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Review: Fisher delivers a summer stunner at Victoria Park
12 Jan 2025Auckland finally has a post-New Year's party to be proud of. All it took was a former Aussie pro-surfer to show us how it's done, Chris Schulz writes.
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Review: Stylish Nosferatu lacks bite
12 Jan 2025Dan Slevin finds Robert Eggers' remake of Nosferatu a little bloodless. Video
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Why community volunteers will be essential for how NZ handles the arrival of bird flu
10 Jan 2025A bird flu outbreak poses a significant risk to wildlife in New Zealand but the country's conservation volunteers could provide a crucial defence line.
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HMPV may be spreading in China. Here's what to know
Analysis - Five years on from the first news of Covid-19, recent reports of an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise concerns.
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What workers really think about AI assistants
7 Jan 2025Opinion - Workplaces are increasingly transforming into AI-powered environments which comes with both benefits and issues.
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Globes-nominated film casts light on rarely told stories of Mumbai
6 Jan 2025Review - All We Imagine as Light, which won the Grand Prix in 2024, leans on documentary experience to reflect the bustle and complexity of this world, Dan Slevin writes.
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How feelings of disconnection and lack of control fuel conspiracy beliefs
18 Dec 2024Analysis - Conspiracy theories have always been a part of society, offering explanations - sometimes simple, often elaborate - for complex events.
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How a CGI monkey aligns with Robbie Williams' life story
Review - Robbie Williams' depiction of himself as a stunningly photorealistic simian/pop star hybrid in his biopic movie fits with his amped-up brand, writes Dan Slevin.
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Willis adopts convenient new measure for finances
Analysis - The opening of the books at Treasury has revealed a bleak economic outlook, and a new measure to improve that picture.
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The Sampler: What to listen to this week
22 Dec 2024Plus local jazz musician Joe Kaptein presents one of the year's most cheerful albums.
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Why a government gas exploration proposal may be unlawful
17 Dec 2024Analysis - After reversing the ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration permits, New Zealand's coalition government is now considering whether to share the risks of exploration with the fossil fuel…
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Trump inauguration nears four years after supporters stormed Capitol
7 Jan 2025Analysis - Late on a day of chaos and blood on 6 January 2021, it was unimaginable that Donald Trump - who summoned a mob to Washington and told the crowd to "fight like hell" - would get anywhere… Audio
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What the Wellington Phoenix must do to rise again
6 Jan 2025Analysis - Once again, the best laid plans of the Phoenix went awry, writes Mathew Nash.
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Could New Orleans attack be start of ISIS comeback?
4 Jan 2025Analysis - A US Army veteran who flew a black Islamic State flag on a truck that he rammed into New Year's revellers shows how the extremist group still retains the ability to inspire violence.
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After a punishing year, the royals hope for a brighter 2025
29 Dec 2024Analysis - Few of the Windsor clan would have anticipated the challenges they'd have to face in the infancy of King Charles III's reign.
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The Sampler's favourite singles of 2024
21 Dec 2024Tony Stamp looks back at some of his favourite singles of 2024, including te reo Māori hip-hop, Aussie punk rock, and quite a lot of Americana.
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Why China's Xi is turning against his own loyalists
17 Dec 2024Analysis - China's leader purged one of his closest proteges in the military last month. Experts say it raises questions over his ability to end systematic corruption.
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Moves to prevent misappropriation of Māori and indigenous design
13 Dec 2024Analysis - It has long been a problem but two new treaties address some interests of Indigenous peoples, Jessica C Lai writes.
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Xmas footy calamity demonstrates alarming trend for Auckland, Wellington
27 Dec 2024Analysis - The 'A' in 'A-league' currently stands for 'abject' with regards to the most recent performances from New Zealand's two professional clubs, Mathew Nash writes.
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'Welcome to the Elon Musk presidency' - How X is shaping America's government
22 Dec 2024Analysis: As Congress prepared to vote on a budget bill to fund government services and avoid a shutdown, Elon Musk posted scores of tweets calling for the bill to be killed.
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What France's landmark mass rape trial shows about its society
20 Dec 2024Analysis: Many have called the response a socio-cultural earthquake.
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Sport funding risks a return to 'win at all costs' model
19 Dec 2024Analysis - High Performance Sport New Zealand's new funding model will put athletes under even more pressure, Holly Thorpe writes.
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Why Vanuatu should brace for even more aftershocks
19 Dec 2024Based on previous experience, here's what we might see next.
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Getting people out of cars is possible
20 Dec 2024Despite efforts by governments, councils and individuals, sustained increases in the use of alternative modes of transport remain elusive.
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