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Luxon's 'inward-looking' remark didn't come from nowhere

The first signs of New Zealand's introversion came with the Asian financial crisis in 1997, which highlighted how vulnerable we were to international shocks

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Immigration changes ‘mixed bag’ for migrant workers

While it might provide certainty for businesses and some migrants, advocates for the community say immigration announcement does little to correct mounting worker exploitation issues.

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Final juggling act for mightiest woman in football

Outgoing FIFA secretary-general, Fatma Samoura, talks the difference between warlords and football “sharks”, escalating the women’s game and the art of juggling in our Wāhine of the World Cup series.

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Lake Alice: Court’s stay of charges ends quest for criminal justice

The perpetrators of torture and harm at will never face criminal accountability. David Williams reports.

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The oil disaster waiting to happen

Experts say this sunken shipwreck could be a disaster bigger than the Rena. Why hasn't anything been done to prevent it?

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Book of the Week: Evil colonisation, good colonisation

Colonisation continues to damage our world at large, but should it be a matter of "guilt" and "shame"?

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If there's something in the water, we need to know

New Zealand's freshwater and drinking water is in a state of desperation. Lokesh Padhye makes the case for rigorous source water quality monitoring.

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Major risks to NZ's climate plan

An internal report on the progress of the Emissions Reduction Plan finds the chances of meeting climate targets are "finely balanced".

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MPs agree they'll sell off shares – if that's the price of power

A rule against shareholdings would exclude some MPs with business and investing experience from ministerial roles, some opponents warn. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Even in resigning Wood doesn't accept full blame

Chris Hipkins is acutely aware his prime ministership has taken a beating after a string of ministerial sagas and he’s running out of time before the election to stem the bleeding

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Michael Wood resigns as a minister after further revelations

The suspended Transport Minister's family trust holds shares in Chorus, Spark and the National Australia Bank.

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New White Fern's call that changed everything

Star batter Kate Anderson is the new name in the contracted White Ferns cricketers named Wednesday morning. She speaks to Kristy Havill

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NZ's tiniest council shows attack is the best defence against amalgamation

A Govt-ordered review has proposed the biggest reorganisation of councils since the 1980s – but the country's smallest district won't lay down and die.

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Matched KiwiSaver pledge an important step forward for gender pay gap

It will take more than a policy increasing the retirement savings of women on parental leave to properly tackle gender gaps, but it's a start

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Tracking the guns

The missing piece of New Zealand's firearms reforms falls in place this weekend – a long-called for registry which will tell us who owns what, and where guns go when they're sold.

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What Covid has in store for winter

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer say forewarned is forearmed when it comes to potentially spiking Covid numbers in the winter months

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Offshore wind developer to seek consent in Taranaki

The Government has warned of a costly and complex process if developers act before rules for consenting offshore energy are in place.

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Ruapehu sale: Conservation concessions sign-off is the great unknown

Despite liquidation proceedings, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts will probably be sold as planned.

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Disability funding not best practice – experts

Experts say disabled people deserve greater flexibility and choice when it comes to managing the money they qualify for, and that the government is a long way off its promise to make disability support systems fair

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Self-portrait: Emma Espiner

"You never really know what’s going on in somebody else’s home, do you?"

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How and why exercise works on the brain

Research shows the potential for exercise to delay the onset and slow the progression of disorders such as MS, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, and even depression, writes Dr Victor Dieriks. But could we get the benefits without working out?

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Ruapehu creditors fail to approve sale options

The company will be liquidated in court tomorrow, with sales to the preferred bidders still a possibility.

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Independent review proposes new tools to finance local roads, parks and homes

A long-awaited review into the future for NZ's cash-strapped local government will recommend new ways to fund community needs. Jonathan Milne reports.

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The mystery of NZ's weekday-only digital banking system

The world has had phone banking for almost 40 years; internet banking has been ubiquitous for 20 years. Computers don’t operate solely Monday to Friday. So why on earth is it only in the past couple of weeks that NZ’s payments system has geared up to work weekends?

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What if all Māori went on the general roll

More than 442,000 people who are eligible to vote are not registered – a population larger than Hamilton, Rotorua and Tauranga combined. Many of them are from marginalised communities. Many are Māori. Aaron Smale runs the numbers

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