The world is getting the best of New Zealand while we're eating cheap imports | RNZ News
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Butter is far from the only item with a higher price when it's made here.
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1News
Here's what you need to know as Inland Revenue starts sending out tax refunds.
Questions asked about power price rises | RNZ News
RNZ
Electricity bills are rising again, but by how much, and how do you get a better deal?
From Te Teko to the frontlines: A Ngāti Awa soldier remembered – Te Ao Māori News
Te Ao Māori News
A tribute to resilience, sacrifice and truth ahead of Anzac Day commemorations 2026.
Trust in news rises after years of decline in NZ. What’s behind the shift?
The Conversation
With AI slop and misinformation on the rise, research suggests New Zealanders may be turning back to mainstream news for reliability and accountability.
NZ 'getting a cyclone season': Cyclone Vaianu's impacts felt across the North Island | RNZ News
RNZ
After yet another destructive storm, some are wondering how often this will keep happening.
Each Covid-19 wave wrecks your health. Here's what you can do | RNZ
RNZ
Hospitalisations and deaths from the virus are climbing as the ninth wave of Covid-19 surges across Aotearoa.
'A safe space to come and just be': the radical, utopian return of Britain's youth clubs | Architecture | The Guardian
the Guardian
After a decade of austerity closed more than 1,000 centres, the government has promised £500m to renew youth services. We tour a glossy new venue in Preston - and a girls-only one in London
Antarctic expedition collects evidence that ice sheet melted during previous warm period | RNZ News
RNZ
The sediment collected from deep beneath the Antarctic confirms what scientists feared.
What's happening to NZ Post services in New Zealand?
1News
Is this the end for snail mail? Here's what you need to know about how our postal service is changing.
There May Be No Turning Back This Climate Crisis – Mother Jones
Mother Jones
As warming breaches a critical threshold, scientists fear cascading consequences.
Insurance company reveals its top 10 most stolen cars in NZ
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The same model claimed the unwanted first-place title for the fourth year in a row.
Silicon shock is the big ‘26 theme - Asia Times
Asia Times
In the early 2000s, the world of fine spirits broke. Demand for aged whiskey and fine wine exploded with new wealth, new buyers and a global culture
Common antidepressant helps reduce some men's domestic violence, ReINVEST trial finds - ABC News
www.abc.net.au
The findings are significant not just because of how much the trial reduced domestic violence, but because only a few years ago it drew fierce criticism from women's advocates and politicians.
Some good news about smoking - Newsroom
Newsroom
From Auckland University - Opinion: NZ has one of the steepest national declines in smoking ever recorded anywhere in the world. And that’s a story worth telling.
Nobel Laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz warns of 'inequality emergency' - ABC listen
ABC listen
In 1966, Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz wrote his PhD thesis on inequality.
New flood map reveals hundreds of thousands of NZers at risk
1News
More than 750,000 New Zealanders currently live in areas at risk of major flooding – a number that could rise to 900,000 with three degrees of global warming.
Supervolcano? Scientist warns of underestimated threats - NZ Herald
NZ Herald
Are we ready for the next big eruption? Professor Shane Cronin weighs in on volcanic risks across Aotearoa. Video / Herald NOW
Why this part of NZ's tax system leads the world - visiting expert
1News
Professor Michael Keen said that good tax policy is based on a few key principles, including efficiency, fairness, and simplicity.
Two years on: Is life in Australia really better than in NZ?
1News
As he comes to the end of two years as TVNZ's Australia Correspondent, Aziz Al Saafin reflects on the realities of living on each side of the Tasman.
Behind 'bombshell' Treaty Principles Bill scoop that sparked national debate
1News
Te Aniwa Hurihanganui says: "I called up the editor at TVNZ and said, 'Look, my plans have changed'."
Sir David Attenborough Ocean film 'greatest message he's told'
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Sir David says his new film Ocean is one of the most important of his career.
'On every dimension, NZ is falling behind': The struggle for 'social cohesion' | RNZ News
RNZ
The results of a new report are so poor they even surprised the author.
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