A new way to release equity for retirees

Homeowners can release equity from their property by selling a portion to a retirement fund and paying it back in instalments while remaining in their home

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Slow coalition talks stifle NZ's voice at Pacific forum

At a time when the Pacific is the focus of increasing geopolitical pressures and tensions, New Zealand is unable to speak with a clear, authoritative voice, writes Marc Daalder

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