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From exam season to death itself, eight Aucklanders give their reasons for advance voting

'I was like, ‘oh shit, maybe I should go’. Because Dad was like, ‘if you don’t vote, don’t complain to me about everything.’

28 Oct 2026

Politics

Parliament may soon run out of literal seats. Here’s their plan for more furniture

28 Oct 2026

A room of richly coloured wood with green chairs and carpet and microphones on each place. Election 2026 stickers in two corners.

Politics

Parliament may soon run out of literal seats. Here’s their plan for more furniture

28 Oct 2026

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New and approved: Feri Cuisine, Auckland

28 Oct 2026

Kai

New and approved: Feri Cuisine, Auckland

Paul Goldsmith says he wants to win Epsom, but he doesn’t seem to be trying very hard

28 Oct 2026

David Seymour and Paul Goldsmith against a yellow and pink background.

Opinion

Politics

Paul Goldsmith says he wants to win Epsom, but he doesn’t seem to be trying very hard

On this day in 1835: He Whakaputanga and the vision of a whenua rangatira

28 Oct 2025

The Tino Rangatiratanga and New Zealand flags wave behind carved Māori wooden figures and a traditional gateway against a patterned blue background.

Opinion

Ātea

On this day in 1835: He Whakaputanga and the vision of a whenua rangatira

28 Oct 2025

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Society

An overworked freelancer asks: Could the right tech setup increase my income?

23 Oct 2026

Society

An overworked freelancer asks: Could the right tech setup increase my income?

23 Oct 2026

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The cost of being: A public servant who just bought their first home

27 Oct 2026

David Seymour clearly doesn't know how hard it is to get a disability allowance

27 Oct 2026

David Seymour on working with ‘that clown’

27 Oct 2026

Alcohol use may be down, but don’t worry – New Zealanders still love getting wasted

27 Oct 2026

Find a way to make it work: Why Aotearoa needs engineering consultants

27 Oct 2026

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Society

Dating Files: A woman in Wellington who's not fussed about her partner's gender

28 Oct 2026

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A black and white picture of Richard Wolfe who is an older man with white hair. He's wearing a black t-shirt. Behind him is a collage of coloured shapes.

Culture

'I enjoy serendipitous finds in the community libraries': Richard Wolfe's rich reading life

28 Oct 2026

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Politics

New polling shows overhang could hand the coalition a second term (and other news)

28 Oct 2026

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Culture

I had to breastfeed other people's babies at Gloriavale

28 Oct 2026

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Politics

David Seymour on working with ‘that clown’

27 Oct 2026

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Politics

One Candidate, One Pint: Vicky Hau on trying to get Pasifika to jump on the NZ First wave

27 Oct 2026

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Chlöe Swarbrick smiles in a black top and pounamu pendant against a pink and blue Election 2026 graphic.

Ātea

Poll: Chlöe Swarbrick top pick for understanding rangatahi issues

27 Oct 2026

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Society

The cost of being: A public servant who just bought their first home

27 Oct 2026

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