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Russell Brown: Why a $100,000+ grant to Auckland music venues raises complex questions

Smaller venues are getting over $100,000 from Spark Arena’s Community Events Fund.

16 Mar 05:06 PM

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OpinionSimon Wilson

Simon Wilson meets the Brit economist baffled by NZ’s lack of a wealth tax

Inequality activist Gary Stevenson lands on Auckland’s North Shore.

15 Mar 05:02 PM

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A grassroots approach is the solution to saving our native plant species

Weeds are overwhelming our native species. Can we stop the invasion before it's too late?

14 Mar 06:02 PM

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OpinionDuncan Garner

Duncan Garner: How much pain at the pump can we take - and are fuel companies making it worse?

13 Mar 05:10 PM

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Steve Braunias visits the Hauraki Gulf’s snoozing cat

OpinionSteve Braunias

Steve Braunias visits the Hauraki Gulf’s snoozing cat

11 Mar 05:04 PM

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OpinionCharlotte Grimshaw

Charlotte Grimshaw: On being labelled mad

10 Mar 05:06 PM

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Law changes fail to address one of our most glaring mental health inequities

09 Mar 05:49 PM

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OpinionAaron Smale

Aaron Smale: It’s election year and Winston Peters is already playing the race card

09 Mar 05:04 PM

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OpinionSteve Braunias

Judging a judge: Steve Braunias on the historic hearing into the curious case of Judge Ema Aitken

08 Mar 05:08 PM

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Andrew Anthony: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest is the latest in a roll-call of dubious royal dealings

OpinionAndrew Anthony

Andrew Anthony: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest is the latest in a roll-call of dubious royal dealings

08 Mar 05:02 PM

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OpinionDuncan Garner

Duncan Garner: This weekend could be the most significant of Christopher Luxon’s political career

06 Mar 05:10 PM

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OpinionLeah McFall

Leah McFall: The one item that proves beyond doubt you’ve become middle-class

06 Mar 05:08 PM

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Law by language? David Harvey on courts, the vocabulary of advocacy and policy creep

05 Mar 05:02 PM

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Russell Brown: Infrastructure Commission report reveals the folly of some government pet projects

OpinionRussell Brown

Russell Brown: Infrastructure Commission report reveals the folly of some government pet projects

04 Mar 05:04 PM

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Pauline Hanson’s One Nation rides high once more buoyed by a wave of anti-immigration sentiment

OpinionBernard Lagan

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation rides high once more buoyed by a wave of anti-immigration sentiment

The mid-December massacre at Bondi has fuelled the newly febrile debate around migration.

03 Mar 05:06 PM

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Solar power is the world’s cheapest source of energy, so why aren’t we using it?

OpinionSimon Wilson

Solar power is the world’s cheapest source of energy, so why aren’t we using it?

The government lacks policy for climate action that could lower the cost of living.

02 Mar 05:04 PM

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OpinionDuncan Garner

Duncan Garner: Record electricity prices and profits should remind MPs people have the power

When essential services produce windfall profits in a downturn, something feels wrong.

27 Feb 05:08 PM

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Charlotte Grimshaw: The broadcasters of Pod Save America visit Auckland

OpinionCharlotte Grimshaw

Charlotte Grimshaw: The broadcasters of Pod Save America visit Auckland

Politics in their country is now beyond a joke.

26 Feb 05:02 PM

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For Māori, the 'science' and 'evidence' being applied to our education system is not fit for purpose

OpinionAaron Smale

For Māori, the 'science' and 'evidence' being applied to our education system is not fit for purpose

Erica Stanford cites brain science; what about trauma’s deep imprint on young minds?

24 Feb 05:04 PM

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Former National MP: 'Political calls to withdraw from the Paris Agreement are a complete distraction'

Climate denialism is growing but we must stick with the principles of the Paris Agreement.

23 Feb 05:00 PM

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Last post for journalism: Weak reporting has helped normalise US corruption

OpinionJonathan Kronstadt

Last post for journalism: Weak reporting has helped normalise US corruption

21 Feb 06:04 PM

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OpinionLeah McFall

Leah McFall: Foragers are irritating middle class thieves and don’t get me started on wild swimmers

20 Feb 05:10 PM

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OpinionDuncan Garner

Duncan Garner: Could Luxon’s slide cost Nicola Willis her job?

20 Feb 05:08 PM

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The world’s most unsuitable trade envoy? On top of everything else, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was a bore

20 Feb 02:45 AM

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David Harvey: The rules-based international order is dying. What comes next?

OpinionDavid Harvey

David Harvey: The rules-based international order is dying. What comes next?

18 Feb 05:02 PM

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Simon Wilson: Smart politics does not equal smart town planning

OpinionSimon Wilson

Simon Wilson: Smart politics does not equal smart town planning

17 Feb 05:04 PM

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Health NZ’s annual report is not a story of a system on the mend; it’s a real-time demonstration of managed decline

16 Feb 05:04 PM

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Russell Brown: In the UK, the Epstein Files cause a parliamentary crisis. In the US, they barely raise eyebrows

OpinionRussell Brown

Russell Brown: In the UK, the Epstein Files cause a parliamentary crisis. In the US, they barely raise eyebrows

15 Feb 05:06 PM

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OpinionDuncan Garner

Duncan Garner: Forget the cost of living and power prices. The Greens want whales to be become human

13 Feb 06:06 PM

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In our efforts to turn back the clock, something vital can be lost: the beauty of ageing

OpinionAndrew Anthony

In our efforts to turn back the clock, something vital can be lost: the beauty of ageing

12 Feb 05:06 PM

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End of times? The way psychologists understand conflict may have reached its limits

OpinionMarc Wilson

End of times? The way psychologists understand conflict may have reached its limits

11 Feb 05:08 PM

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Aaron Smale: The major issue politicians will avoid in election year

OpinionAaron Smale

Aaron Smale: The major issue politicians will avoid in election year

10 Feb 05:06 PM

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OpinionCharlotte Grimshaw

Charlotte Grimshaw: In a precarious world, there are a few old men with too much power

09 Feb 05:02 PM

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OpinionSteve Braunias

Steve Braunias: To kill a pigeon

08 Feb 05:04 PM