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Circus tent rises on 2026 election
Once the election date is announced, politics can disintegrate into a toxic mess. Don't expect this year to be any different.
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The real treasure of New Zealand's 2500 sunken ships
30 Jan 2026The real treasure hidden in the wrecks of some 2500 ships buried along New Zealand's coasts isn't jewels or gold bars.
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Prison rates are at an all-time high
28 Jan 2026The record number of prisoners are bouncing between facilities around the country, stretching court resources and rehabilitation programmes.
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Storms, forestry slash: Where does legal responsibility lie?
27 Jan 2026Extreme weather may be the trigger for deadly and devastating slash, but the lines on who is responsible for prevention and clean-up are blurred.
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Should we be rethinking how we rebuild after storms?
26 Jan 2026The floods keep coming, and we keep rebuilding. Is there a better way to cope with increasing numbers of infrastructure-wrecking storms?
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The Detail: The stories that defined a year
12 Dec 2025If 2025 had a national soundtrack, it would be a mix of money worries, power struggles and sporting turbulence.
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Heat, holidays, hikes, and a 'stinking strong' sun
11 Dec 2025Holidaymakers are being warned to expect a summer that swings from scorching heat to downpours - sometimes in the same afternoon.
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Why the bugbears of suburbia make us so mad
10 Dec 2025From battles over berms to stray dogs and noise - why do we get so angry about our neighbourhoods?
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The safest way to get up close with sharks
9 Dec 2025The new exhibition letting visitors to get face-to-face with some of the largest creatures on the planet.
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When buying cheaper puts child safety in danger
Between the high cost of living and a slew of toys failing safety tests, buying Christmas presents for kids is fraught.
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Year of Kiwi sporting turbulence, triumph
6 Dec 2025A year of highs, lows and hard questions - inside New Zealand's rollercoaster sporting season.
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Testing, testing and more testing for the country's biggest transport job
5 Dec 2025The opening has been pushed back again, the price is extraordinary, but Auckland's City Rail Link is expected to deliver the region the wow factor.
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Mismanagement and procrastination over deer control
4 Dec 2025There's a lot of hand-wringing but few answers when it comes to culling the rapidly expanding deer population.
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Why flying is still the safest way to travel
3 Dec 2025Aviation under pressure: Airbus A320 glitch adds to a year of crashes, questions, and shaken confidence
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Local govt shake-up: A complicated job for a complex system
2 Dec 2025Regional councils have to find a different way of operating that cuts down on double ups and layers of bureaucracy.
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Tips for hosting a fabulous summer Christmas do
29 Nov 2025It doesn't have to be extravagant, expensive or loaded with tinsel and tat - bring your smile to host the perfect seasonal party
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Why we failed to reach our Smokefree 2025 target
28 Nov 2025In 34 days we hit the deadline - but to reach that goal we'd need 120,000 people to quit smoking pretty much immediately.
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The fierce battle over mining on Denniston Plateau
27 Nov 2025It's long been mining country, but a proposed expansion of coal mining operations - and the backlash - leaves the region's economy and ecology uncertain.
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'Where does it all stop?': The ballooning cost of insurance
26 Nov 2025Consumer NZ says there are worrying signs that more people are dropping their house insurance as a result.
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A grey area still lingers over the gig economy
Unions who won an employment case for four Uber drivers in three different courts could find the ruling short-lived, with the introduction of new legislation
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The internet traps designed to keep your cash
Psychological tricks and traps using deceptive website design techniques are starting to overwhelm online shopping.
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The politicians missing from libraries
22 Nov 2025Two big political memoirs have hit the bookshops this year - but which high profile politicians are missing from the shelves.
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What Trump's backflip on beefed up tariffs means
21 Nov 2025A surprise reversal on high beef tariffs has been a welcome relief for farmers, but with Donald Trump in the White House, celebrations are muted
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Why this is the year of the kākāpō
20 Nov 2025Kākāpō numbers are recovering at such a rate that we are running out of pest-free islands to put them on.
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If we can't trust the police, who can we trust?
19 Nov 2025Government pressed for action as scandal over police handling of McSkimming complaints sparks national reckoning
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The rising crisis of child sexual exploitation in NZ
18 Nov 2025Sexual exploitation of children is seen as one of the worst crimes out there - but do the prison terms reflect the severity?
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How Kiwi kids are becoming the new face of 'adult' diabetes
17 Nov 2025Type 1 diabetes used to be called 'juvenile diabetes', and Type 2 affected adults. But that's no longer the case, and the number of kids with Type 2 in New Zealand is rising.
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Failed braking system led to Graeme Rabbits' death - his wasn't the first or last
15 Nov 2025For years, a father has been fighting for Waka Kotahi to do more about the dangers of a vehicle braking system involved in his son's death. Now a coroner's report backs him up, but NZTA still… Audio
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