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The Crown is in the dock, the verdict is in

Comment: The final report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care will be made public Wednesday. Aaron Smale has covered the abuse for eight years and previews what he will be looking out for.

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At the crossroads of history

Zamir Shatz-Stewart grew up in Horowhenua. But he moved to his father’s homeland of Israel as a young adult. He spoke to Aaron Smale about waking on October 7th to another chapter in the nation’s violent history.

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Labour's loss of Māori vote may be long-term

Labour’s loss of at least four of Māori electorate seats is more than just a blip or a slap to Labour. It could signal a fundamental generational, economic and demographic shift, writes Aaron Smale

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Te Pāti Māori rolls Labour

Four of the Māori seats are a resounding victory for Te Pāti Māori, two are neck and neck and only one seat was a convincing win for Labour, writes Aaron Smale

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Te Tai Hauāuru: Hot seat could spring post-election surprise

The Te Tai Hauāuru seat could be significant in deciding not only which candidate gets to represent the electorate but also who forms the government. Aaron Smale reports.

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Tairāwhiti's Trauma: Honouring the future

In his last story in a series on the pine industry on the East Coast, Aaron Smale asks what we're leaving for future generations

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The Week in Detail: El Niño, The Voice, and community gardens

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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Long Read: Tairāwhiti's Trauma

By Aaron Smale: On the slow destruction and devastating impact of the pine industry on Tairāwhiti.

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Carbon, cows and the conundrum of pine

is Tairāwhiti locked into a political deal made in Wellington that will eventually destroy it? Aaron Smale continues a series on the slow destruction of Tairāwhiti.

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Bola and badass gullies: the science of East Coast erosion

Scientist Mike Marden has spent decades researching the East Coast's erosion and knows the local soils like few others – and he also knows things have to change. Aaron Smale continues a series on the slow destruction of Tairāwhiti.

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Bought out and sold down the river

The government subsidised pine on the East Coast for nearly 30 years. In that time huge tracts of that forestry have ended up in the hands of foreign companies with a track record of environmental damage. The latest in a series on the slow destruction of Tairāwhiti.

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Decades of damage: Ocean bears brunt of Tairāwhiti erosion

It’s been known for over a century that the East Coast was vulnerable to erosion. But continued decisions have it at a catastrophic turning point that could decide the future of the region. Aaron Smale continues a series on the slow destruction of Tairāwhiti.

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The colonial cul-de-sac: Land loss, land use and the devastation left behind

Aaron Smale goes back to his grandmother’s home town and finds a community weighed down by weather disasters and decisions of the past that have a region broken. A series on the devastating impact of the pine industry on Tairāwhiti.

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Māori leaders' debate ricochets from one hot button to next

Comment: Aaron Smale tuned in to TVNZ’s Kaupapa Māori Debate which heard from Māori from each of the main parties. He didn't find a lot to get excited about.

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The race to represent a battered region

It’s one of the largest electorates in the country physically, stretching from East Cape to Wellington. It was virtually a lock for Labour until their candidate jumped to Te Pāti Māori. Now two strong candidates are vying for the seat of Te Ikaroa-Rāwhiti.

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Complaint laid against Solicitor-General over withholding of Lake Alice evidence from police

Lake Alice survivor Leoni McInroe continues her fight to hold the Crown accountable for its failure to take responsibility for state-sponsored torture, laying a complaint with the Law Society about Solicitor-General Una Jagose.

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Artificial intelligence revives Māori dialects

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

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The low Māori and Pasifika survival rates for breast cancer

A new report based on data gathered over 20 years on more than 30,000 women reveals improvements, but also shows persistent disparities for Māori and Pasifika women. Aaron Smale reports.

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What if all Māori went on the general roll

More than 442,000 people who are eligible to vote are not registered – a population larger than Hamilton, Rotorua and Tauranga combined. Many of them are from marginalised communities. Many are Māori. Aaron Smale runs the numbers

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The long tail of Cyclone Gabrielle: the mountains that roared

Aaron Smale visits more of the marae communities picking up the pieces in the second of two parts on cyclone recovery in Hawkes Bay.

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The long tail of Cyclone Gabrielle: Between the rivers

Cyclone Gabrielle left a trail of destruction throughout Hawkes Bay. Aaron Smale visited some of the marae communities picking up the pieces.

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Scathing slash report takes aim at multiple parties

A ministerial inquiry into forestry debris in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle didn't pull any punches.

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MSD offers abuse victims 'full and final' settlement, despite Royal Commission report

Lawyer says victims of state abuse are waiving their legal rights if they sign, which may include access to other forms of redress that become available, reports Aaron Smale

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Nuclear test veterans seek recognition

More than 500 sailors on New Zealand navy ships were exposed to tests of hydrogen bombs in the late 1950s. Aaron Smale spoke to one ahead of Anzac Day.

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Homeless to hopeless to helpless

A conference on Māori housing held in Rotorua was attended by over 900 people who are on the frontline of dealing with homelessness and providing solutions. By Aaron Smale.

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