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Does violence on the screen really lead to violence in real life?
Violence in movies and video games normalises a culture of cruelty says Dr Henry Giroux, a leading voice on education, media, and democracy.
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The fictitious K-pop band breaking records and topping charts
16 Jul 2025Songs by Huntr/x and the Saja Boys are rising on the charts above well-known artists like ROSE, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber.
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Is New Caledonia's agreement a 'new chapter' or a 'betrayal'?
16 Jul 2025Emmanuel Macron says it will bring a peaceful end to devastating turmoil that has rocked the Pacific territory - but not everyone is convinced.
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Emmy nominations 2025: Severance, White Lotus receive nods
Severance was the most-nominated series, with 27. The Penguin scored 24, The White Lotus and The Studio both bagged 23 nominations.
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Backpacker missing 12 days in outback explains what happened
15 Jul 2025Carolina Wilga has revealed that after a car crash, she became confused and lost.
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What is a flash flood and why are they so dangerous?
15 Jul 2025Explainer - Hundreds are dead or missing in Texas flash floods. The Tasman District has been hit hard. Why is flash flooding so hard to predict? Video
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Former IRD employee loses ERA claim following comments about free period products
15 Jul 2025The Employment Relations Authority found Inland Revenue's policy to provide products in male and female bathrooms did not disadvantage Christine Massof.
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The harrowing moment farmer got swept away in flood
15 Jul 2025Jamie Hovenden watched his wife get picked up by floodwaters: "There was nothing I could do".
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Space Minister goes to ground over NZ's first space mission
15 Jul 2025A physicist wrote to the government warning the public was being given a "materially incomplete" picture.
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Khandallah murder trial: Victim's eerie message played in court
15 Jul 2025The audio comes from a call 79-year-old Helen Gregory made to her bank on 24 January 2024.
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Antisemitic posts appear on Elmo's social media account after hack
15 Jul 2025The hack also caused the beloved the "Sesame Street" character to appear to call for the release of Epstein files.
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10 polytechs to return to 'regional governance'
The government is moving ahead with its long-signalled plan to re-establish polytechnics merged under Labour into the super-institute Te Pūkenga.
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Chatham Islands waka find detailed in new report
15 Jul 2025Questions around the exact age and size of the waka remain, but experts say the find is of global significance.
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Your child refuses to wear warm clothing in winter - does it matter?
Why is it some kids seem to not even feel the cold? Should you let them wear jandals even if it's freezing outside?
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'Won't be able to keep bailing out': Luxon on future floods
14 Jul 2025The government is looking at what the Tasman district needs, but in the long-term it can't keep bailing people out after disasters, the PM says.
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Trump's new threat to Russia
15 Jul 2025The US president has also laid out a novel plan to get weapons to Ukraine .
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Movie remakes are becoming 'beyond ridiculous'
Opinion - No mode of cinema has ever felt more craven and creatively bereft. These abominations are anti-cinema, writes Dominic Corry.
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How smelly was ancient Rome?
13 Jul 2025Ancient Rome would have been an olfactory assault of "rotting, decaying" human waste, wood smoke and animal waste, an archaeologist says.
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Residents cut off without water, power, after devastating floods
14 Jul 2025Bridges are gone, roads are destroyed, and some locals have been without water for over two weeks as flood recovery drags on.
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'My face was like sandpaper' - a 70-year-old man converted to skincare
13 Jul 2025After 20 surgeries to remove skin cancers from his face, 70-year-old New York-based journalist John Koten wanted to reverse some of the damage.
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Banned Filipino fishermen documentary can be seen in NZ
Doc Edge has screened the documentary, despite a request from the Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Auckland to not do so.
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‘Do not eat’: what’s in those little desiccant sachets and how do they work?
When you buy a new electronic appliance, shoes, medicines or even some food items, you often find a small paper sachet with the warning: "silica gel, do not eat" - but why are they needed?
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The real-life dog behind Superman’s not-so-real Krypto
Man's best (super)friend has prime placement in the new Superman movie, and the pooch's path to the cinematic spotlight may be worth a movie itself.
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DIVA: an exhibition of show-stopping outfits worn by iconic performers
13 Jul 2025Elton John's 50th birthday suit, Janelle Monáe's 'vagina pants' and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's 'Millennium Coat' are among the splendid costumes on display at Auckland Museum's new DIVA exhibition.
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