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Calls for urgent action over deer control

There's a lot of hand-wringing but few answers when it comes to culling New Zealand's rapidly expanding deer population
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Fallow deer were among the first to be successfully introduced to New Zealand.

A year of aviation turbulence

Aviation under pressure: Airbus A320 glitch adds to a year of crashes, questions, and shaken confidence
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 17: Air New Zealand Airbus A320 landing at Auckland International Airport on December 17, 2017 in Auckland

Local government's big shakeup

Regional councils have to find a different way of operating that cuts down on double ups and layers of bureaucracy
Chris Bishop

Living with HIV in 2025

An HIV diagnosis used to be a death sentence, but that hasn't been the case in years - so why hasn't the stigma changed with the science?
Scientist holding tube with blood sample and label HIV Test near laboratory form, closeup

Tips for a fabulous 2025 Kiwi Christmas do

It doesn't have to be extravagant, expensive or loaded with tinsel and tat - bring your smile to host the perfect seasonal party
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Smokefree choking

We've failed to reach our smokefree obligations, but has New Zealand done well enough to relax our efforts?
A bearded man in a hoodie inhales smoke.

The fierce battle over mining on Denniston Plateau

The West Coast has long been mining country, but a proposed expansion of coal mining operations - and the backlash - leaves the region's economy and ecology uncertain
Protesters at the mothballed Escarpment Mine say they won't quit until Bathurst pulls out of the area.

The rising cost of taking a gamble on the what-ifs

As the cost of insurance rises, Consumer NZ sees worrying signs that more people are dropping their house insurance
Generic image of insurance, homes, houses.

Uber victory will be trumped by Parliament

Unions who won an employment case for four Uber drivers in three different courts could find the ruling short-lived, with the introduction of new legislation
Uber rally at Supreme Court

Dark patterns on the web

Psychological tricks and traps using deceptive website design techniques are starting to overwhelm online shopping.
A woman shops online from her phone.

One for the political tragics

Two big political memoirs have hit the bookshops this year - but which high profile politicians are missing from the shelves
Dame Jacinda Ardern, and Grant Robertson have both released memoirs this year

Trump's backflip on beefed up tariffs

A surprise reversal on high beef tariffs has been a welcome relief for farmers, but with Trump in the White House, celebrations are muted
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The year of the kākāpō

Kākāpō numbers are recovering at such a rate that we are running out of pest-free islands to put them on
Kākāpō chicks under a branch, photo taken in darkness.

Police face deepening crisis of trust

Government pressed for action as scandal over police handling of McSkimming complaints sparks national reckoning
Jevon McSkimming

The rising crisis of child sexual exploitation in NZ

Sexual exploitation of children is seen as one of the worst crimes out there - but do the prison terms reflect the severity?
discusses child sexual abuse and exploitation
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