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"...a new dark age of equitable poverty.”
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Sinking lids and rising profits: New Zealand’s pokie machine dilemma
“We don’t think children should be buying tickets for gambling.”
Clown Town: Creative NZ in another race controversy over taxpayer-funding in the arts
“This isn’t progressive; it’s divisive."
Regulatory Standards Bill sparks backlash as ‘dangerous’ and undemocratic
Slammed as a "constitutional straitjacket."
Three-quarters of businesses worry about economic uncertainty in 2025
68% planning increased tech investment in AI and automation.
Bank told to reimburse $30,000 after sophisticated scam
The scammer "skillfully mimicked" bank staff.
‘Cold violence’: Hidden elder abuse in New Zealand’s Chinese community
“It’s like they see you but act as if they don’t.”
NZ weighs sharing criminal records with Five Eyes nations
NZ does not require its partners to disclose who else they share travellers' information with.
BlackRock bails on climate group amid conservative pressure and legal challenges
The Donald Trump effect?
Fluoride exposure linked to lower IQ in children, meta-analysis reveals
"A 5-point decrease in average IQ could nearly double the number of people classified as intellectually disabled."
Meta’s new hate speech rules allow anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
Is Meta "giving the green light" to hate?
Florida grand jury slams vaccine oversight, exposes systemic failures
A “blueprint for systemic change.”
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It is not the ancestors, the fates or the capricious gods which control us.