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Waitangi Tribunal able to summons minister, court finds
The ruling brings a close to a months-long legal and political saga sparked by Karen Chhour’s refusal to give evidence to the Tribunal
Mining lobby: Fast-track bill’s ministerial powers ‘not unusual’
Ministers make the final decision in many areas, but the ability to control the front and back end of the process would be unique
Ockhams: Penguin shock on eve of book awards
Penguin axes its head of publishing just as the Ockham book awards are due to be announced
A Kiwi mermaid in Paris, 100 years ago
The heartbreaking story of Gwitha Shand at the 1924 Olympics has gone largely untold – until Suzanne McFadden dived into the Kiwi swimmer’s diary
The haves and have-nots of aged care
Aged care in NZ can run from a butler and caviar service, to having to trot down the corridor at night to the loo
No need to shock with a fake crisis
Opinion: The cold weather and spikes in power demand have been well handled by the electricity system
Auckland’s gravity-defying debt swallows the airport share millions
Auckland’s debt remains stubbornly high, despite a large airport share sale, but the Watercare deal and new limits might start to tame the beast
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The return of .. Raw Politics
Newsroom’s weekly politics podcast is back for a second season – with (newish) political editor Laura Walters, Tim Murphy & Marc Daalder
There’s still time to avoid a ‘crime school’ at Waikeria
Opinion: Liam Martin examines the pitfalls of building a mega-prison twice the size of any other in the country in a remote area with few resources
Green shoots pruned
Comment: Economic concerns mount as latest news tilts a darker shade of grey
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Restored: the Newsroom story the Crown and court didn’t want you to see – ‘Two wrongs don’t make a right’
Finally, after a three-year legal fight, Newsroom can again show you the sad tale of four young children who were victims of a ‘reverse uplift’
Restored story: Kelvin Davis to Oranga Tamariki: ‘Please explain’
This story reappears today after a three-year legal fight by Newsroom to overturn a High Court injunction on our coverage of this reverse uplift case.
Restored story: Oranga Tamariki’s new wave of trauma
A Newsroom documentary revealed a disturbing Oranga Tamariki child uplift case – but was banned from publication for three years by a High Court order.
Back in Black: Aldora’s year gets even better
Once a hat-trick hero, big prop Aldora Itunu is back in the Black Ferns squad after three years, for the start of the Pacific series
Black Ferns Sevens: The greatest team of all
Adam Julian wonders if the Black Ferns Sevens are New Zealand’s most successful female sports team – and whether they leave the men behind too
A long run-up to a very long jump
Phoebe Edwards took years out from athletics but, almost accidentally, has come back to a personal best and win the national long jump title
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The Crown versus Māori Children
Essay: If the Crown harms children, how do you hold it accountable? Analysis by Aaron Smale in light of the Waitangi Tribunal court decision.
National returned $200,000 donation day after Newsroom story
National returned its second-largest donation due to links to a migrant hostel investigation that subsequently found no breaches
An Ode to .. Julie Anne Genter
Bard Billot on the Green barbarian
Fire and Emergency payroll plan scrapped after spending $29m
After three years and millions of dollars, Fire and Emergency’s payroll replacement project is back to square one