Undefined
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Double or quits
What does it mean to be truly modern, asks this debut novel from a NZ-born author.
3 min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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Off the shelf
Patrick de Witt, a chronicler of weirdos, delivers a simple, warm-hearted tale of a retired librarian.
3 min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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Getting there
Richard Ford's road-trip novel is a nuanced portrait of a fractious father-son relationship - and a vision of Trump's America.
3 min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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A fresh start
The country needs more startups, but are tax breaks the best way to get there?
2 min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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Hear & there
Older people who feel they are slowing down should think about having their hearing checked.
2 min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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Gone to seed
Roasting food can introduce potentially harmful chemicals, but preparation is the key.
2 min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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Handle with care
Just because a medicine is sold over the counter doesn't mean it is completely free of side effects.
4 min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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Just chilling
It takes a certain type of person to plunge into the freezing depths of one of the country's coldest lakes in the middle of winter.
3 min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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Voices of hope
Amid a rising tide of racism and misinformation, Australians are grappling with a simple question that is tearing the country apart.
8 min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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March of the oligarchy
A new science explains why violence and disorder are on the rise and traces a trajectory that has been in the works for centuries.
10 min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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Bring to books
The benefits to students of having a school library are well documented, but many schools don't have one.
10+ min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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Keep out!
Climate change means alien invaders are more likely to wreak havoc on our wildlife, farms and economy. Those charged with repelling the threat say our isolation is no longer enough.
10+ min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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Sites unseen
Curator Josh Emmitt says archaeology is not about studying rubbish, it's about trying to understand the human story.
5 min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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Low hanging fruit
Sometimes the best approach to publicity is just to say nothing.
4 min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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Help is on its way
Three of the world's most intractable problems are about to be massively alleviated to a degree that merits global street parties - but the bunting is being withheld by a surprising number of misery-gutses.
2 min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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Build it and we'll come
The tow truck was laden as it turned the corner: a silver Toyota anchored to its deck and a bright blue Mazda trailing off the back. Somehow, in the midst of a thunderstorm, it all went very wrong. The truck clipped a power pole, which broke at the base and fell between it and the trailing car and the whole lot ended in a mess of smashed windscreens and tangled cables in the middle of the road.
2 min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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Show of force
Major General Jered P Helwig's chiselled American features sharpened in the Sydney sun, his array of insignia blinking like a ship's signals as he stood upon a Royal Australian Navy vessel to proclaim his nation's military alliance with the country.
2 min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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The kids are all right
A simple thank-you note was all it took for THOMAS MCLEAN to realise his students were on the right course.
3 min |
August 26, September 1 2023
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Coming to the party
Greg said, \"What do you want to do for your 60th?\" I looked at him as though he had gone gaga
3 min |
August 12-18 2023
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Back to the drawing board
Matthew Ridge returns with his show celebrating NZ architects and their work
2 min |
August 12-18 2023
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In and out of theatre
Playwright GARY HENDERSON writes about adapting David Galler's acclaimed medical memoir Things That Matter and his patient wait for it to hit the stage
3 min |
August 12-18 2023
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Pushing the boat out
The true story of meth smugglers being caught out by folk in a small Northland town comes to television
4 min |
August 12-18 2023
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Acting up over AI
Creativity is at the sharp end of the AI revolution. But other professions are sure to follow.
3 min |
August 12-18 2023
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Don't worry, be happy
For all the misery Covid has caused, it provides an interesting of the moot case study \"ignorance is bliss\"
3 min |
August 12-18 2023
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High cost of convenience
Checking the substance of processed food
2 min |
August 12-18 2023
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Getting down to it
Postnatal depression in new mothers is well known, but it can also be an issue for new fathers, particularly those under 30
3 min |
August 12-18 2023
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The muesli ticket to ride
Cereal king, foe of wilding pines and ex-Auckland mayor Dick Hubbard and wife Diana have motorbiked the equivalent of six times around the world
8 min |
August 12-18 2023
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Away with 'Words'
Advertising campaigns rarely swing elections, but did a psychologist's directive to bin a \"broken promises\" ad change the outcome of our 1993 cliffhanger?
10+ min |
August 12-18 2023
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Bottling the sun
A New Zealand startup has joined the quest to make nuclear fusion a viable alternative to burning fossil fuels
9 min |
August 12-18 2023
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A life in stories
Film-maker Holly Morris makes a living out of telling powerful stories. Her latest, Exposure, follows 11 ordinary women to the North Pole, and has brought her to NZ
5 min |