Meet my robot pals: What happened when I spent a month making AI friends
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NYT: Ranches have ruled the Amazon for decades. Now, companies are selling something else.
Just how dangerous is Europe’s rising far right?
New York Times: Anti-immigration parties with fascist roots are now mainstream.
Having children is not the only option: NZ women on being childfree
What it's like to be childfree in NZ, and the new book exploring the subject.
'No one else can beat Trump': Sex, drugs, politics and the rise of the next Kennedy
Times: The former heroin addict, anti-vaxxer, and nephew of JFK is running for president.
Israel, Gaza and the law on starvation in war
New York Times: According to the law, what constitutes a war crime?
'The sales team don't have email?': One man's journey into the dark heart of NZ's telcos
OPINION: Greg Bruce's attempts to buy a new phone are not helped by NZ's telcos.
Thousands of Americans believe Covid vaccines harmed them. Is anyone listening?
NY Times: Some scientists fear that patients with real injuries are being denied help.
My lunch at the world’s poshest all-you-can-eat buffet
Times: With limitless lobster and foie gras, this buffet has a seven-month waiting list.
‘My life denied’: The cost of cancer treatment delays - a special investigation
Big read: How one woman was caught in a scandal of overwhelmed cancer services.
Mother of man killed at work speaks out: The $11m health and safety 'proceeds of crime' case
Jamey Bowring was killed in workplace explosion that is still shaking the courts.
They used to award Olympic medals for art?
New York Times: Founder of the modern Games thought they should honour both body and mind.
From teams to tactics: Your First XV 2024 season handbook
Renewed rivalries and documentaries - all you need to know to be ready for kickoff.
How a serial TV Bachelor finally found love (spoiler: not on camera)
New York Times: Initially, it was casual. Then she walked away.
‘To the future’: Saudi Arabia spends big to become an AI superpower
New York Times: The oil-rich kingdom seeks to complete its oil dominance.
In photos: Inside a secret war submarine navigating the Arctic
New York Times: Inside a US nuclear-powered attack sub training for potential war.
Breaking 'Bad': How could New Zealand curb its youth crime crisis?
Herald senior journalist Anna Leask investigates youth crime initiatives in Australia.
‘It’s just agony’: A suburban family mourns nearly 200 Gaza relatives
New York Times: Adam and Ola Abo Sheriah absorb a loss few of their friends can imagine.
How South Africa has been transformed by 30 years of freedom
NYT: Thirty years ago the South African miracle came true. But how far has it really come?
Nicolas Hamilton: Growing up in the shadow of my brother Lewis
Times: Overcoming addiction and cerebral palsy to take his place on the starting grid.
Victoria Beckham on turning 50: ‘Ageing? It is what it is’
Times: The Spice Girl turned fashion designer on a milestone birthday.
Confessions of a sleepwalker: ‘I’ve woken up in strangers’ beds’
Times: A lifelong habit has landed one woman in some awkward night-time fixes.
Trapped and starving, two families in Gaza Strip try to keep their children alive
New York Times: For those living in Gaza every day is a race against time.
'I challenged it and I have the scars': Liz Truss on being swiftly ejected as PM
FT: UK's shortest-serving PM on being ejected from offer and battling the 'deep state'.
Bird flu is infecting more mammals. What does that mean for us?
New York Times: Scientists working to quickly asses how much risk it poses to humans.
Taylor Swift has given fans a lot. Is it finally too much?
NYT: A new (and previously unthinkable) feeling is in the air: Taylor Swift fatigue.
Fat activist Virginia Sole-Smith is inspiring and infuriating her followers
NYT: Sole-Smith's book on diet culture and parenting has propelled her into the spotlight.
Play it again, Sam: Our most famous actor on home, Hollywood friends, wine, and ageing
Sam Neill speaks to Kurt Bayer during wine harvest at his Central Otago vineyards.
'You feel cheated': A wife's fight for her sick veteran husband
For some veterans, the Ode of Remembrance feels like empty words.
Social Investment 2.0: The answer to lifting up our most deprived, or a Trojan Horse?
Governments have failed to break the cycle of disadvantage. Will this one be different?
Portrait of a killer as a young man: How David Hawken nearly got away with 1995 murder
Former hardman spoke to Kurt Bayer in a series of interviews while awaiting trial.
He was blinded in one eye, but Salman Rushdie’s vision is undiminished
New York Times: The author’s new memoir addresses the attack that maimed him in 2022.
Bridgerton creator Shonda Rhimes: I never get impostor syndrome
Times: She's one of the most powerful people in television. How did she get here?
Miscalculation leads to escalation as Israel and Iran clash
New York Times: Israeli officials didn't see strike on Iranian target as a provocation.