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Rod Oram: What about the other COP?
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Rod Oram: What about the other COP?

We’ll hear a lot in the next fortnight about the environment but too little about nature and biodiversity, writes Rod Oram, and the scale and urgency of that crisis can’t be handled in isolation

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Carbon zero is all water under the dam
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Carbon zero is all water under the dam

Power companies say NZ must make some big calls on investing in hydro power for the future – with the conservation and financial costs that come with it

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Jonathan Milne
NZ agrees to Mickey Mouse copyright law
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NZ agrees to Mickey Mouse copyright law

Walt Disney Corporation championed extended protections for its cartoon characters

Michael Wolfe

Michael Wolfe
Metaverse the future, but not Facebook’s
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Metaverse the future, but not Facebook’s

With Facebook’s demons catching up to it and a decade’s worth of mistakes to defend, the real world will be hard for Mark Zuckerberg to escape no matter the sophistication of his virtual reality, writes Matt Bartlett.

Matt Bartlett

Matt Bartlett
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Getting to the point

Rachel Boyack’s plain language bill is a continuation of the on-going fight against bureaucratese.

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An infectious and nameless enemy

There’s an insidious disease in our midst - the Seemingly Random Capitalisation of words. James Elliott goes down the rabbit hole in search of the TRUTH. 

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James Elliott
There is no ‘I’ in Threesome
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There is no ‘I’ in Threesome

A Kiwi filmmaker and his fiancée embark on a polyamorous relationship before they tie the knot

Nikki Mandow

Nikki Mandow
Vaccine safety data misused by anti-vaxxers
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Vaccine safety data misused by anti-vaxxers

Anti-vaxxers have twisted publicly available safety data from Medsafe to falsely argue the Covid-19 vaccine is dangerous.

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Marc Daalder
Black Ferns lead world concussion quest
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Black Ferns lead world concussion quest

With concussion in women’s rugby under a spotlight, the Black Ferns are chipping in this weekend by wearing high-tech mouthguards, in a world-first tracking of head knocks in the international game. 

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Suzanne McFadden
Can Fonterra finally focus on adding value?
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Can Fonterra finally focus on adding value?

Fonterra’s rosy “path to 2030” projections are predicated on moving much more milk into higher-returning products. Could it really happen this time?

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Unvaxxed travel a mockery of Delta misery
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Unvaxxed travel a mockery of Delta misery

If the Prime Minister is serious about different treatment for the unvaccinated, she should start with the Auckland border.

Jo Moir

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Overstayers deterred from jab over ID

Despite apologies from the Government, overstayers in the Bay of Plenty are reporting they are still being asked for ID to get vaccinated.

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Asia-Pacific business against vaccine mandate
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Asia-Pacific business against vaccine mandate

Vaccination incentives rather than requirements before international travel are best, group says

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Carbon zero is all water under the dam
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Carbon zero is all water under the dam

Power companies say NZ must make some big calls on investing in hydro power for the future – with the conservation and financial costs that come with it

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COP26: What business needs to know
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COP26: What business needs to know

Business should pay close attention to the COP26 talks or face being blocked from the table, argues Sara Walton.

Sara Walton

Sara Walton
Metaverse the future, but not Facebook’s
Ideasroom

Metaverse the future, but not Facebook’s

With Facebook’s demons catching up to it and a decade’s worth of mistakes to defend, the real world will be hard for Mark Zuckerberg to escape no matter the sophistication of his virtual reality, writes Matt Bartlett.

Matt Bartlett

Matt Bartlett
The biggest threat to reefs in our lifetime
COP26

The biggest threat to reefs in our lifetime

Ocean acidification is the biggest problem for coralline algae when assessed against all others. Now is the time for COP26 leaders to be courageous on the issue, argues Dr Christopher Cornwall.

Dr Christopher Cornwall

Dr Christopher Cornwall
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Black Ferns lead world concussion quest
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Black Ferns lead world concussion quest

With concussion in women’s rugby under a spotlight, the Black Ferns are chipping in this weekend by wearing high-tech mouthguards, in a world-first tracking of head knocks in the international game. 

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Suzanne McFadden
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Kiwi runner defeats melanoma and Sahara

Having survived stage three cancer, Hazel Harrison has put her physical and mental resilience to the test again, running for seven days through one of the world’s most inhospitable places - the Sahara Desert.

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Suzanne McFadden
The mum who gave all for her son to play basketball
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The mum who gave all for her son to play basketball

A young single mum, Tiana Griffin worked four jobs to help her son, Akiva, reach his dream of playing US college basketball. But, as she explains to Shontelle Matano, he’s been her ‘saving grace’.

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Shontelle Matano
Two-year search for elusive Black Ferns
Rugby

Two-year search for elusive Black Ferns

Ahead of the Black Ferns’ 100th test match, our international women of rugby finally have their own A to Z, piecing together their fascinating history. 

Suzanne McFadden

Suzanne McFadden
Carbon zero is all water under the dam
Energy

Carbon zero is all water under the dam

Power companies say NZ must make some big calls on investing in hydro power for the future – with the conservation and financial costs that come with it

Jonathan Milne

Jonathan Milne
Rod Oram: What about the other COP?
COP26
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Rod Oram: What about the other COP?

We’ll hear a lot in the next fortnight about the environment but too little about nature and biodiversity, writes Rod Oram, and the scale and urgency of that crisis can’t be handled in isolation

Rod Oram

Rod Oram
The biggest threat to reefs in our lifetime
COP26

The biggest threat to reefs in our lifetime

Ocean acidification is the biggest problem for coralline algae when assessed against all others. Now is the time for COP26 leaders to be courageous on the issue, argues Dr Christopher Cornwall.

Dr Christopher Cornwall

Dr Christopher Cornwall
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Young barrister takes on Family Court
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Young barrister takes on Family Court

In an extraordinary case, a young lawyer is taking on the power of the Family Court as she attempts to have children returned to their mother.

Melanie Reid and Bonnie Sumner
Charges sought over psychologist, social worker
Investigations

Charges sought over psychologist, social worker

Allegations that specialist and sworn evidence filed in the Family Court to support children’s removal from their mother was reckless, misleading, and in bad faith, could see a psychologist and social worker face landmark action

Melanie Reid and Bonnie Sumner
Kiwi’s links to threat to crucial rainforest
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Kiwi’s links to threat to crucial rainforest

Newsroom Special Investigation: An Auckland property developer is involved in a company linked to carrying out deforestation in Indonesia, where virgin rainforest is being bulldozed to grow palm oil plantations.

Melanie Reid and Bonnie Sumner
Reprieve for OT centre where abuse occurred
Justice

Reprieve for OT centre where abuse occurred

Whistleblower has slated Oranga Tamariki’s decision to not close its Te Oranga care and protection residence in Christchurch after all, calling it “disingenuous”.

Melanie Reid and Bonnie Sumner
An ode for .. Lord Winston
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An ode for .. Lord Winston

New Zealand’s impermissible poet laureate composes an Ode for Winston Peters

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Victor Billot
The children of Church Street, by Airana Ngarewa
ReadingRoom

The children of Church Street, by Airana Ngarewa

“You fellas always say sorry with chips”: a short story by one of the best new writers in New Zealand

Airana Ngarewa

Airana Ngarewa
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This week’s biggest-selling New Zealand books, as recorded by the Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list and described by Steve Braunias

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Kiwi’s links to threat to crucial rainforest
Investigations
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Kiwi’s links to threat to crucial rainforest

Newsroom Special Investigation: An Auckland property developer is involved in a company linked to carrying out deforestation in Indonesia, where virgin rainforest is being bulldozed to grow palm oil plantations.

Melanie Reid and Bonnie Sumner
Can Waiheke’s penguins survive the marina build?
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Can Waiheke’s penguins survive the marina build?

Footage shot by an independent filmmaker shows how precarious life has become for the little penguins living at the site of a controversial marina development on Waiheke Island.

Mark Jennings

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Pouākai - the world’s largest eagle
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Pouākai - the world’s largest eagle

From fable to fact, the world’s largest eagle was once considered a mythical creature. We now know that for a period of time it dominated forests in parts of the South Island.

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Rabbits: Turning the tables

Since Newsroom’s investigation into the rabbit plague hitting parts of the South Island we have had many suggestions on ways to extract value from rabbits.  Melanie Reid reports on the enterprising small businesses that have sprung up in Otago and Southland aiming to make money out rabbit meat and skins.

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There's a new Covid-created opportunity to narrow the digital divide – and it can only be grasped at the grassroots.
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IT critical in national rebuild from Covid

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