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The pictures changing our text books on space
The most powerful telescope mankind has sent into orbit is opening up our understanding of how life began
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The champions who fell short
The anguish, frustration, and feeling of unfinished business when highly-driven athletes come fourth at an Olympic Games
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The horrific reality of New Zealand state and faith-based care
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has finally been released. What will its real impact be?
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Time to think about ageing
24 Jul 2024We're being urged to re-think our attitudes towards ageing, as our population gets more and more top heavy.
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Chipping away at the housing crisis
23 Jul 2024Housing affordability has plagued New Zealand for decades. What needs to change?
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Primary health care in NZ is not well
22 Jul 2024The very public woes of a Lower Hutt GP clinic represent a wider malaise in primary care
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Samoa's first monolingual dictionary
A Samoan-only dictionary has been years in the making. Now, it's here.
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The rollercoaster rides of Wayne and Tory
19 Jul 2024Two years into their mayoral terms, the civic leaders of Wellington and Auckland have pushed through controversy, opposition and calls for their resignation
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How IRD will collect its missing millions
18 Jul 2024It you're actively avoiding your tax obligations, expect the spotlight of an auditor to shine brightly on your books
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Foodies waiting for the bounce-back
As diners tighten their economic belts, the restaurants that used to feed them are fending off collapse.
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A tumultuous year for the Greens
16 Jul 2024Questionable conduct, personal tragedy, and a changing of the guard: the internal of the Green Party.
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Lulu Sun and the Southland town obsessed with tennis
15 Jul 2024New Zealand has a new tennis star. It's no surprise she's from Te Anau.
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A half century of basement fantasy
Players of this complex and very social game have been fighting monsters and weaving fantastical stories for half a century.
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Why NZ is being dragged into the war in space
The US is rallying its allies to bring it up in a battle straight out of science fiction - a war in space
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Sport in New Zealand has a new referee
A new body that has a broad remit to make sure sport is fair and safe has been a long time coming, but it's here now
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How to negotiate a ceasefire
10 Jul 2024A ceasefire deal over Gaza has been on the table since June. So why are Israel and Hamas still at war?
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Smart tech to break a habit
As gambling gets more sophisticated, researchers are planning a counter-attack using smart technology.
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Dragging Tauranga back to democracy
8 Jul 2024After four years of commissioners, Tauranga is set to elect a mayor and councillors. Can they avoid a repeat of the previous mess?
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The Christian music underground
Christian - or worship - music is probably bigger than you think, and its appeal to the young and isolated is undeniable
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The tale of the man who leaked
The Julian Assange saga has been going on for so long that most of us have probably forgotten how it started
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Law and order at any cost
What we know, what we don't, and what the evidence says, about whether boot camps work.
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The flood of globably displaced people hasn't changed our trickle of refugees
3 Jul 2024Shirking our fair share - why hasn't New Zealand upped its game when it comes to welcoming refugees?
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The high cost of not maintaining critical infrastructure
2 Jul 2024What happens when upgrades to key pieces of infrastructure are put on the back burner
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The beginning of the end
1 Jul 2024Part 2: It's Newshub's final week on air, and reporter Adam Hollingworth looks back at its battle to beat TVNZ. Where it succeeded and where it failed.
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