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Flipping the menu
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Flipping the menu

For our own health and that of the planet, appetites are growing for a switch to healthy, sustainable and local food sources

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10+ mins  |
July 22 - 28 2023
No alternatives
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No alternatives

Donald Trump won the 2016 US presidential election despite receiving 2.87 million fewer votes than Hillary Clinton

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3 mins  |
July 22 - 28 2023
Emperor's new blooms
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Emperor's new blooms

We wandered about paddocks, pretending to be ruminants.

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3 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Simply magic
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Simply magic

Stars align for taonga puoro expert Ariana Tikao.

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2 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Her we go, her we go
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Her we go, her we go

How the Women's World Cup shapes up on telly.

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1 min  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Cream of the crop
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Cream of the crop

A new season of the darkly comic Kiwi series Creamerie is about to start - welcome news for its growing overseas fan base.

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3 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Heart & soul
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Heart & soul

Seth Haapu explores his Tahitian origins, and Magic Factory takes a rock'n'roll ride.

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2 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Wheels within wheels
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Wheels within wheels

A doco about Tour de France champ Greg LeMond is not the whole story.

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1 min  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Having his cake
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Having his cake

The story of an orphan with a flair for baking is a tasty treat.

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1 min  |
July 15 - 21 2023
The road, his dominion
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The road, his dominion

As he heads home for a national tour, Don McGlashan looks back on where his musical travels have taken him.

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8 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Getting to the truth
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Getting to the truth

Author's remedies for the disinformation crisis will be controversial.

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3 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Sex and the city
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Sex and the city

This libidinous frolic wittily explores the foibles of the pretentiously unaware.

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3 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Glower of Scotland
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Glower of Scotland

Despite the frequent bleakness of its themes, Toy Fights is a blast of pure reading pleasure.

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3 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Final destination
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Final destination

Ingenious tale of three giants travelling through space explores how society treats those outside the mainstream.

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5 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Bot's new
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Bot's new

If you're worried artificial intelligence will end up tainting politics and news reporting, it already is.

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2 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Chicken & egg
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Chicken & egg

Poorer body regard and negative emotions can lead to self-harm - but which comes first?

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3 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Vege out
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Vege out

Flavour-packed fare from Kaeo chef ANNA VALENTINE.

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4 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Pointing the finger
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Pointing the finger

Many healthy foods contain a plant protein that may have harmful effects, but there's not enough evidence to chop them from your diet.

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3 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Well worried
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Well worried

The list of modern health anxieties is long, but old-fashioned smoking and hitting the bottle are the real worries.

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4 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Digital force field
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Digital force field

The internet is already beyond the control of the people who are supposed to be running it, says US technologist David Auerbach.

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8 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
In the line of fire
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In the line of fire

Exchanging high finance for aid work has put Aucklander Mike Seawright at the front line of the world's war zones.

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9 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Star attraction
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Star attraction

2023 New Zealander of the Year Rangi Matamua is a driving force behind our Matariki celebrations.

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5 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Scoundrel's lair
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Scoundrel's lair

Art collector and now convicted sex offender James Wallace gave MICHELE HEWITSON a rare interview back in 2011.

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5 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
The body electric
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The body electric

Manipulating our electrical fields is an emerging science whose frontiers range from treating depression, wounds and cancer to restoring sight.

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9 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Coalition of the willing
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Coalition of the willing

In the first of a four-part series on community efforts to defeat poverty, REBECCA MACFIE visits Hastings, where locals and state agencies have joined forces to give children a better start in life.

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10+ mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Purer waters
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Purer waters

A sense of kaitiakitanga is driving a Christchurch technology entrepreneur to help clean up waterways.

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5 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Girls wanna have fun
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Girls wanna have fun

Just like the boys, the trick is to avoid getting caught. But if you are, it pays to have a good story up your sleeve.

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4 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Action and reaction
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Action and reaction

Historians quarrel about why French protests descend into such lawlessness. They can't still be blaming Louis XVI.

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2 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Your conscience defines you
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Your conscience defines you

CHARLOTTE GRIMSHAW

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2 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023
Europe's hard-right turn
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Europe's hard-right turn

In weekly surveys, the AfD - whose representatives don't like immigrants - regularly polls around 19%.

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2 mins  |
July 15 - 21 2023