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Nick Clark: How AI could improve local government
OPINION: AI can offer rapid information processing which can be helpful to councillors.

Mayor issues overnight curfew for downtown LA; Trump vows to 'liberate' city
Mayor declares curfew 'to stop the vandalism, to stop the looting' she told reporters.

Bruce Cotterill: How a simple vision could transform NZ
Vision statements need to be aspirational but achievable.

Mayor unapologetic in face of backlash at council's Māori ward videos
'It’s no different to having rural wards,' the deputy mayor says to the camera.

Watch: How does Jacinda Ardern see her time as leader?
Her memoir, 'A Different Kind of Power', was released this week.

'Regime of corruption': Divisive election to choose judges by vote
Voter turnout was about 13% of 100 million eligible voters.

Home-schooled athletes denied medals to cycle 800km seeking rule change
School Sport NZ says its events are reserved for students enrolled fulltime in a school.

Richard Prebble: Labour's support of Te Pāti Māori over haka punishment will be defining issue for next election
OPINION: Te Pāti Māori leaders skipped the Budget debate despite protests on their behalf.

'An orgy of corruption': Trump criticised for crypto event with top investors
Trump hosted a private dinner for 220 memecoin investors at his golf club.

Matthew Hooton: Te Pāti Māori should leave Parliament voluntarily
OPINION: If Parliament isn’t legitimate, why do Ngarewa-Packer and Waititi show up?

Power play: The businessman aiming to reshape NZME
Jim Grenon opens up about his past, including being on the wrong side of an epic lawsuit.

Biden accuses Trump in first interview since leaving White House
Biden's interview with the BBC came just over 100 days into Trump's presidency.

Editorial: In a Maga world, very few want a homegrown version
OPINION: Australians voted for the status quo, rejecting a change in Government.

Tory Whanau says politics has become 'a lot more toxic’, especially for wāhine Māori
Outgoing mayor has criticised online abuse, saying it's dangerous for democracy.

Steven Joyce: The Maga model stumbles amid Canadian, Australian elections
Canada's Liberal Party made a stunning comeback, winning a plurality of seats.

Editorial: It is time to remove the weeds from our ministerial portfolios
OPINION: A leaner Cabinet could sharpen NZ's focus on key issues.

Editorial: Prisoner voting ban spiteful
OPINION: What this arbitrary ban appears to be is some red meat for the more spiteful.

Editorial: Anzac Day's message in a world edging towards conflict
OPINION: Anzac Day highlights rising global tensions and the importance of peace efforts.

‘That’s cowardice’: Councillor condemns gendered online threats
Hawke's Bay mayors urge respect, condemning personal attacks on social media.

Editorial: The many unanswered questions behind Seymour's Treaty bill
OPINION: The debate, it would seem, has only just begun.

'Cannot be trusted': White House on reporters using pronouns
Press secretary says she won't engage with reporters listing pronouns in emails.