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The defence dilemma facing NZ's next government: stay independent or join 'pillar 2' of AUKUS?

Strategy, as the great military thinker Carl von Clausewitz once observed, is the process of effectively applying means to achieve clearly defined ends. But good strategy in global politics has proved easier said than done.

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World Cup hero: How we could have gone far

Hannah Wilkinson, athlete and artist, believes the Football Ferns could have created World Cup history by keeping their shape. And she tells Suzanne McFadden about the shape the women’s game is left in, and how she's giving back to NZ.

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Lauren bounces back to make history for NZ

New Zealand basketball rep Lauren Whittaker is home after a life-changing experience attending the first women’s Basketball Without Borders camp in the United States. After overcoming a devastating knee injury, Whittaker is even more focused on achieving her dream of playing in the WNBA.

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Penguin axes legendary publisher

New Zealand's literary community responds to the shock dismissals at Penguin Random House

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Reconfiguring the public-private partnership model to work for NZ infrastructure

Key to any pre-election conversations on large infrastructure projects in Aotearoa is a discussion on the important role of private financing, an open-minded evaluation of the public-private partnership model, and suggestions for how we might improve it | Content Partnership

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Why people should be eating New Zealand grass

Grass and leafy greens are great sources of top-grade protein and way more environmentally friendly than meat or dairy. Scientists say NZ should be taking the lead, reports Nikki Mandow

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Villa Maria layoffs: 'Sir George wouldn’t have done this'

Winery and warehousing roles are being cut at the winemaker's Māngere estate, reports Andrew Bevin

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Our last waltz: 28 matches down, one to go

The days of NZ's biggest global party are almost over - and stadium chiefs' grandest dreams have already been met, writes Merryn Anderson

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Out of the shadows: why making NZ’s security threat assessment public for the first time is the right move

Today’s release of the threat assessment by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) is the final piece in a defence and security puzzle that marks a genuine shift towards more open and public discussion of these crucial policy areas.

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Spies say interference in NZ linked to Chinese intelligence

In a major new report, the Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) says "ongoing activity in and against New Zealand" is linked to Chinese intelligence.

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The 'number 8 wire' days for NZ's defence force are over – new priorities will demand bigger budgets

New Zealanders have been put on notice that defence and security are among the bigger challenges the country faces this century.

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Trent Boult returns to national camp ahead of New Zealand's white-ball series against England

New Zealand speedster Trent Boult has made a return to the national side training camp ahead of the white-ball series against UAE and England. Read further on Dynamite News :

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Meeting the long-term climate threat takes more than private investment – 10 ways NZ can be smart and strategic

The announcement of a partnership between the government and the world’s biggest investment manager BlackRock in a NZ$2 billion climate infrastructure fund suggests the company is expecting renewable energy in New Zealand to increase its own profitability.

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US detective calls NZ police investigation ‘pathetic’

A US detective comes out swinging against an NZ investigation into the death of a young boy in Gore.

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NZ needs a debate - not tweets - on foreign policy

Times have changed since Helen Clark clinched the 2008 Free Trade Agreement with China. Labour’s recent defence and foreign policy documents are responding to a very different strategic context, writes Nicholas Khoo

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Fears for viability of farm businesses after Fonterra's $5b blow to economy

Farmers are expected to defer debt repayments, cut back on operating expenses such as fertiliser, and curtail plans for capital expenditure – impacting on the wider rural sector. Andrew Patterson reports.

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NZ’s first national security strategy signals a 'turning point' and the end of old certainties

When Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz proclaimed a “Zeitenwende”, or historical turning point. It resulted in Germany’s first ever official national security strategy.

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New Zealand’s approach to women’s ‘insanity’ is archaic

Dr Carrie Leonetti and Kayley Smith argue NZ legislation that disingenuously links childbirth to an ill-defined 'mental disturbance' enforces tropes that men who kill are 'bad' while women who kill are 'mad'.

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Call of the huia: how NZ’s bird of the century contest helps us express ‘ecological grief’

Humans typically reserve their practices of mourning for loved ones. But extending these rituals of grief and loss to non-human animals (and our shared habitats) can also help us appreciate being part of the natural world, not separate from it.

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How to read the political polls: 10 things you need to know ahead of the NZ election

The closer we come to election day on October 14, the more media focus we’ll see on political polls. Poll results are often used to project the makeup of parliament, despite them being snapshots of the polling period rather than reliable predictions.

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Questions over NZ modern slavery law as cosmetics exploitation report released

As the Government starts the process towards a Modern Slavery Act, findings from a new report into child labour in the cosmetics industry suggests stronger measures are urgently needed

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Mainfreight profitability slumps as freight volumes decline

Business wrap: NZX fails to rally; Rising oil prices threaten new inflation headwind; Big logistics company imposes a hiring freeze as earnings fall 43 percent. Markets editor Andrew Patterson reports.

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Erika Fairweather's world: a podium, two finals and an historic swim

Swimmer Erika Fairweather not only wins a coveted world championships medal but competes in a second final and makes NZ history, reports Dave Crampton

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In reach of history, Ferns already gamechangers

Will one more step for the Football Ferns equal one giant leap for the game in NZ? Suzanne McFadden asks women throughout football what impact the Ferns will have, win or lose their final World Cup pool match.

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Failed NZ businesses leave a trail of destruction. Here are 3 things Inland Revenue could do to minimise damage

It feels like there is a high-profile liquidation every other week. Media coverage has included stories on the collapse of tiny home companies, construction firms and homeware retailers, among many others. In just the past week, a failed pool company was under the spotlight.

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