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The Government is chipping in an initial $575,000 to investigate if the decommissioned Marsden Point refinery can be used to make green hydrogen for synthetic jet fuel – but the energy-intensive process would have to give back to NZ's electricity grid. Jonathan Milne reports.

A winter warmer recipe from the best food writer in NZ letters

Why Aotearoa must move from the industrial age to the virtual age, and get better at forecasting what shocks are coming over the horizon.

Dr Fiona Imlach argues it’s time for politicians to realise the full impact of NZ’s fourth-highest cause of disability, and fund accordingly.

New Zealand Justice Minister Kiritapu Allan will be back at work on Thursday after what she's disclosed as a mental health break.

Yesterday’s announcement of NZ$128 million in new funding for universities has naturally been welcomed as a badly-needed reprieve. But we have to ask, is this a bailout for struggling institutions, or is it just a Band-Aid on a tertiary sector with deeper structural wounds?

Chris Hipkins anticipated a “diplomatic” meeting with Xi Jinping. The Chinese leader said he placed “great importance” on the relationship with New Zealand. Both businesslike, Hipkins made sure to stress his country was open for business too.

Improved access to Europe for Kiwi exporters is a step nearer, but both sides may be running out of new, meaningful trade deals to sign. Sam Sachdeva reports from Brussels.

After the Government mistakenly released confidential information about Covid-19 vaccines, the health ministry says it was 'made clear' this could have implications for broader pharmaceutical and therapeutic supply.