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Can you get rich without owning property?
17 Sep 2024Brooke Roberts leads a $500m investment platform. She believes if you have $5 to invest, you should have the same choices.
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Politically charged document minister tried to hide revealed
26 Aug 2024Casey Costello denied it existed. Now she says she does not know who wrote - or even how she got - a tobacco policy document sent to officials. Audio
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'Of course he misbehaves': Defence of detained autistic man
20 Aug 2024A man detained in care for 18 years is "bored out of his mind" causing him to misbehave, his lawyer told a Supreme Court hearing.
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Fonterra accused of greenwashing to impress big foreign buyers
19 Aug 2024The dairy giant has talked up its 'regenerative farming' credentials. But critics say the claims are bogus. Audio
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Seymour's plan for tipping millions of dollars into Pharmac - and Big Pharma
The Act Party minister is plotting a huge expansion of the state-run drug buying agency, despite being a proponent of small government. Audio
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No body, no forensic evidence: Is a murder case about to be upended?
11 Aug 2024For 27 years, Gail Maney has protested her innocence. The Court of Appeal is about to hear some major concessions from the Crown in her case. Audio
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Six charts that show how much faster Olympians are today
Zoe Hobbs runs fast enough to come first at every Olympics until 1964. A gold medal time in the 100m freestyle in 1996 wouldn't get you out of the heats now. Here's how much things have changed.
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'Why didn't the NZ crew go at the gun?': Woeful Kiwis get sympathy cheers in Paris
7 Aug 2024The confusion was almost immediate. Foreign media were puzzled. Why were the Kiwis so bad?
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Trump's word explosion on the debate stage
12 Sep 2024Analysis: By sheer weight of words, Donald Trump dominated the US presidential debate. But was he outflanked? Here's what the numbers show.
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Quitting a 'phenomenally well-paying' job to start an empire
11 Sep 2024Carmen Vicelich borrowed against the family home to build business making millions out of the "new oil".
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A Kiwi billionaire on charity, tax ... and clean toilets
10 Sep 2024Why Bruce Plested is so interested in the cleanliness of the toilets at the branch offices of his multinational company.
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Olympians to give evidence in court battle
10 Sep 2024The long-running battle with High Performance Sport NZ could have implications beyond sport.
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The billionaire who backs a wealth tax
9 Sep 2024Mainfreight co-founder Bruce Plested is up for paying more tax, but says the rich fear governments will "squander" it. Audio
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Officials to Willis: More attention on climate adaptation is needed
9 Sep 2024There is an 80 percent chance of another Cyclone Gabrielle-scale weather disaster in the next 50 years, at a cost of up to $14.5 billion, Treasury officials warn.
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ACC does u-turn after $74 million restructure
4 Sep 2024A $74m restructure scrapped one-on-one case managers for thousands of clients - now 'gaps' in the new system have forced the agency to reinstate them.
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The day a resplendent Simone Biles returned to full noise
29 Jul 2024History's most-decorated gymnast is back at the Olympics, rebuilt and renewed - and RNZ's Dana Johanssen was among the enraptured crowd.
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Victoria waited 50 years to be believed - It's finally happened
27 Jul 2024She was abused as a child by her father, a respected Jehovah's Witness Elder. But it was not until this week Victoria felt vindicated.
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Supreme Court questions 'blank cheque' for holding autistic man without trial
21 Aug 2024Justices have raised pointed questions about the power the state has given itself to detain intellectually disabled people.
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Six hours, and 'no remaining evidence' against convicted murderer
17 Aug 2024The murder convictions of Gail Maney and Stephen Stone appear to be hanging by a thread after a bombshell in court. Adam Dudding reports. Audio
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Grief, recriminations, then gold: How the wheel has turned for Cycling NZ
14 Aug 2024The women of New Zealand's track cycling team trumped all other Kiwi competitors for medals at the Paris Olympics. They came from a dark place to get there.
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'Very long wait' - Third appeal trial for woman convicted of 1989 murder
13 Aug 2024Gail Maney's 27-year battle to prove she is innocent of murder will enter a crucial phase today. Audio
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From slackers to squares: What data tells us about Gen X
23 Jul 2024They were cynical, disaffected, and cooler than everyone else. Now they're married with children and probably your boss.
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NZ's rising stars of fastest Olympic event
22 Jul 2024From virtual unknowns, two young athletes have quickly surged into contention in the first-ever Olympic speed climbing event.
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'Pitiful' alcohol levy hike adds less than half a cent to price of beer
20 Jun 2024The levy has been raised but by less than half the amount that would even cover inflation.
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