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Matariki's link in a chain of star stories

We call this star cluster Matariki – but the Seven Sisters myth is told all over the world, in startlingly similar fashion. Could it be our oldest story?

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'She slept with the wrong men'

On Katherine Mansfield's relatable inability to be careful with herself

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A tale of two electorates

Chlöe Swarbrick's upset win in Auckland Central last election is the model for Tamatha Paul's 2023 bid for Wellington Central

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Collapse is not a dirty word

To assume our continued destruction of the planet’s life-supporting systems could lead to any other outcome than collapse is irrational. But, as writes Catherine Knight, the prospect of a 'great unravelling' does present an opportunity.

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Ukraine's cluster bombs will leave a hideous legacy

The US is sending cluster bombs to Ukraine in a move it hopes will shorten the war – how do they work, and why has the move prompted an uproar from human rights workers?

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Where are they now? Silver Ferns World Cup captains

Ameliaranne Ekenasio is the 14th captain to lead the Silver Ferns at a Netball World Cup. Suzanne McFadden tracks down the rest, and speaks to those who won.

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Procurement without purpose: the problems with broader outcomes

Five years ago the government announced its ‘broader outcomes’ procurement strategy as a way of adding social, economic, environmental and cultural goals into the criteria guiding the billions of dollars of taxpayer money it spends on stuff each year. So Nikki Mandow was surprised this week to get a press release…

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Support Ukraine, but not with cluster bombs

As with cluster munitions, which the US is sending to Ukraine, the international community has prohibited the use of chemical weapons. There was an outcry over their use in Syria – why, asks Treasa Dunworth, is this situation different?

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Uphill battle for new Grocery Commissioner

Supermarkets form strong geographic monopolies that make competition difficult

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What happens when things get too hot to handle?

Hotter, drier conditions associated with El Niño can be detrimental to our health. These tips may help, write Azliyana Azhari and Raksha Pandya-Wood.

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Why the fear about sloping the playing field towards diversity?

The US Supreme Court v Harvard University decision is a backwards step for racial equality and has echoes of our own treatment of Māori students, writes Lianne Dalziel

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Taxi drivers fight to take their board to court

Drivers at Wellington’s largest taxi firm are trying to force the company to take legal action against the board to get back hundreds of thousands of dollars written off by a Covid-19 relief policy.

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Americans pour in cash to keep TV3 afloat

TV3’s American owner has stumped up $35 million in the past two years to keep the underperforming network on air. Mark Jennings analyses the problems that still beset the free-to-air broadcaster.

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The ‘reading wars’ lessons for teaching science

We must take account of how the human brain learns if we want to teach effectively, whether it’s science or reading

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Oceania 'all in' for football's World Cup

The FIFA confederation New Zealand belongs to is a vast geographical collection of 11 nations, with a Kiwi leading the push for the women's game, writes Aiden McLaughlin

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How El Niño is set to change

El Niño and La Niña events are likely to get stronger over the next few decades. How will that impact us?

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A postcard from Gotland

A photoessay by a Matakana crime writer who was raised on a strange, godforsaken rock in the Baltic

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Beware 'blue carbon' bold, but uncertain claims

Audacious assertions about the oceans’ potential for carbon sequestration are not yet matched by reality, writes Jez Weston

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Violence simply breeds violence at youth justice facilities

Youth justice residences tend to gravitate to a culture of conflict, threat, and coercion. The unspoken belief is this is what ‘these kids’ understand, writes Ian Hyslop.

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The impending haere rā to 3G – and how to be ready

Check your devices to make sure they don’t rely on the 3G network

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Inside DoC’s SailGP investigation

Newly-released correspondence details what SailGP’s race controller was told, and when.

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Act deputy's moonshot bid for National's crown jewel

The Act Party deputy leader wants to take over one of National's bluest and safest seats in Parliament, and is shaking up local politics in Auckland's east, writes Tim Murphy

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Safe or septic – Japan's nuclear wastewater dumping

Japan has made assurances the wastewater it's dumping in the Pacific is safe – but not everyone is convinced.

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Pasifika had 'reasonable expectation' Dawn Raids would stop

Government ministers and senior immigration officials didn’t give any thought to formally changing the way overstayers were dealt with following an apology from the Prime Minister for historic Dawn Raids

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Murderer who made victim's life 'living hell' up for parole

'Is six years the going rate for taking a life in New Zealand?' The family of slain Invercargill teenager is terrified one of his killers could soon walk free.

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