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Social robot or digital avatar, users interact with this AI technology as if it’s real
24 Jul 2024New research looked at how humans experience interacting with AI social robots or digital avatars.
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Biden: Age and optics just too hard to fight
22 Jul 2024Analysis - US President Joe Biden, who channelled perseverance and grit into a 50-year run in American politics, finally met a foe he could not beat.
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State needs to 'decide that the cycle of abuse will end with us'
17 Jul 2024First Person - It's unpacking that cycle of abuse that is so deep within our community that is so important, Karah Mackie writes.
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Preview: Netball needs a close ANZ Premiership grand-final
3 Aug 2024Analysis - With goal margins of 18 and 19 in the last two grand-finals of New Zealand's domestic netball competition, the sport could do with a cliff-hanger, writes Bridget Tunnicliffe.
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Three ways Trump is trying to end the Harris honeymoon
27 Jul 2024Analysis - In her first week as a presidential candidate, Kamala Harris has had a smooth ride. But the Trump campaign is already planning how to counter the biggest twist in US politics.
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What Kiwi swimmer was up against in 'splash of the Titans'
28 Jul 2024Analysis - It was clear by the 150m mark that the punishing pace of the race was taking its toll on the 20-year-old Dunedin swimmer, Dana Johannsen writes.
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What the review of NZ's workplace safety rules must get right
Opinion - Simply reducing red tape won't fix the deeper problems, work health and safety experts say.
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Trump rally shooting hardly surprising, amid violent political rhetoric
14 Jul 2024Analysis - Anyone closely following US politics will not be surprised that the violent rhetoric has been upgraded to an assassination attempt on a candidate, writes Tim Watkin.
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Fresh out of NATO, Luxon sets out what's at stake for NZ
Analysis - The prime minister may have been a c-lister at NATO, but simply being there was a big deal, political editor Jo Moir writes.
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A nation reinvented: 40 years on from Labour's 1984 victory
12 Jul 2024Opinion -The Fourth Labour Government swept in a tide of change, moulding the way we think about politics and what is considered politically possible, Richard Shaw writes. Video
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Biden sidesteps the biggest question
25 Jul 2024Analysis - Despite saying he would always level with Americans, Joe Biden avoided the hardest truth in a rare primetime opportunity.
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The messages GenX women need to hear about their bodies
25 Jul 2024After being bombarded with diet and exercise messages, it's no surprise a generation of women have terrible relationships with their bodies, says Niki Bezzant.
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How colonisation created the state care to prison pipeline
23 Jul 2024First Person - When he walked into the prison yard for the first time as a teenager, having never been there before, Dr Rawiri Waretini-Karena already knew most the men in there.
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Why is everyone fired up over Witchery's rebrand?
Analysis - The legacy label's rebrand has sparked controversy for removing size 20 and releasing a collection that was quite basic for the price point.
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Democrats hope to use crisis to transform election
22 Jul 2024Analysis: It's just over a week since Donald Trump was almost assassinated at a rally, and in the last eight days the US presidential election has been totally turned on its head, Sarah Smith writes.
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Ask Susan: Can solo parents on a benefit get a home loan?
RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your burning questions.
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With Biden's latest gaffe, does he still stand a chance?
12 Jul 2024Analysis - Americans are losing faith in the president's ability to serve another four years, writes Tim Watkin.
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Simone Biles documentary: 'I felt like I was in jail with my own brain and body'
18 Jul 2024Analysis - It's her raw approach to battling mental health "demons", and the decision to return on her terms that may cement Simone Biles as one of the greatest athletes of our time, Amberleigh Jack… Video
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Why fruit and veg prices are going up way faster than processed food
17 Jul 2024Analysis - New Zealand fruit and veg prices are going up way faster than processed food, and this has major health implications, Puneet Vatsa and Alan Renwick write.
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State care was a lie - it didn't happen
16 Jul 2024First person - For every five survivors sharing their stories about abuse in state care there are probably another 50 who aren't. This is for them, Neta Kerepeti writes.
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Ask Susan: What happened when the government gave cheap home loans?
RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your burning questions.
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Why red tape might end the great Kiwi school trip
10 Jul 2024Analysis - Anxiety about legal liability and the burden of paperwork are affecting teacher attitudes to taking trips outside the classroom.
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NZ, US and allies may send a message to China with ship sinking exercise
14 Jul 2024Analysis - The militaries of 30 countries, led by the US, are teaming up for a military exercise that marks new tensions in relations with China, Phil Pennington writes.
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The Greens consider using the law they hate
12 Jul 2024The Week in Politics - The Greens face a difficult decision after getting rid of Darleen Tana: Should they now force her out of Parliament?
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