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Covid-19 cases have dropped since last week
There have been 5230 new cases of Covid-19 reported over the week to Sunday, and 20 further deaths attributed to the virus.
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FijiFirst party founders Frank Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum and others resign
10 Jun 2024FijiFirst MP Ketal Lal says the move will "severely weaken" the position of the two minor parties in the coalition.
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French president gambles on snap election
10 Jun 2024Calling a snap election is a huge surprise for the country, and a huge risk for President Macron, Hugh Schofield writes.
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TV presenter Michael Mosley remembered as 'inspiration'
10 Jun 2024The body of the healthy living advocate was found after a multi-day search, just metres from his intended destination.
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Fact checking Artificial Intelligence
10 Jun 2024The Detail - Start honing your critical thinking skills unless you want to swallow some pretty random information from generative Artificial Intelligence
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Meet the woman who cannot forget
10 Jun 2024Rebecca Sharrock is one of only 60 people in the world with hyperthymesia and can remember every day of her life - right back to being a newborn. Audio
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The psychology of buying lottery tickets
10 Jun 2024The lure of big Lotto jackpots is down to people being bad at assessing probabilities, a psychology professor says.
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Album review: Sabotage by Mel Parsons
9 Jun 2024The Sampler's Tony Stamp reviews the Christchurch singer-songwriter's bittersweet, frequently gorgeous new LP. Audio
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What you need to know about the Dragon Boat Festival
9 Jun 2024The festival - celebrated in China for more than 2000 years - is a mixture of two things NZers love: food and sports.
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Can we trust surveys of our trust in the media?
9 Jun 2024Recent surveys have said our trust in media's falling fast, and made plenty of headlines. But lately new surveys say our trust isn't plummeting.
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A flock of all sheep and sizes
What started as a fascination ended up in a flock of 300 sheep of rare and exotic breeds. "It was like collecting stamps," farmer Brian Hales says. Audio
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Remembering NZ's 1960s pop supernova
8 Jun 2024Sandy Edmonds enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame - then, abruptly, gave it all up. Audio
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From Bathurst to OnlyFans and back
8 Jun 2024A driver forced out of motorsport by sexism decided to fight fire with fire - and take control of her image. Audio
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In defence of slouching
Saturday Morning - The idea there is a "universal good posture" that will protect us from back pain is not supported by science, the physical therapist-turned-medical historian says. Audio
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Focus on Politics: National in triage mode over cancer drugs promise
8 Jun 2024Government ministers hoping to bask in a post-Budget glow have instead been tamping down the backlash from a big broken promise. Audio
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Search on after British TV doctor goes missing in Greece
7 Jun 2024Michael Mosley, known for popularising the 5:2 diet, has gone missing while on holiday.
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How memes are becoming a mark of literacy
7 Jun 2024Year 10 students were asked to analyse memes as part of their NCEA literacy exam on reading. But what about Shakespeare and Chaucer?
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Reserve Bank approach 'a recipe to prolong the pain'
An economist takes aim at central bank's "behind the play" approach.
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Nearly 100,000 people missing specialist care, some dying as result
7 Jun 2024One general practitioner said they'd managed a heart patient "into the grave" because she could not get the care she needed.
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Why so many watch Married at First Sight NZ
7 Jun 2024The Detail - Watch it for all the wrong reasons - there's a new season of Married at First Sight NZ that will take you away from the complexities of life.
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Unknown Auckland lava caves found every month
Over the past two years, previously unknown lava caves have been discovered at an average rate of one per month - often on construction sites. Audio
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RATs, vaccines and Covid funding: What you need to know
6 Jun 2024Explainer - Here's what we know about the government's Covid plans for the next four years.
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Petone or Pito One? Time to have your say
6 Jun 2024Public consultation opens today on a proposal to correct the spelling of the Lower Hutt suburb Petone to Pito One.
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Do beneficiaries pay tax?
6 Jun 2024The government says people on a benefit won't see any tax changes. Here is why.
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District's last psychiatrist quits, as government fails to keep promise
6 Jun 2024One of the country's fastest growing regions - the Kāpiti Coast, north of Wellington - is losing its only remaining psychiatrist.
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Meet Tubi, the free streamer with 40,000 shows on offer
5 Jun 2024Widescreen - With over 40,000 titles to choose from you'll always find something to watch on free streamer Tubi, Dan Slevin reports.
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NZ's most stolen car drives higher insurance costs
5 Jun 2024Some Kiwis are paying nearly $3000 a year to insure what three insurance companies say is the most stolen car in the country.
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Roots artist Hori Shaw had to learn to walk again
5 Jun 2024The musician known as Hoaris the Boaris was working as a labourer until a hunting accident nearly paralysed him and sent him into music fulltime. Audio
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