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'Nowhere to hide': How China is using big data to police the future

New York Times: 1.4b Chinese are constantly watched. Now their future is scrutinised too.

How did Roe v Wade fall? Before the pivotal ruling, a red wave

New York Times: The beginning of the end of Roe arrived on election night, November 2010.

Chef Al Brown on learning te reo Māori - and understanding himself

'My tiny little contribution is to be vulnerable and try to learn a beautiful language.'

Life in the fast lane: What it's really like to be a publicist to the stars

Times: What it's really like to be up close and personal with the world's music legends.

Billie Eilish: 'I tried too hard to be desirable'

Times: Eilish on body image, exploitation and the 'unnatural' life of a superstar.

The killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh: Tracing a bullet to an Israeli convoy

New York Times: Fatal bullet fired from approximate position of Israeli military vehicle.

Can anyone take a photo? 'When a gang member wants to punch your head in, I want to see how good your photos are'

Herald photographers talk pandemics, protests and avoiding the punches.

'You can't look away': How a religious sect landed Google in a lawsuit

New York Times: Ex-employee sues over fringe group's foothold in tech giant.

Fifty, filthy rich and cool: How Nike won the cultural marathon

New York Times: Over a half century, Nike has pulled off a near-impossible balancing act.

Emma Appleton's twenties were grim. Now she's reliving them on screen

Times: New drama Everything I Know About Love tells the truth about youth - warts and all.

How Jared Kushner washed his hands of Donald Trump after Capitol riot

New York Times: Why the White House's young power couple jumped ship.

Why I forgave the Isis jihadists who murdered my brother

Times: David Haines was beheaded by Isis. Now his torturers are being brought to justice.

'Corrupt process': Inside Labour's bitter battle that forced out Louisa Wall

There was no doubt who Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson supported.

Ministry of Health accused of 'cooking the books' in NZ's Covid response

Statisticians say dataset used by the ministry undercounted Māori vaccination rates.

The mass shootings where stricter gun laws might have made a difference

New York Times: Four measures might have changed the course of 35 mass shootings.

'Drug use, neglect and abuse': Survivors of infamous NZ sex cult speak out

It took 40 years to say the words "I've been sexually abused".

The Wire at 20: 'This show will live forever'

New York Times: David Simon and Ed Burns discuss the legacy of their crime drama.

Racist and violent ideas jump from web's fringes to mainstream sites

New York Times: Hateful content often remains only a click or two away.