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Govt puts final squeeze on communities to merge into fewer than 40 councils

Inside the dramatic final hours of NZ local government amalgamation: Wellington mayors’ meeting may go into the night as they try to meet Sunday deadline. Other districts have given up trying. ‘I don't want to get married because you're a bit of an ugly bugger,’ says one mayor. Jonathan Milne…

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Pressure on PM to sack Peters: ‘You make a mistake, the boss will fire you’

At a campaign meeting in NZ’s most multicultural community, Christopher Luxon says the NZ First leader is whipping up fear of illegal migration that simply doesn’t exist. Jonathan Milne reports from Mt Roskill, Auckland.

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Why NZ must join Australia’s Super Netball after Commonwealth gold

Two newly formed NZ professional franchises competing in the Australian Super Netball competition could be the solution to preserving one of our most popular sports

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A fast track to trouble

Today from The Detail: In theory, giving developers the power to build more houses, more quickly is great - but the reality is more complicated

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This week’s bestselling books – August 7

The latest NielsenIQ BookScan chart of NZ bestsellers, plus win a book on the neuroscience driving the human desire for self-improvement and practical ways to foster growth

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Could Luxon’s ‘captain’s call’ on MMP sink his ship?

Comment: The PM’s surprise referendum commitment has angered coalition partners, confused his own MPs, and raised fresh leadership questions, writes Sam Sachdeva at Newsroom.

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Labour zeroes in on small business relief, not big business stimulus

Analysis: Where National's Investment Boost is designed to stimulate economic growth, Labour wants to take costs off small businesses instead.

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Polkinghorne: A widower’s tears

Philip Polkinghorne comes close to breaking down again at the coronial inquiry into the death of his wife

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What might have been: PM Chris Bishop

Campaign Observer: Where could National have been now if, 108 days ago, at that fateful April caucus meeting there had actually been a successful leadership challenge?

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NZ economy in 10 charts: signs of recovery emerge, but inflation still bites

Ten charts explain why NZ's economy is showing signs of recovery, while inflation, weak household spending and higher OCR expectations cloud the outlook.

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Luxon says he will call referendum on MMP if returned to power

"The question I keep saying is, I don't need some yahoo or numpty from some other party around that (Cabinet) table."

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Unexpected role models for school pupils who sign up to new infrastructure classes

City Rail Link and big fast-track projects provide salutary lessons in what do do – and what not to do. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Book of the Week: Who gets to call Aotearoa home

A book on immigration policies thinks hard about 'white supremacist dimensions of settler colonialism' and a government programme that attracts 'billionaire lifestylists and one-percent survivalist lunatics'

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No hope and no prospects for thousands of Kiwi teens

Today from The Detail: The number of school dropouts in New Zealand is staggering, and for those 10,000-plus teens, there's a life-long cost

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Ten years of Raising the Bar: Auckland’s top academics take over pub night

The University of Auckland's pub-based lecture series is celebrating its first decade with a scintillating crop of speakers on August 25

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The disease from the past that’s irritating but far from harmless

Comment from Auckland University: Researchers warn scabies is often misdiagnosed, masking links to serious conditions like rheumatic heart disease

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Polkinghorne: It’s all in the forensics

Ron Mansfield attempts to dismantle the police theory of a ghastly charade in the Polkinghorne case

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As Kiwi voters mull universal basic income, IMF warns against its use in Pacific nation

On distribution day for the Marshall Islands’ universal Enra payment, the sun-bleached shops, offices and 101-bed hospital on the main atoll of Majuro emptied. Rust-spotted cars and barefoot people queued outside the national gymnasium for their US$200 cheques, instead. This new quarterly payment may not sound like much, but it’s…

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Accidents at NZ’s largest climbing gym reflect safety culture problems – ex-staff

WorkSafe’s prosecution focused on two 2022 falls, but some former employees and customers say they did not happen in isolation.

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Fantastical TikTok figures draw backlash in NZ

Today from The Detail: An Infometrics report on TikTok attributes a staggering value to the app's contribution to our economy. Experts have doubts.

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A body in the hallway of a Paekākāriki house

An investigation into the exact circumstances of the 'macabre and bizarre' death of Denis Glover's partner

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Where is she now? Jenny Bindon

Former Football Ferns keeper Jenny Bindon, who made history at last month's FIFA World Cup, returns to New Zealand to coach in a unique match

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Stats NZ forced to eye census Plan B as impasse threatens overhaul

The Government lacks the 75 percent support needed to push reforms through – but the next Parliament could vote to delay the 2028 census.

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Polkinghorne: Last exit to Ōrākei

Steve Braunias continues his diary from the coronial inquest into the death of Pauline Hanna, the wife of Dr Philip Polkinghorne

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Could IRD be holding money that belongs to you?

Thousands of Kiwis have unclaimed money held by IRD. Learn how to check if your name is on the list and how to claim funds you're owed.

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