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Alarm bells over avian flu virus
7 May 2024New Zealand has so far managed to dodge the H5N1 virus, but it's becoming increasingly concerning to scientists, and it's on our doorstep
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Auckland's decades-old stadium shuffle
6 May 2024Are stadiums a joyful symbol of a thriving city - or a wasteful excess draining ratepayer finances?
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The Enhanced Games, where drug use isn't cheating
Steroid use will be out in the open at the Enhanced Games, and testosterone won't be banned. But is it taking away from the sport?
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Drama as the knife hovers over kiwi soap
Fans fear Shortland Street's 32 years of soapy drama could be coming to a close if TVNZ's cost-cutting knife hovers over it for too long
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When dying well is out of reach
2 May 2024A vital part of our healthcare - palliative care - has been sidelined by our health system, largely because we don't like to talk about dying
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Emergency management missing in action
1 May 2024A new review of New Zealand's response to crisis is blunt about the inaction of the past, and sceptical that much will change in the future
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A fast track to unprecedented power
30 Apr 2024The new fast-track approvals bill has been described as 'government by amateurs', with no checks and balances
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Green hydrogen developments promise a lower carbon future
It's hoped a new GNS Science lab can crack open the door to cheaper green hydrogen production
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The island where people's stories are paramount
27 Apr 2024On Great Barrier Island the media landscape is bucking the national trend - it's flourishing
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On the fringes of the Gallipoli battlefield
26 Apr 2024When our Gallipoli soldiers landed at the historically significant site they occasionally paused to admire the sunsets, birds and flowers; and to souvenir treasures
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Life-saving legislation that got out of kilter
24 Apr 2024The government's hit pause on strict new building regulations over earthquake strengthening, and even its usual opponents are happy with the move
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NZ rail's track of perpetual failure
23 Apr 2024KiwiRail's future could be veering more towards mothballs than mega-ferries, but the government's not sending out any hints
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New hope with new tech for abuse survivors
22 Apr 2024New technology available to abuse victims aims to change the figures on unreported sexual assaults.
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That's so last century
20 Apr 2024From harem pants to scandalous hemlines, Auckland Library's latest exhibition showcases what we wore in the 1950s through 1990s
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Wellington's ebb and flow of public servants
19 Apr 2024The government's back-office public service job cuts are adding to Wellington's woes
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Pharmac and the keys to the drug cupboard
18 Apr 2024Secret lists and capped budgets - how does Pharmac make its drug buying choices?
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Skin deep beauty and the pain that goes with it
The beauty industry in New Zealand is a wild west devoid of regulation, and the price people are paying can take the form of scars, burns and infections.
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Traffic lights alone won't stop truancy
Government fixes for truancy need to look at why kids aren't coming to school, rather than just shaming schools for their numbers.
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The brand new hospital that has no budget to operate
15 Apr 2024The lights are on, the beds are ready, but no patients have stepped inside a brand new $320 million surgical hospital built on Auckland's North Shore.
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On the frontline of Victim Support
A Victim Support worker on what it's like to support victims on their worst days.
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Winston goes to Washington
12 Apr 2024New Zealand is edging away from our long-held Independent Foreign Policy and towards old allies, and navigating it all is an old hand.
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The heritage building hullabaloo
The heritage building debate: A balance between saving our history and building our future.
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When it comes to rates bills, the only way is up
10 Apr 2024Coming soon to an inbox or letterbox near you is something shocking - your next rates bill.
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When it's too expensive to measure poverty
Two fact-finding projects on children and poverty are under attack by public service cost cutting.
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