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Push to break up overpriced supermarket duopoly and sell groceries online

The Government's steps to make food prices more internationally competitive won't be enough – it needs to open up the wholesale chain and force supermarkets to sell stores, says a new Westpac NZ report.

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This week's bestselling books

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

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Raw Politics: A Budget of bits, a coalition of chaos

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Grant Robertson's eye-of-a-needle Budget's narrow political options, plus ACT's disciplined caucus amid chaos

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Internal Affairs expands pokie probe with dozens now asked for a 'please explain'

An investigation into pokie operators has been expanded nationwide amid heightened concerns many have spent cash that was meant to be used for community grants. Emma Hatton reports.

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UN refugee agency criticises mass arrivals crackdown

'Freedom from arbitrary detention is a fundamental human right,' the United Nations refugee agency says of NZ's plans to increase the maximum period of warrantless detention for asylum seekers.

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Three things I've learnt on the road to help us break the climate logjam

Dysfunctional political cultures, complacency and vested interests all hobble NZ in confronting the climate crisis. Empowering people is the most crucial way forward, and that means overhauling our democracy.

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Cabinet set to break up Ruapehu ski fields for sale to investors

Two NZ consortiums are officials' preferred bidders for the insolvent Turoa and Whakapapa, but the investors are yet to persuade iwi. Andrew Bevin and Jonathan Milne report.

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Aping Aussie vaping

Aotearoa could benefit from adopting some of the latest Australian measures to crack down on vaping

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Abbey Caves and NZ's tragic outdoor education history

The death of a student at Abbey Caves has brought back memories of another outdoor education tragedy - the 2008 Mangatepopo canyoning disaster.

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Kiwi locked up in Thailand with no clothes, food or water

The son of a prominent NZ climate scientist arrested for drug possession in Thailand last year has been imprisoned in a Patong jail without clear indication of his future.

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The time has come for Auckland to get its houses in order

Are we investing in resilient infrastructure that can withstand the escalating challenges posed by climate change? Iresh Jayawardena argues changing our approach to urbanisation in Auckland is a matter of urgency.

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Mud and Gore: Council's long history of workplace complaints

A Newsroom investigation into two almost decades of workplace complaints at the Gore council talks to more than a dozen victims, including the former finance chief. Vaneesa Bellew reports.

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Does Auckland need to sell the airport to get off the ground?

While selling of airport shares would give Auckland Council more financial runway in the present, a range of voices are opposing the move as a short-sighted “sugar hit”

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Right to healthy food back on the table

The resurrected Public Health Advisory Committee will tackle access to healthy food and other factors that shape our eating habits as its first major project.

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Wealthy NZers offer to pay more tax – but Inland Revenue says no thanks

Expressing disappointment at the PM's reluctance to impose a capital gains tax, one of Labour's biggest donors Phillip Mills is a signatory to a new open letter offering to pay more tax. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Environmental business bill on shaky ground

The Directors Duties Amendment Bill permitting directors to consider more than just profit seems unlikely to go forward in its current form

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Hipkins must stop side-stepping key coalition concerns

Prime Minister must spell out which main policies of Te Pāti Māori and the Greens Labour will be prepared to adopt in government – and which ones they will not

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Falling

A climb in the Darran Mountains made David Vass tetraplegic

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DIY testing for STIs?

The Covid-19 pandemic made self-testing with RATs a household convenience - could we do the same with testing for sexually transmitted infections?

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Hume shoulders her way back on court

After dislocating her shoulder in a skiing accident four years ago, Stars goal attack Jamie Hume is back doing what she loves on the netball court. But it's taken surgery and intense rehab to get her there.

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DoC will get back on track when perverse rules are ditched

The Department of Conservation needs to talk with the outdoor community who want to roll up their sleeves and help or there'll be a fight to defend some of our greatest assets from the very organisation charged with protecting them, writes Peter Wilson

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Luxon suggests extra votes for landlords could go

In an about-face, National Party leader Christopher Luxon said on Wednesday that he "possibly" would dispose of the ratepayer franchise if in government after the election.

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Conservation department confirms probe into SailGP race

News of a Conservation Department investigation emerges after SailGP’s finale

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Cyclone response shows cash is king

An industry forum headed by the Reserve Bank is looking to learn from cash shortages during Gabrielle.

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Auto industry calls for stricter air pollution tests

The Motor Trade Association wants the Government to require annual air pollution tests for vehicles older than 10 years.

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