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The Latest Breaking News from Aotearoa

Local elections: Three races you should know about

Outside our bigger cities, Aotearoa's smaller centres are seeing stacked races and fraught local issues.

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God save the King: why the monarchy is safe in Aotearoa New Zealand – for now

New Zealanders with republican or just plain anti-monarchy sympathies will have been disappointed (though maybe not surprised) that the Queen’s death has not triggered a more critical conversation about the country’s constitutional future.

The Conversation

As Māori language use grows in New Zealand, the challenge is to match deeds to words

While the sight and sound of te reo Māori is becoming common in Aotearoa, advocates say the journey to a bilingual society is only beginning

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Mittens, move over: Aotearoa's most iconic animals

Mittens the cat may be cute, but Aotearoa has many animals far more worthy of immortalising in bronze.

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The merger of TVNZ and RNZ needs to build trust in public media – 3 things the law change must get right

With only six days left for submissions to the select committee examining the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill, it is becoming clear this crucial piece of legislation has some significant shortcomings. These will need attention before it passes into law.

The Conversation

Staying informed on gender healthcare

The case of the UK’s Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) has led some to question how much information is available to Aotearoa families on the health ministry's services

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Linguistics locates the beginnings of the Austronesian expansion – with Indigenous seafaring people in eastern Taiwan

The study of Indigenous languages spoken in maritime South-East Asia today has shed new light on the beginnings of the Austronesian expansion. This was the last major migration of people spreading out across the Pacific Ocean and, ultimately, settling Aotearoa.

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Time to teach pandemic preparedness

Is it too soon for university courses that will teach us how to prepare for future pandemic shocks?

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Life of Gavin

New Zealand's greatest illustrator, Gavin Bishop.

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Kiwi youth reach for the pinnacle

Sustainability and connecting with nature are top priorities for Aotearoa’s young leaders according to Bernice Mene.

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Aotearoa or New Zealand: has the moment come to change the country’s name?

It’s not the first push to adopt the te reo Māori name, but a petition signed by 70,000 people has given it fresh momentum

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NZ children face a ‘perfect storm’ of dangerous diseases as immunisation rates fall

Routine childhood immunisations have dropped so dramatically globally during the COVID-19 pandemic that the World Health Organization and UNICEF are raising the alarm.

The Conversation

US general warns: China 'violating sovereignty' in Indo-Pacific

Strong alliances are a "great counterweight" to Beijing's destabilising actions in the Indo-Pacific, general says during Aotearoa visit.

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What does the future of New Zealand’s circular economy look like?

A circular future requires bold government leadership, a shift in mindset about our relationship with the natural world, and collaboration on a scale never seen before, writes Alina Siegf

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New Zealand considers changing its name to confront its troubled colonial past

As the people of New Zealand confront their nation's troubled past with colonization, a return to the Maori name of Aotearoa is being presented to a parliamentary committee.

The Conversation

New Zealand is touting a green hydrogen economy, but it will face big environmental and cultural hurdles

In its plan to retool the economy, the New Zealand government highlighted green hydrogen as a game-changing fuel. It can indeed be used to make climate-friendly fertilisers and steel or to power some modes of transport that aren’t suited to batteries.

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Portrait: Martin Edmond on Vaughan Rapatahana

On an extraordinary Māori writer sometimes in Mangakino, translated into Bahasa, Mandarin, Italian, French, Spanish and Romanian.

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The myth of adoption as a social good

Changes to the Adoption Act could leave 100,000 adults adopted during Aotearoa’s 'Baby Scoop Era' without the justice many seek, writes Barbara Sumner.

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Miramar Peninsula: Development can't come before Aotearoa's history

More than 40 years after the Hīkoi, Miramar Peninsula represents our continued, wilful ignorance of history, writes Mary Varnham.

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NZ cannot afford to be comfortable in the Pacific

While there are reasons for positivity about Aotearoa's role in the region, complacency could be catastrophic.

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Military whānau shape top basketball coach

With Tauihi Aotearoa Basketball underway, Whai coach Mel Bennett talks about how growing up in military life has shaped her appreciation of Te Ao Māori and the power it holds in sport

The Conversation

Australia is getting a wellbeing budget: what we can – and can't – learn from New Zealand

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed Australia will follow Aotearoa New Zealand’s example and put wellbeing at the centre of the national budget.

ABC News

From Aotearoa to Australia, Six60 brings First Nations on journey of 'feeling, finding belonging'

From the University of Otago to the world stage, Six60's unconventional blend of roots, soul, pop and rock has earned them a cult following and embracing culture is at the heart of it, as an Australian Indigenous dance company discovers.

The Guardian - AU

‘Free healthcare, bad Mexican food’: what life is really like for US expats in New Zealand

As the overturning of Roe v Wade prompts a wave of interest in Aotearoa, Americans who made the leap post-Trump reveal the reality of their new lives

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Aotearoa must be vigilant after Roe v Wade

Liz Beddoe and Eileen Joy look at the potential ramifications of Roe v Wade for NZ, finding many ways even so-called 'settled law' could be undermined by funding and access barriers.

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