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Week in Politics: Labour sorts out a muddle of its own making
2 Dec 2022Analysis - Three waters legislation, raising the retirement age and a press conference with a visiting prime minister were all hot topics this week in politics, writes Peter Wilson.
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Diabetes and Me: The problem with stress
30 Nov 2022Megan Whelan explains what she wishes she'd known earlier about the effects of stress on her body and how her diagnosis has made her better at trying to manage its effects.
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Power Play: Three Waters blunder adds to storm of controversy
The Three Waters legislation just got messier as the government tries to untangle a move which lawyers and opposition parties labelled as unconstitutional, Jane Patterson writes.
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Chasing future biotech solutions to climate change may make things worse
29 Nov 2022Opinion - The world is under growing pressure to find sustainable options to cut emissions or lessen the impacts of climate change.
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As Kiwis tighten their belts, why not a windfall tax on corporate mega-profits too?
28 Nov 2022Opinion - As recession looms, some have called for a windfall tax on record corporate profits. But do such taxes actually work? And what is a windfall tax?
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Coalitions, kingmakers and RWC: Calculations already influencing next year’s election
26 Nov 2022Opinion - Sometimes it feels as if election year has begun already, with an old kingmaker back on the scene, writes Grant Duncan.
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Labour's nightmare reality - an election year recession
26 Nov 2022Analysis - The Supreme Court's voting age ruling age brings joy to campaigners but there's no way Parliament is going to lower it, while the Reserve Bank's possible recession could be Labour's…
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With NZ’s hate speech laws postponed, where are the limits for comedy?
23 Nov 2022Opinion - The government has opted to make a single change to the Human Rights Act and push "wider and more complex" issues around hate speech legislation to the Law Commission for review, David…
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All Blacks Northern Tour: Plenty to chew on going into World Cup year
22 Nov 2022Opinion - First things first - this would be a very different column if the All Blacks had simply ground out a 25-6 win over England on Sunday morning.
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Parliament now has to justify keeping the voting age at 18 – it's a hard argument to make
22 Nov 2022Opinion - This week's Supreme Court judgment on lowering New Zealand's legal voting age has, at times, been interpreted as some kind of mandate for change. That's not quite the case, but the court's…
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'Time is marching on' - Dispute resolution scheme proposed for schools
23 Nov 2022Opinion - It's unclear what progress has been made on the scheme's establishment but the need for free, flexible, timely, culturally appropriate processes has been evident for decades, Ann Skelton wri…
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When your child is terrifyingly ill and the word 'emergency' ends up a sick joke
22 Nov 2022Opinion - My eyes were opened to the horror and helplessness our vulnerable people and health workers face at emergency departments, writes a mother* who battled to get her daughter treated with vital…
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Geoffrey Miller: Does New Zealand need to up its game with World Cup host Qatar?
21 Nov 2022Opinion - As the FIFA World Cup gets underway in Qatar, how does New Zealand's wider relationship with the host nation fair?
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Opinion: Let's go no further with voluntary euthanasia
21 Nov 2022Opinion - Aotearoa's current assisted dying law should stay as it is - it should go no further and not be extended, Chris Ford writes.
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Myanmar dictatorship: The New Zealand response
Analysis - While the Myanmar military continues its brutal repression, the outside world has in some ways moved on since the 2021 military coup. Stan Jagger takes a look at the ongoing work to…
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National gets tough on young offenders, but policy faces strong opposition
18 Nov 2022Week in Politics - National announces a strong youth offender policy; the government calls for an apology after Luxon points the finger at principals over truancy.
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All Blacks: Getting it right when it counts at Murrayfield
14 Nov 2022Opinion - It wasn't that long ago that people were calling for Codie Taylor to be dropped, TJ Perenara actually was, and Mark Telea wasn't even in the conversation to get picked at all. All three…
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Lower speed limits save lives and make cities better places to live
17 Nov 2022Opinion - There has been some resistance to proposals on reducing urban speed limits right across the country but evidence suggests it's the right move, writes Simon Kingham.
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Parliament is not a normal workplace – anti-bullying policy must start with ethical leadership
17 Nov 2022Analysis - The ongoing review of workplace culture in Parliament should establish a new hierarchy, ensuring that parliamentary staffers are no longer accountable to MPs, Mike Webster writes.
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Why isn't NZ funding the latest life-changing diabetes technology?
16 Nov 2022This year marks a century since an extraordinary medical breakthrough - the use of insulin to treat diabetes mellitus.
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'Moment needs to carry on' – Why the Black Ferns' success must be game-changer
14 Nov 2022Opinion - Saturday night's heart-stopping 34-31 Women's Rugby World Cup victory by the New Zealand Black Ferns over England was more than a great game, it was a milestone in women's sport in general…
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Jacinda Ardern's Asia trip rekindles New Zealand's independent foreign policy
14 Nov 2022Opinion - New Zealand's independent foreign policy is back. That's a key underlying message from Ardern's trip to Southeast Asia, Geoffrey Miller writes.
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A different view on letting the Commerce Commission set fuel prices
Opinion - Giving the commission power to regulate wholesale fuel prices might be good news for cash-strapped motorists but it runs against other plans to mitigate climate change, Timothy Welch writes.
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Week in Politics: A poll, a reappointment and an interesting by-election line up
11 Nov 2022Analysis - The PM casts doubt on the accuracy of a shocking poll for Labour, while opposition parties are upset by the re-appointment of the Reserve Bank governor.
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