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IRD chases decades-old student debt for woman who never went to university
When Clara Owen first received a debt notice from Inland Revenue in 2018 she wondered if it was a scam
David Seymour – not the associate education minister you expected
Analysis: David Seymour’s school lunches programme goes further than Labour’s
Wayne Brown’s port deal seeks to end five years of drama
Seeking a mandated shift for Port of Auckland before he was mayor, Wayne Brown has tried demanding huge returns and leasing operations
How the Greens could be contenders
Opinion: Could former co-leader James Shaw still make a difference to working with National?
Season two of The Boy in the Water
Episode 8 available today from The Boy in the Water, the immersive podcast about a small town’s big mystery, by Melanie Reid at the inquest
There’s still time to avoid a ‘crime school’ at Waikeria
Opinion: Liam Martin examines the pitfalls of building a mega-prison twice the size of any other in the country in a remote area with few…
China challenges must be managed if opportunities are to be sustained
Opinion: A continuation of the previous Labour government’s ‘China-plus’ diversification strategy
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Green shoots pruned
Comment: Economic concerns mount as latest news tilts a darker shade of grey
‘Think fast and act slowly’ is failing big projects
Opinion: ‘Reference-class forecasting’ is at the heart of improving pricing a project and identifying the expected timeframe but it doesn’t appear to be in use here
Where to next for the Aukus ruckus?
Opinion: Nicholas Khoo looks at two key points in the high-stakes foreign policy pact debate – and asks if NZ can engage with as little drama as possible.
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Restored: the Newsroom story the Crown and court didn’t want you to see – ‘Two wrongs don’t make a right’
Finally, after a three-year legal fight, Newsroom can again show you the sad tale of four young children who were victims of a ‘reverse uplift’
Restored story: Kelvin Davis to Oranga Tamariki: ‘Please explain’
This story reappears today after a three-year legal fight by Newsroom to overturn a High Court injunction on our coverage of this reverse uplift case.
Restored story: Oranga Tamariki’s new wave of trauma
A Newsroom documentary revealed a disturbing Oranga Tamariki child uplift case – but was banned from publication for three years by a High Court order.
A long run-up to a very long jump
Phoebe Edwards took years out from athletics but, almost accidentally, has come back to a personal best and win the national long jump title
Young Star burns bright for her Fiji family
Straight out of school, Fijian defender Lili Tokaduadua is making a statement for the Stars in NZ’s elite netball league
New Kiwi gymnast flips for Olympic dream
Commonwealth Games medallist Georgia-Rose Brown has switched her allegiance from Australia to NZ, helping the 29-year-old realise her Olympic dream.
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The Crown versus Māori Children
Essay: If the Crown harms children, how do you hold it accountable? Analysis by Aaron Smale in light of the Waitangi Tribunal court decision.
National returned $200,000 donation day after Newsroom story
National returned its second-largest donation due to links to a migrant hostel investigation that subsequently found no breaches
An Ode to .. Julie Anne Genter
Bard Billot on the Green barbarian
Fire and Emergency payroll plan scrapped after spending $29m
After three years and millions of dollars, Fire and Emergency’s payroll replacement project is back to square one