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Auckland mayoralty: Is it the 'Fes and Leo Show', or still too early to say?
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Jarrod Gilbert: Govt's gang crackdown walks tightrope between rhetoric and real action
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Opinion: 'Wicked problems' but no real solutions for gangs in proposed bill
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John MacDonald: Is a fixed-price build really possible for the Christchurch Stadium?
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Leeann Watson: Why do we need a stadium, anyway?
OPINION: Big stadium events will stimulate the local economy by up to $6 million.
NZ has reached 'full employment' – but not all workers will benefit from a tighter labour market
NZ has a record low unemployment rate of 3.2 per cent.
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Richard Prebble: 'Gesture politics' - what the Govt is getting wrong on law and order
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Comment: Now is not the time to let Covid guard down
Despite our wish to be done with the virus, Covid hasn't finished with us yet
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John Minto: From Raglan to Palestine - let our voice be heard
OPINION: 'Like early colonists in New Zealand, Israel wants the land without the people.'
Brooke van Velden: We need to stop the Kiwi brain drain
OPINION: Brooke van Velden on Kiwis wanting to head overseas.
Why it's so hard for Marvel to get its female superheroes right
New Thor movie features a female superhero, but again struggles to transcend stereotypes.
Juha Saarinen: How to protect your data
A huge bugbear for many years now, the problem's only getting worse.
Dr Michael Johnston: New NCEA literacy requirements will improve long-run productivity
Improving literacy ought to be a no-brainer.
Are we spending too little – or too much – on the military?
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The meteor produced a shock wave strong enough to be picked up by GeoNet.
John MacDonald: Yes Minister, there is a health crisis
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Michael Wood: What is the Govt doing about the labour crisis?
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Letters: An employment reset
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Sideswipe: Well that escalated quickly ...
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Simon Wilson: David Seymour stoking the fires of a culture war
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Izzy Fenwick: Why we need the younger generation in the room
The under-40 population is hugely underrepresented in decision-making processes.
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Data gathered over six years has found initial growth in cycleway usage hasn't continued.