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Auckland, Dunedin, and now Wellington – does pedestrianisation solve problems, or create them?

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

More than $25m reserved by Government for iwi to make good on a 2014 Treaty settlement in Marlborough, reports Andrew Bevin

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson says the party is serious about its four two-tick campaigns this year and expects to have more electorate MPs in the next Parliament.

As a multimillion dollar project to protect one of the most flood-prone towns in the country moves ahead, an engineering review suggests a rethink is needed.

The Government is chipping in an initial $575,000 to investigate if the decommissioned Marsden Point refinery can be used to make green hydrogen for synthetic jet fuel – but the energy-intensive process would have to give back to NZ's electricity grid. Jonathan Milne reports.

While the hype around deep-sea mining is real, there may be unintended consequences, writes Eleonore Lebre.

In her first novel in 10 years, Emily Perkins interrogates "your perfect Chelsea Winter life"

While people are more concerned about climate change in New Zealand than elsewhere, they are less willing to take the most effective actions to fight it.

Avoiding being dragged into a potential new Cold War in the Indo-Pacific remains a strategic priority in Wellington, writes Dr Nicholas Ross Smith

Aaron Smale reports on how artificial intelligence may provide a way for Māori to learn the dialects of their grandparents.