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New Zealand is reviving the ANZAC alliance – joining AUKUS is a logical next step
13 Feb 2024Analysis - In envisioning a more central role for the ANZAC alliance with Australia, and possible involvement in AUKUS, the new government is recalibrating NZ's independent foreign policy, Nicholas…
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Parliament brought to standstill by a tsunami of collective grief
21 Feb 2024Analysis - The death of Fa'anānā Efeso Collins has inspired politicians of all stripes to a rare moment of unity, Political Editor Jo Moir writes.
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Grant Robertson, the consummate political partner
20 Feb 2024Analysis - If any Labour MP were asked to name a colleague they would struggle to do without, it's Robertson that would spring to mind.
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Unanswered questions why forestry giant lost environment label
Analysis - Following a tip that Ernslaw One, a huge Malaysian-owned forestry company, had lost its badge of environmental sustainability, Eloise Gibson goes on a quest to find answers.
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Albanese follows Ardern down the aisle
16 Feb 2024Analysis: When Jacinda Ardern wed long-term partner and fishing enthusiast Clarke Gayford last month, the nuptials made global headlines.
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A new virus-like entity has just been discovered - 'obelisks' explained
Analysis - Biological entities called obelisks have been hiding - in large numbers - inside the human mouth and gut. But what exactly are they, and what do they do?
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Let's put down our chisels and let Te Tiriti O Waitangi evolve
7 Feb 2024Analysis - History is a living thing. But there are many eager to get out their chisels and carve our history into stone, Tim Watkin writes.
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Seymour promise reveals tension at the heart of government
29 Jan 2024Analysis: In Seymour's state of the nation speech, he reminded New Zealand of the insightful political mind behind the political persona we've seen through the Covid years.
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Nato says Trump comments 'undermine all of our security'
12 Feb 2024Analysis - With nine months still to go before the next US presidential election, the Republican party favourite is sending eyebrows and blood pressure skywards in NATO capitals with his provocative…
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Seymour's bill still front and centre despite National's attempt at a reset
Analysis - The Treaty Principles Bill is still in the spotlight despite National trying to shift attention, Peter Wilson writes.
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The royals and their history of being tight-lipped about their health
7 Feb 2024Analysis - King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer. In revealing the fragility of the royal body much of the mystique about them as anointed by God fades away.
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Week in Politics: Government's year starts with a problem
26 Jan 2024Analysis - 2024 is already proving it will test Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, writes Peter Wilson.
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Calls to 'clear the air' over any tobacco links in government
2 Feb 2024Analysis - Labour and health academics push for clarity over whether tobacco companies had any involvement with the government's smokefree policies, David Seymour will be at Waitangi to explain his…
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Casey Costello's tough welcome to Parliament
2 Feb 2024The House: Parliament is a tough master of its governments. This week a clutch of ministers made mea culpas. Audio
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What are the 10 best things about Aotearoa?
3 Feb 2024First person - Venetia Sherson picks her favourite things about being a New Zealander.
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Five myths and misconceptions about the Treaty
2 Feb 2024Analysis: When it comes to grappling with Te Tiriti o Waitangi, one of the commonest responses is that it's a matter of interpretation. But is it?
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The cost of school uniforms: Is it time for the government to step in?
Analysis - As if on cue, parents are starting to raise concerns about the price of compulsory school uniforms ahead of the start of the new school year, Johanna Reidy writes.
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The UN's top court didn't call for a ceasefire in Gaza – how does NZ respond now?
30 Jan 2024Analysis - With no provisional order for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the ICJ's verdict leaves New Zealand's options less clear, writes Alexander Gillespie
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What next as James Shaw leaves for greener pastures?
30 Jan 2024Power Play - While the Green Party has certainly reached the other side of government and is now settling back into opposition, one might question just how safely it has landed, Craig McCulloch…
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Israel reined in by International Court of Justice rulings on Gaza - but will it obey?
27 Jan 2024Analysis - The UN's highest legal body's decision today was not the final ruling on claims of genocide - that's likely to take several years.
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'The wairua brought them'
21 Jan 2024Analysis - RNZ contributor Mihingarangi Forbes reflects on the highlights and historic discussions from the weekend's 12,000-strong hui in Ngaaruawaahia.
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Melbourne shows the world how a downtown sports venue should work
16 Jan 2024Opinion - As any concrete plans regarding a downtown stadium in Auckland drag on, Dave Worsley argues planners should look to Melbourne for inspiration.
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Will 2024 be democracy's biggest test?
15 Jan 2024Opinion - More than 4 billion people - more than half the world's population across more than 40 countries - will go to the polls in 2024.
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Women's pandemic experiences should not be lost to 'lockdown amnesia'
Opinion - A desire to forget and move on from the Covid-19 pandemic is understandable but it also misses the opportunity to learn from what happened, researchers write. Video