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The All Blacks play against the Springboks today - marking the 100th test match between them. It’s also 40 years since the South African team toured the nation, which sparked major protests. Stacey Knott speaks to those who were on each side of the divide.
The Spinoff
A glimpse into a brighter future for Aotearoa's lifelong renters. While New Zealand’s build-to-rent market remains in its infancy, a leader in property development believes a significant opportunity exists with the emerging asset class to provide better quality rentals on terms friendly to both t
Stuff
OPINION: Why it matters that young people are getting home loans later in their lives.
Stuff
If you mentioned water problems to me when I was a kid the first thing to mind was a mysterious old man’s affliction called “waterworks trouble”.
Newshub
Early encounters were played against a backdrop of apartheid and political discontent.
bowalleyroad.blogspot.com
Pythonesque: No more than the wokest of the Woke, is the Marxist Left happy to join their efforts with those of other leftists in a spirit ...
Newsroom
Te Papa's casual workers going without pay in Level 2 want the Government to fix a loophole in its guidance to public employers
Pundit
Not all neoliberals are the same, as a comparison ranging from Don Giovanni to Geneva School ordoliberals shows.
Stuff
OPINION: It would allow laid-off workers time to find the right job or upskill, without being forced into desperate measures.
The Spinoff
Even before Covid, the idea that spending too long away from New Zealand should lose you the right to vote made little sense. Now's the ideal time to do away with the rule for good, argues Andrew Geddis. Covid’s arrival, and our collective response to that arrival, emphasises the fundamental impo
Opinion: The Centre for Research on Modern Slavery is challenging the government with a new White Paper that urges establishment of a Modern Slavery Act.
RNZ
Dairy farmers trying to get workers in from overseas say they're having to get their children to help with work just to get by.
Stuff
OPINION: Covid reality TV is the new frontier
Newsroom
Government officials have admitted they can't take over ratepayer debt on the country's water infrastructure in the straightforward transfer that councils had been led to expect.
Stuff
Teacher Stanley Zhang has been part of the “team of 5 million”, but is now considering leaving NZ because “no-one cares” about his efforts to stay.
RNZ
It might be the last day of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, but the challenge now is to keep the mahi going, a prominent author and broadcaster says.
The Standard
Te Wiki o Te Reu Māori is coming to a close. The past week’s events highlight the resurgence of and dependance on Te Ao Māori. Nowadays most of us, at least in the circles that I move in, have a deep and growing respect for Te Ao Māori and realise that it is the best […]
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New Zealand’s housing boom remains the second-fastest in the world in terms of house price growth since the global pandemic, new figures show. Research from global real estate agency Knight Frank found that house prices in New Zealand grew 25.9% in the 12 months to the end of June, the highest rate of growth the country’s housing market had seen since 2003.
Opinion: Bernard Sama explains why - and how - we must strengthen mental well-being in the entire refugee status determination procedure in New Zealand.
Newsroom
Bernard Sama explains why - and how - we must strengthen mental wellbeing in the entire refugee status determination procedure in New Zealand.
Stuff
OPINION: It will be next year by the time we find out how much infrastructure we're going to fund in the quest to fix the problem.
the Guardian
Despite some pushback, the use of the country’s indigenous tongue te reo is now becoming common in mainstream media
Pundit
The way we’ve implemented our Covid-19 strategy has come at a high price for a lot of New Zealanders… so are we doing enough now to say thanks and show kindness to Kiwis trapped offshore? And what more could we do?
Newsroom
The Government will publish an update on the establishment of a national Centre of Excellence specialising in preventing violent extremism next week.
ZB
A Kiwi businessman is adamant the next America's Cup will stay in New Zealand. An entity linked to former investment banker Mark Dunphy is offering to prov
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