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![Jane Clifton: When less is truly more](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=795)
Jane Clifton: When less is truly more
Bigger is no longer better, as smaller rooms become popular.
![Guyon Espiner: What a second Trump term might mean for NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=795)
Guyon Espiner: What a second Trump term might mean for NZ
For Trump and running-mate JD Vance, it’s America First and that’s bad news for NZ.
![David Hill: If you want quiet these days, you’re doomed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
David Hill: If you want quiet these days, you’re doomed
Intrusive noise in public places is par for the course but comes at a price.
![Duncan Garner: This ‘boot camp’ was doing a great job, so why is there no more funding?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Duncan Garner: This ‘boot camp’ was doing a great job, so why is there no more funding?
Here’s a success story, one I would embrace and multiply, so why stop its funding?
![Reflections on chaos: Trump and the aftermath of an assassination attempt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Reflections on chaos: Trump and the aftermath of an assassination attempt
As events get ever more bizarre, the US seems to be in a permanent state of chaos.
![How the government really could get tough on crime](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
How the government really could get tough on crime
Opinion: Our government policies are more about crime and punishment than law and order.
![UEFA Euro 2024: Not-so-beautiful aspects of football nationalism](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
UEFA Euro 2024: Not-so-beautiful aspects of football nationalism
The beautiful game has an ugly side which showed its face this time round.
![Opinion: Simeon Brown wants vehicles going as fast as possible at all times](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Opinion: Simeon Brown wants vehicles going as fast as possible at all times
Russell Brown: The lightning speed reversal over speed limit reductions.
![Jacinda Ardern’s Field Fellowship - hope or more political polarisation?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jacinda Ardern’s Field Fellowship - hope or more political polarisation?
Jacinda Ardern's leadership initiative examined.
![The power of writing to take us on long forgotten journeys](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The power of writing to take us on long forgotten journeys
Seldom is there any such thing as an "ordinary life."
![Jane Clifton: Rebellion blossoms as floral frocks defy Vogue dictatorship](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jane Clifton: Rebellion blossoms as floral frocks defy Vogue dictatorship
Fashion editors face an existential threat as bikinis and socks become latest weapon.
![Guyon Espiner: Why wouldn’t we trust AI with difficult public policy issues?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Guyon Espiner: Why wouldn’t we trust AI with difficult public policy issues?
AI: Be careful what you wish for.
![Charlotte Grimshaw: A harsh reminder of what it’s like to be regarded as ‘other’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Charlotte Grimshaw: A harsh reminder of what it’s like to be regarded as ‘other’
On the French border, trains are boarded by police as they search for illegal immigrants.
![Opinion: Why it’s time for radicals to step up and effect changes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Opinion: Why it’s time for radicals to step up and effect changes
Māori have been treated as second-class citizens for too long.
![Was this the most boring election in British history?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Was this the most boring election in British history?
Britain united in boredom as it counted down the last few days to the election.
![Duncan Garner: Saturday rugby is a timeless tradition - long may it last](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Duncan Garner: Saturday rugby is a timeless tradition - long may it last
Nothing gets in the way of Saturday morning sport.
![Jane Clifton: Alarming new strategies on show during Europe’s recent elections](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jane Clifton: Alarming new strategies on show during Europe’s recent elections
A new brand of politics has emerged in Europe.
![Alison Mau: ‘In all my years of investigating sexual harassment, I’ve never seen this’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Alison Mau: ‘In all my years of investigating sexual harassment, I’ve never seen this’
NZ arm of a global business makes a major change around reporting workplace misconduct.
![Russell Brown: On watching foreign elections and football tournaments](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Russell Brown: On watching foreign elections and football tournaments
In the UK, the commentary is frequently better than the game.
![Australia’s green energy push faces nuclear challenge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Australia’s green energy push faces nuclear challenge
Peter Dutton proposes nuclear power surge, defying renewable energy trend.
![Myeloma patients are waiting impatiently for effective, modern drugs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Myeloma patients are waiting impatiently for effective, modern drugs
"Easy to forget this disease is an incurable, relapsing one in need of new treatment."
![Opinion: Only truly minor offences should warrant a discharge without conviction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Opinion: Only truly minor offences should warrant a discharge without conviction
Discharges without conviction - the pros and cons - explained.
![Matariki: All together now](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Matariki: All together now
Matariki teaches Pākehā the value of connection as we look both backwards and forwards.
![Jane Clifton: Octopus prophets to robo-politicians - the UK’s absurd election](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jane Clifton: Octopus prophets to robo-politicians - the UK’s absurd election
What elections and Euro football punditry have in common.
![NZ’s endangered plants and animals are worth saving, whatever the cost](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
NZ’s endangered plants and animals are worth saving, whatever the cost
Inform your opinion: Native species and ecosystems aren't a “nice to have” but essential.
![Shameless Republicans are Trump’s fear-fuelled enablers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Shameless Republicans are Trump’s fear-fuelled enablers
Donald Trump turned an entire party yellow, once powerful politicians now cower in fear.
![Charlotte Grimshaw: “Now should we discuss the possibility of World War III?”](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Charlotte Grimshaw: “Now should we discuss the possibility of World War III?”
Victory over fascism was commemorated as fascism was taking a seat at the European table.
![Little at Large: The mullet is back! Rebels and rockers making it look good (or not)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Little at Large: The mullet is back! Rebels and rockers making it look good (or not)
The return of the mullet - hairstyle, not fish - has reached a tipping point.
![Duncan Garner: I spent two days down a rabbit hole - here’s what I found](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Duncan Garner: I spent two days down a rabbit hole - here’s what I found
“All voices should be in a debate, not just the ones we agree with."
![Jane Clifton: Gaelic lingo - it’s not all “top of the mornin’ to yer”](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jane Clifton: Gaelic lingo - it’s not all “top of the mornin’ to yer”
Some of the best expressions lack the wider audience that they deserve.
![Why Henry VIII clauses should be consigned to the dustbin of history](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Why Henry VIII clauses should be consigned to the dustbin of history
It's time to look at other wide-ranging powers that are exercised beyond Parliament.
![Russell Brown: The progressive NZ businesses caught in a Woke witch hunt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Russell Brown: The progressive NZ businesses caught in a Woke witch hunt
WokeUp NZ is modern demonology brought to "concerned consumers" by a deregistered charity.