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If You Don't Vote, Someone Else Will Decide For You

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If You Don't Vote, Someone Else Will Decide For You

24 Sept 2026

Twenty years after Aishwarya Rai’s famous Letterman reply, nearly half of young Americans now live with their parents

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Twenty years after Aishwarya Rai’s famous Letterman reply, nearly half of young Americans now live with their parents

6 Sept 2026

What Are You Really Voting For? Your Mortgage, Your Visa, Modi, or a Feeling?

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What Are You Really Voting For? Your Mortgage, Your Visa, Modi, or a Feeling?

13 Aug 2026

People Are Not Imagining It: Why Auckland’s Sense of Safety Feels Different in 2026

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People Are Not Imagining It: Why Auckland’s Sense of Safety Feels Different in 2026

7 Feb 2026

Single-Sex or Co-Ed Schools in New Zealand: What Really Helps Students Succeed?

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Single-Sex or Co-Ed Schools in New Zealand: What Really Helps Students Succeed?

4 Feb 2026

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff (And It’s All Small Stuff): A Hard-Hitting Review With Real Data

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Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff (And It’s All Small Stuff): A Hard-Hitting Review With Real Data

10 Jan 2026

2025: The Year New Zealand Began Questioning Its Institutions

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2025: The Year New Zealand Began Questioning Its Institutions

25 Dec 2025

NZ Parliament 2025: Who Were the Most Active MPs?

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NZ Parliament 2025: Who Were the Most Active MPs?

21 Dec 2025

New Pay Transparency Law Passed in New Zealand: What Changes for Workers?

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Pay Transparency Comes to New Zealand

21 Dec 2025

Papua New Guinea at a Crossroads: Growth Momentum, Resource Bets, and the Real Test of Economic Diversification

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Papua New Guinea at a Crossroads: Growth Momentum, Resource Bets, and the Real Test of Economic Diversification

21 Dec 2025

Food and Fibre Exports Set to Reach Record $62 Billion Next Year

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Food and Fibre Exports Set to Reach Record $62 Billion Next Year

15 Dec 2025

Summer at Piha Beach: Where Auckland Comes to Feel Small Again

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Summer at Piha Beach: Where Auckland Comes to Feel Small Again

15 Dec 2025

Data Centres Need Power Fast, but Electricity Infrastructure Takes Years. Who Pays the Price?

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Data Centres Need Power Fast, but Electricity Infrastructure Takes Years. Who Pays the Price?

15 Dec 2025

China and Saudi Arabia Move to Deepen Coordination on Regional and Global Issues

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China and Saudi Arabia Move to Deepen Coordination on Regional and Global Issues

15 Dec 2025

How a Chinese Robotics Start-Up Overtook Elon Musk’s Tesla in Just Two Years

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How a Chinese Robotics Start-Up Overtook Elon Musk’s Tesla in Just Two Years

15 Dec 2025

China Sanctions Former Japanese Military Chief Over Alleged Taiwan Links

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China Sanctions Former Japanese Military Chief Over Alleged Taiwan Links

15 Dec 2025

best suburbs to live in auckland for families 2025

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Best Suburbs to Live in Auckland for Families: A Simple Guide for 2025

10 Dec 2025

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Cost of Living in New Zealand: A Simple Guide for 2025

10 Dec 2025

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How to Apply for a Work Visa in New Zealand: A Simple Guide for 2025

10 Dec 2025

The Age of Volatility: How New Zealand’s Policy Pendulum And Flatlining Economy Are Testing Voters’ Patience

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New Zealand’s Tough Year: Policy Changes and a Weak Economy

2 Dec 2025

Cubicle and Consent: Inside India’s Unexpected Boom in Workplace Romance

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Cubicle and Consent: Inside India’s Unexpected Boom in Workplace Romance

1 Dec 2025

Boost to India’s Maintenance and Repair Capability

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India Signs Rs 7,995 Crore Deal With US to Support Navy’s MH 60R Seahawk Helicopters

29 Nov 2025

A Beacon of Courage, Faith, and Humanity: Remembering Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

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Auckland Pays Tribute to Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji: Sacred Commemoration Marks 350 Years Since Martyrdom

26 Nov 2025

China’s Economy in 2025: Bending, Not Breaking

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China’s Economy in 2025: Bending, Not Breaking

4 Nov 2025

The Algorithmic Heartbreak: How AI Is Rewriting the Future of Dating

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The Algorithmic Heartbreak: How AI Is Rewriting the Future of Dating

4 Nov 2025

The Ballot Box that Baked a Nation: Inside New Zealand’s Parliamentary Biscuit Tin

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The Ballot Box that Baked a Nation: Inside New Zealand’s Parliamentary Biscuit Tin

27 Oct 2025

New Zealand Labour Day: History, Rights, and the Fight for Fairness

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New Zealand Labour Day: History, Rights, and the Fight for Fairness

26 Oct 2025

Culture as a Call to Action: Auckland’s Te Maeva Nui Festival Tackles Climate Change Through Performance

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Culture as a Call to Action: Auckland’s Te Maeva Nui Festival Tackles Climate Change Through Performance

23 Oct 2025

PSA says PM’s comments on unions will not help settle strikes

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PSA says PM’s comments on unions will not help settle strikes

14 Oct 2025

Happy Fiji Day 2025: A Celebration of Courage, Culture, and Connection

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Happy Fiji Day 2025: A Celebration of Courage, Culture, and Connection

9 Oct 2025

Top 10 Out of 33 Government Plans to Be Completed Before the End of 2025

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Top 10 Out of 33 Government Plans to Be Completed Before the End of 2025

7 Oct 2025

Glenorchy: A Small Town With a Big Heart

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Glenorchy: A Small Town With a Big Heart

23 Sept 2025

Happy Engineers Day: the people who turn ideas into everyday life

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Happy Engineers Day: the people who turn ideas into everyday life

15 Sept 2025