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The cost of school uniforms: Is it time for the government to step in?
Analysis - As if on cue, parents are starting to raise concerns about the price of compulsory school uniforms ahead of the start of the new school year, Johanna Reidy writes.
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The UN's top court didn't call for a ceasefire in Gaza – how does NZ respond now?
30 Jan 2024Analysis - With no provisional order for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the ICJ's verdict leaves New Zealand's options less clear, writes Alexander Gillespie
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What next as James Shaw leaves for greener pastures?
30 Jan 2024Power Play - While the Green Party has certainly reached the other side of government and is now settling back into opposition, one might question just how safely it has landed, Craig McCulloch…
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Israel reined in by International Court of Justice rulings on Gaza - but will it obey?
27 Jan 2024Analysis - The UN's highest legal body's decision today was not the final ruling on claims of genocide - that's likely to take several years.
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'The wairua brought them'
21 Jan 2024Analysis - RNZ contributor Mihingarangi Forbes reflects on the highlights and historic discussions from the weekend's 12,000-strong hui in Ngaaruawaahia.
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Melbourne shows the world how a downtown sports venue should work
16 Jan 2024Opinion - As any concrete plans regarding a downtown stadium in Auckland drag on, Dave Worsley argues planners should look to Melbourne for inspiration.
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Will 2024 be democracy's biggest test?
15 Jan 2024Opinion - More than 4 billion people - more than half the world's population across more than 40 countries - will go to the polls in 2024.
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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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