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Rebuilding Better: Younger New Zealanders more optimistic
More younger people considered society as unified than any other age group.
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‘How did Kiwis get through two World Wars, the Great Depression and the 1980s reforms without smashing up the corner dairy?‘
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Bryce Edwards: NZ’s social cohesion is being torn apart
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How global conspiracy networks are harming local social unity
Disinformation and political tensions are contributing to social division in Aotearoa
Black Ferns triumph shows the way to heal our social divisions
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CTU economist Craig Renney proposes a new way of funding our big long-term projects.
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Infrastructure report: A record pipeline of road and rail projects
Michael Wood is aiming to decarbonise the country’s transport system.
Infrastructure: Breaking down barriers to sustainable success
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Simon Bridges: Five ways to fix Auckland's transport problems
The new mayor has promised to 'fix' Auckland: so what should he do?
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Your cost of living increase is probably more than you think
Homeowners' costs higher than inflation, thanks to changes made more than two decades ago.
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What will it take to fix Rotorua's - and New Zealand's - housing crisis?
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The Māori economy is booming but we are still behind in health, education and welfare, says Willie Jackson
The Māori economy is booming but why are Māori still at the bottom of the food chain?
Liam Dann: Golden age for youth employment lost in storm of inflation fear
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Global economic pendulum: Where will it leave NZ businesses and workers?
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