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Social housing tenants face rent hike as part of Govt shakeup

Housing Minister outlines plans for multi-year reforms, saying the social housing system must be fairer to tackle growing need

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Before we let AI run the public service, we need to know the full impact

New Zealand is badly under-prepared for mass deployment of AI in the public sector - and the latest Budget measures are being made without safeguards, writes Professor Alexandra Andhov

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Book of the Week: A beautiful book, a masterpiece even

A criminal defence lawyer assesses the extraordinary new book about two petty criminals in the Hutt Valley

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Willis and Peters’ foreign affairs feud the latest sign of coalition discord

Analysis: With the Foreign Minister and Finance Minister firmly at odds on a key budget area, how would a second term in office play out?

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NBA changemaker now steadying the Silver Ferns

After netball's turbulent year, NBA performance guru Chelsea Lane has come in to “steady the waka” in the Silver Ferns and rebuild trust ahead of the Commonwealth Games

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Small business needs help to step up to fill NZ’s missing middle

Comment from Auckland University: Even with state backing, small and medium enterprises deal with too much risk from owners’ personal balance sheets

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Govt job cuts spark election fight, with thousands facing unemployment

Today from The Detail: The Government's announcement of massive public sector cuts has ramped up the election year battle - even between Coalition mates

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Fuel crisis to cost Auckland Council $25m-$50m in high stakes budget

In a time of ‘unprecedented volatility’ Auckland councillors grapple with a new financial risk, putting an already high 7.9% rate rise under pressure

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Minister tells Crown companies to ‘get on the bus’ with cost-cutting

But Air NZ, and the three big power gentailers that paid $564m in dividends last year, won't be expected to lay off staff. Jonathan Milne reports.

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City Rail Link opening: ‘The budget for champagne is nil’

Auckland’s smart new metro line won't open until August at the earliest - and, amid claims of a big overspend on the new stations, no costly launch events are planned

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An interview with the author of the year

We continue our hyping of The Valley by Asher Emanuel, which sold out at the Auckland Writers Festival and is likely the year's best book

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Immigration and the electoral cycle

Today from The Detail: Immigration as an issue is being dressed up for the election and called a major social problem that needs to be solved - but an expert says that's not the reality

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Nearly 9000 public sector jobs to go, government agencies to merge

A week ahead of the Budget, the Finance Minister unveils an extensive restructure of the public service, with jobs to be cut at many agencies

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Sky’s the limit for Rod Oram Essay Prize winner

Plummeting towards the ground after her parachute failed to open last month has given Angela Fang, 19, a unique perspective

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Aussie smoking market warning for NZ over illegal supply

Comment from the University of Auckland: NZ’s more permissive and controlled regulatory approach to vaping can achieve healthier declines in cigarette smoking

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Sparks fly as energy dominates first major political debate

The first major debate of the 2026 campaign had intra-coalition bickering, a near-leak of Budget policy and maybe a budding political romance

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Book of the Year: The Valley

The opening chapter of very likely the best book of 2026, about the lives of two crooks in the Hutt Valley

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Kiwi infrastructure balances performance, risk and cost in trillion dollar trilemma

NZ may lag the OECD on asset management – but a Beca specialist says there's at least one thing that we can teach the rest of the world. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Winning essay: Building houses that we can call homes

The 19-year-old winner of the 2026 Rod Oram Memorial Essay Prize, Angela Fang, proposes an economic model in which we value housing for the warmth and stability it provides our families, and not just as an investment asset.

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Could NZ do real-time payments in a blink, if banks got a move on?

Payments system leaders say there's an urgent need for NZ to catch up with the rest of the world – and it could be done very quickly if banks and regulators stop dragging their heels on making the investment. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Hard labour – under the hood of the stalled New Zealand job market (in charts)

NZ’s unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent in the first quarter, but broader labour market data shows a still-flat job market with slow turnover and weakness skewing young and north.

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Education ministry reminds schools not to let students take leftover lunches home

"I totally get the health and safety side of things but I think common sense needs to take priority when we’re talking about kids and whānau who have no food," one principal says.

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In haka as in life, play the ball not the person

Comment: There is a principle I have always valued in sport and in public life. It is simple in wording but demanding in practice. Play the ball, not the person. It means we can be strong in contest, firm in disagreement, and passionate in expression, while still holding a boundary…

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Govt set to bail out air and bus operators that buy fuel by the tanker-load

Analysis: With its fuel costs doubling to $1m a month, Air Chathams threw open its books and warned ministers it could be forced to stop flying to destinations like Whakatāne, Whanganui or Kāpiti. Jonathan Milne reports.

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