• The mystery of the dying eels
    May 4 2026

    Thousands of eels have been found dead after a Manawatū lagoon dried out, raising urgent environmental questions

    Thousands of eels are found dead in dried up Manawatū lagoon as questions mount over water use and a vanishing ecosystem

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    22 mins
  • Digital health and privacy breaches
    May 3 2026

    The digital health revolution is here, and so are serious questions about privacy and cybersecurity

    Data is the new gold - but many health organisations, under pressure on the front line, are leaving the door to the safe open

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    23 mins
  • Medical migration the only option for many blood cancer sufferers
    May 1 2026

    New Zealand's lack of investment in blood cancer drugs and treatments is forcing patients to seek care in countries like Australia and China

    The Oz/NZ great divide when it comes to treating blood cancer

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    25 mins
  • The modern abolition movement
    Apr 30 2026

    A Bill to trace modern slavery in the supply lines of businesses has the near complete approval of Parliament - here's what it does, and doesn't do

    An expert in modern slavery says the Bill going through Parliament now will have to be carefully framed to avoid it becoming a box-ticking exercise

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    24 mins
  • Plotting a path to victory
    Apr 29 2026

    Slightly more than six months before voting day, two of the country's astute political journalists give us their opinions on the lie of the land

    Guyon Espiner and Thomas Coughlan on coalition partnerships, economic headwinds and burying a leadership crisis

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    24 mins
  • To sell or not to sell
    Apr 28 2026

    The sale of state assets is shaping up to be an election-year battle as the country struggles to cope with rising costs and debt

    Some disastrous state asset sales in the past have coloured the move in the eyes of many New Zealanders - but we don't have to sell the family silver

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    24 mins
  • Checking in with the Chathams
    Apr 27 2026

    The unique, remote island that's a financial basket case, bankrolled by the New Zealand taxpayer

    The Government has handed out millions, and is now asking questions over how the Chathams can help itself get out of the dire financial shortfall it's in

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    24 mins
  • The gallantry of Kiwi soldiers immortalised in a tiny French town
    Apr 24 2026

    A bond more than a century old is stronger than ever thanks to a French town that will never forget the sacrifice made by New Zealand soldiers at Le Quesnoy

    The French town of Le Quesnoy marks ANZAC Day with us, thanks to the New Zealand soldiers who saved them over a century ago

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    23 mins