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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
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AI represents a 'turning point' for civilisation
5 Jan 2024Opinion - Future historians may well regard 2023 as a landmark in the advent of artificial intelligence.
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Reducing nicotine in tobacco would help people quit – without prohibiting cigarettes
18 Jan 2024Opinion - Does mandating very low nicotine levels in cigarettes amount to prohibition as the tobacco industry claims, Richard Edwards and Janet Hoek ask.
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What NZ can learn when it comes to international accountability
Opinion - In 2023 the world witnessed a sustained attack on the very foundations of the international legal order, law professor Karen Scott writes.
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Why Lai's victory in Taiwan matters
14 Jan 2024Analysis - Beijing called him a "troublemaker" and a dangerous "separatist". Now he will be Taiwan's next president.
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Year in Politics: The year of three prime ministers and a swing to the right
31 Dec 2023Analysis - Three prime ministers and two radically different governments - 2023 saw changes that sent New Zealand into a new era of right-wing conservatism driven by the first three-party coalition.
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Cricket's own climate crisis
1 Jan 2024Analysis: As an outdoor summer game in which the natural environment plays a unique role, cricket is perhaps the pitch sport most at risk from a changing climate.
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The oddest news RNZ covered in 2023
30 Dec 2023It was a year in which Aotearoa had three prime ministers, two of them named 'Chris', so the bar was set very high.
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Rise of 'mob censorship' this year as journalists faced a barrage of abuse
28 Dec 2023Opinion - New research shows being a woman or part of a minority as a journalist can increase the likelihood of being targeted with online abuse.
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Older workers still struggle with work-life balance
28 Dec 2023Analysis - The idea that we can comfortably manage all the different facets of life is appealing. But in reality, there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
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ACT's attempt at regulatory reform in NZ has failed 3 times already – what's different now?
24 Dec 2023ACT is preparing to resurrect its "regulatory responsibility" legislation for the fourth time, despite the idea being consistently rejected since 2007, Jane Kelsey writes.
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‘Star Wars meteorite’ sheds light on the early Solar System
How a meteorite shower is changing how we view the solar system - and became a key inspiration for 'Star Wars'
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NZ’s new government is getting tough on gangs – but all the necessary laws already exist
19 Dec 2023Analysis - The new coalition government has made its campaign promise to crack down on gangs a priority in its 100-day action plan. But whether the new "get tough" policy genuinely plugs gaps in…
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Pine or native forest? There's a third way
19 Dec 2023Analysis - We need to cut emissions drastically. But we also need to remove as much carbon from the atmosphere as possible over the next 20 years.
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Week in Politics: A rush to repeal and the Finance Minister's surprise
17 Dec 2023Analysis - The government sets a cracking pace in dismantling Labour's legislation, Winston Peters has a fine time as Acting PM and Nicola Willis springs the surprise of the week.
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How populists encourage blind mistrust – and how to push back
17 Dec 2023Opinion - Populist leaders are winning support around the world, with their anti-elite messages, writes John Shayegh.
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Would private investors fund social services? Here's what the evidence says
6 Dec 2023Analysis - The local and international track record of social investment funds and social impact bonds is far from convincing. A better-resourced public sector would be a simpler solution, Tom Baker w…
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Landlords and tax changes: End of a flawed law
Analysis - The new coalition government has announced a suite of tax reforms, with early criticisms of potential windfalls to landlords, but the previous policy could also be extremely punitive.
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Does living with Covid also mean paying to protect ourselves?
To fund or not to fund vaccinations, tests and treatments: These are difficult questions as we learn to live with the virus, Paula Lorgelly writes.
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What the new COP28 deal means for climate change
14 Dec 2023Analysis - Is the climate agreement enough to keep global temperatures in check?
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Week in Politics: New government survives first Question Time
8 Dec 2023Analysis: The government was under attack on multiple fronts during a week of relentless criticism and then faced its first Question Time in Parliament, Peter Wilson writes.
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COP28: With fund in place, protecting climate refugees more urgent than ever
5 Dec 2023Opinion - It has taken decades, but the increasingly urgent issue of "climate mobility" is now central to international climate negotiations, Dalila Gharbaoui writes.
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As news fades from social media platforms - where does that leave journalism?
2 Dec 2023Opinion - News organisations that work through social media will have limited control as terms of service are changed at will, leaving news companies to deal with the consequences, Merja Myllylahti wr…
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Is it right to call state-funded journalism 'bribery' - or is there a bigger threat to democracy?
Opinion - Winston Peters had only just been sworn in as deputy prime minister when his long-standing antipathy to the news media emerged in the form of a serious accusation, Peter Thompson writes.
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