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Mahuta and Brownlee both urge Taiwan de-escalation

Labour and National on same page over Taiwan tensions, as John Key hits out at US politician Nancy Pelosi over…

This week's best-selling books

The week's biggest-selling New Zealand books, as recorded by the Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list and described by Steve…

Leo Molloy loses another advisor

Leo Molloy’s communications manager Kate Gourdie and a well-connected social media agency resign after the Auckland mayoral candidate decides to re-orientate his campaign.…

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Police watchdog's new call for power to prosecute cops

Most IPCA-initiated investigations end with no consequences or an opaque "employment investigation" for police officers involved in misconduct.

Ngāpuhi writer wins Surrey

The winners of the coolest writers residency award in the Southern Hemisphere.

Defence Force says poor pay is driving attrition

Nearly three quarters of positions in the NZ military are paid more than 5 percent below the public sector median.

Principals plead for 250 schools to be cushioned from equity funding drop

Newsroom survey: School leaders hope official workshops starting Tuesday will resolve apparent anomalies in the new equity index that replaces the tired…

Portrait: Lloyd Jones on Kate De Goldi

A portrait of the sleepy artist

A new wave of anti-LGBT hate

Global anti-transgender rhetoric and a resurgence in American homophobia is driving an anti-LGBT backlash in New Zealand, too.

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Court stalls 'substantial' American TV studio's takeover of big Showgrounds

Judge orders embittered events sector and film industry back to the table, giving them a chance to salvage both 100 years…

Becky Manawatu makes Surrey shortlist

Announcing the Surrey Hotel writers residency award shortlist

Govt awaiting advice on isolation and test-to-work

Shorter isolation periods, a test-to-work regime and widening the critical services exemption scheme are all on the table when ministers review…

Haere mai to hydrogen-powered parcel delivery

NZ Post has started trialling the country’s first hydrogen powered truck in what could prove to be a significant step…

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Soul-searching for Shaw and would-be mutineers

Green Party delegates reveal the motivations behind the effort to unseat James Shaw and the longstanding divisions that may not…

Govt hires for income insurance scheme despite timing concerns

A hiring spree for senior employees to oversee a social unemployment scheme comes despite an ongoing wait for Cabinet approval.

The Newsreader review: Aussie newsroom drama travels back to the 1980s

Modern newsrooms, whether print or broadcast, are quiet places compared to how things used to be.

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Top academics call out sexual harassment

A collective of 64 NZ scientists and academics are calling for an independent body to help deal with sexual harassment…

Davidson ready to fight her co-leader's corner at AGM

Marama Davidson is going into bat for her co-leader at this weekend’s annual conference after public scrutiny over whether he’s…

School emissions plan 'the bare minimum'

Officials from the environment and education ministries clashed over whether schools should report their air travel emissions.

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Mayoral candidate: I should have disclosed conflict

Christchurch city councillor says a potential conflict didn’t cross his mind

Calls for help over 'exploding' rabbit plague grow louder

A government agency has been instructed to crack down on an out-of-control rabbit population that is decimating lakeside land.

Banks pull rug from rags-to-riches property adviser

She tells of going from a state house to a $17m property portfolio. But Finax Mortgages and its high-profile founder…

Prestigious science funder not told of breaches

An inquiry into a university lecturer found he breached policy in an unprofessional relationship with a student. But the Royal…

Stale, pale, male and ... fail

The Media Council has rejected three complaints against Newsroom for a headline on an academics' article that referred to decision-making…

Coal mine appeals hard-hitting decision on closure and remediation

A decision denying approval to shut down and rehabilitate a Canterbury coal mine will be contested in the Environment Court.