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The Conversation: Is NZ defence and intelligence policy aligning with Aukus in all but name?

OPINION: Plans include spending $100–300m on long-range drones for vast ocean patrols.

Matthew Hooton: Forget Paris targets, NZ’s climate focus has to be survival and retreat

OPINION: No NZ government will pay $3b to other governments for foreign climate projects.

Letters: Why Brown's idea of a bridge from Meola Reef is worth investigating

OPINION: Any new motorway needs to be taken well north before merging with SH1.

Editorial: Easier driver licensing won't make anyone feel safer on the roads

OPINION: Cheaper and easier is all well and good, but isn't safer what we really want?

Christopher Luxon: Finding common ground – a vision for Waitangi and beyond

OPINION: The PM reflects on the recent North Island tragedies and community support.

Flight check: Wellington to Brisbane in economy on the new Qantas A220

Could these be the best cheap seats for couples not wanting a third wheel?

Adam Pearse: Te Pāti Māori tension at Waitangi leaves chances of reconciliation in ruin

OPINION: The rifts within the party seem to have no resolution in sight.

Opinion: Why baby formula saved my marriage

New York Times opinion: Breastfeeding and equal parenting are a zero-sum game.

Jonathan Ayling: The sleight of hand shaping the Ti Tiriti debate

OPINION: A Treaty seen as unchallengeable will only push regular Kiwis away.

Shane Jones: As 2040 nears, it is time to reset Waitangi around unity and democracy

OPINION: New Zealand First plans to cut Treaty principles from many laws in 2026.

Editorial: NZ clutches pearls over broadcast language but racial divide may deepen outside the lounge

OPINION: 'Yeah‑nah’ to racist slurs on air – but do we say ‘yeah‑maybe’ in real life?

I’m in my 20s. Here’s why young people are doing music festivals wrong

It turns out we should be looking to our grandparents for tips to survive festival season.

The winners and losers from the Rugby World Cup 2027 schedule

OPINION: This feels more like opening with a Wiggles playlist than AC/DC.

Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of February 2 - 8

Rod Emmerson's take on the week.

Inside Economics: 'National's worst fears' – why it's back to the future

ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.

As Australia’s online harm crackdown reshapes the debate, NZ must find its own path

New Zealand arguably lags other developed countries in tackling a problem that is growing.