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Facebook 'trolls' less cruel in real life
New Kiwi research has proven that Facebook "trolls" aren't so willing to be as cruel in everyday life.
Kiwi's cast wins design prize
The days of using a ruler to scratch beneath a plaster cast may be over, thanks to this year's winning invention in the NZ leg of a global product design competition.
Fire at Victoria University library
Valuable books are thought to be safe after a fire at Victoria University's library in Wellington this morning was sparked in an acetylene tank.
Fix Govt accounts? Here's your chance
An new interactive tool developed by a Victoria University professor in conjunction with Treasury lets people address the Government's long-term financial pressures.
Kiwi creates 3D-printed exoskeleton
Itchy, odorous plaster casts could be banished to the realms of childhood memory thanks to a Kiwi design students's radical concept for a 3D-printed exoskeletal cast.
Kiwi scientists rally against climate change sceptic
NZ's top climate change scientists have rallied together to slam a visiting sceptic who is touring the country to proclaim global warming as a myth that should be ignored.
Universities face copyright action
All eight of New Zealand's universities are being taken to the New Zealand Copyright Tribunal for refusing to agree to an increased annual licence fee which allows lecturers to copy authors' work for students.
Dean Knight: Rugby players need to come out in support of gays
The absence of out gay players perpetuates the appearance that rugby is a game for "red-blooded" heterosexual men, writes Dean Knight, and reinforces the barriers to participation by gays at all levels of the game.
Celebrity honours cost $250,000
New Zealand universities have spent more than $250,000 dishing out honorary degrees to celebrities and visiting dignitaries, a Herald investigation into the eight institutions has found.
Ending the world on a high
Next week, Kiwi musician Jason Kerrison will sit around a bonfire in the Far North strumming a guitar with friends - preparing for the end of time.
Men called to step up for kids
The respected policy expert charged with finding solutions to child poverty has challenged men to take responsibility for children's well-being - it's not enough to leave it to the womenfolk.
Beyond the horizon: The future isn't what it used to be
What sort of country will New Zealand be halfway through this century? Here’s a snapshot of what Godzone could be like.
The cost of parenthood
The Government says we can't afford to introduce six months' paid parental leave. Child advocates and some parents claim we can't afford not to. Andrew Laxon reports.
A nation divided: Inside the Urewera Four trial
Tame Iti and his colleagues weren't the only ones on trial for the past five weeks. The terrorism claims in the still-unresolved Urewera case have revealed deep divisions over Maori and Pakeha