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Photo: Timotei
29th July, 2022

The Friday Poem: ‘Saga’ by Hannah Mettner

A new poem from Wellington poet Hannah Mettner.
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By Hannah Mettner
Guest writer
Shooting survivor Wasseim Alsati, left, with journalist Patrick Gower in Christchurch (Photo: Patrick Gower: On Hate/supplied)
31st August, 2021

Review: Patrick Gower: On Hate puts the focus where it should be – on the victims

The documentary about the mosque shootings served as a reminder of the incredible strength of those left behind.
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By Anjum Rahman
Contributing writer
(Getty Images)
30th July, 2021

The Bulletin: Supermarket duopoly laid bare, faces forced competition

Supermarket duopoly laid bare, one industrial action ends while another restarts, and window closing for quarantine-free travel from Australia.
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By Alex Braae
Staff Writer
Image: Getty Images/Toby Morris
22nd April, 2021

The Australian Poem: Uncovered, by Omar Sakr

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By Omar Sakr
Guest writer
raspberry cheesecake
21st August, 2020

The Friday Poem: how to cook cheesecake on a bbq by Paula Harris

A new poem from Paula Harris.
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By Paula Harris
Guest writer
William the Conqueror and Glen Innes houses. (Photo: Unknown artist/Hannah Peters)
Opinion
4th August, 2020

Why William the Conqueror is partly to blame for our housing problems

What does our housing market have to do with the 800-year-old British feudal land system?
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By Dan Heyworth
Guest writer
Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter, Southland. (Photo: Creative Commons)
9th July, 2020

Environment, energy, jobs: The massive impact of the Tiwai Point closure

What does the closure of New Zealand's only aluminium smelter mean for the economy and the environment?
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By Michael Andrew
Guest writer
Whakamana Cannabis Museum co-founder Abe Gray
16th March, 2020

The founder of a failed cannabis museum sounds a warning for similar startups

Cannabis legalisation could present a valuable opportunity for small businesses and startups looking to be part of a growing global industry. But will stigma around cannabis use stand in the way?
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By Shabnam Dastgheib
Guest writer
The four leading contenders in the race for the Democratic party presidential nomination – Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg (Getty Images)
3rd February, 2020

What are the Iowa caucuses and why do they matter?

It's finally time for voting in the race to challenge US President Donald Trump later in the year. Here's how it works.
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By Korey Te Hira
Guest writer
New co-leader of The Outdoors Party Sue Grey (via Youtube)
11th January, 2020

Outdoors Party reckons it can ride an anti-1080 wave to parliament in 2020

A fringe political party is hoping for better returns in 2020 after adding a high profile independent lawyer to the leadership team.
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By Alex Braae
Staff Writer
Grant Robertson at the Labour Party annual conference in Whanganui. (Photo: RNZ / Yvette McCullough)
2nd December, 2019

The Bulletin: Time right to borrow and spend, says Robertson

Robertson signals big borrowing to boost infrastructure, discarded e-scooters spark concern, and a big week coming for Auckland’s port. 
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By Alex Braae
Staff Writer
An ambulance with a campaign message scrawled on the front (Facebook – Ambulance Professionals First)
28th March, 2019

The Bulletin: Paramedics call for full govt funding

Poorly paid paramedics call for full government funding, Andrew Little signs off more surveillance warrants, and Christchurch accused links to far-right confirmed.
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By Alex Braae
Staff Writer
A street in Kawerau, which is seeing rapidly rising house prices (Wendy Brandon)
7th March, 2019

The Bulletin: High house prices a small town issue now

Latest QV figures show huge house price rises in smaller towns, new study shows terrible bottom trawling impact, and nurses give natural disaster warning.
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By Alex Braae
Staff Writer
State housing in the Hutt Valley (Radio NZ: Alexander Robertson)
20th February, 2019

The Bulletin: Social housing list balloons amid heavy demand

Social housing list balloons amid heavy demand, bizarre development in NZ-China relations takes in former PM, and another species of foreign fruit fly found.
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By Alex Braae
Staff Writer
Formidable reporter, wry commentator, dear friend: a tribute to Rob Hosking
23rd January, 2019

Formidable reporter, wry commentator, dear friend: a tribute to Rob Hosking

David Cohen remembers a man admired and loved by his colleagues in the media, in politics, and beyond.
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By David Cohen
Guest writer
Aaron Hopa, right, with his close friend Todd Blackadder, after a game on the 1997 All Black tour to the United Kingdom. (Photo: Tracey Frame’s personal collection)
8th December, 2018

When a chief dies: the Aaron Hopa story

When Gordonton's Aaron Hopa died in a tragic diving accident off Whangamatā on December 8, 1998, he left a legacy shaped by rugby, whānau, and aroha. Ben Stanley tells the story of the greatest All Black you never knew.
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By Ben Stanley
Guest writer
Liam Fox geeks out on analysing the crumb structure of each loaf, always striving to improve (Photos: Malcolm Campbell)
16th September, 2018

Movers and bakers: Fort Greene and the mission to create the perfect sandwich

As they prepared to move to a bigger space, Auckland artisan bakers Fort Greene paused to reflect on the glorious potential held within two pieces of bread.
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By Leisha Jones
Guest writer
Catherine Woulfe’s first child was born four years ago
13th August, 2018

C-sections can cause infertility. Mine did

For a select few women, this could be the difference between a baby, and not. I'll say it again: c-sections can cause infertility.
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By Catherine Woulfe
Books editor
Former Jehovah’s Witness Debbie Oakley, aged seven
23rd July, 2018

Silent lambs: Child sexual abuse and the Jehovah’s Witnesses

Jehovah’s Witnesses are on a quest to save the ‘wicked’ from damnation. For victims of sexual abuse within the organisation, however, that quest has seen perpetrators shielded from justice
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By Amy Parsons-King
Guest writer
Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Auckland War Memorial Museum (PHOTO: JOEL THOMAS)
13th June, 2018

A view into the city’s future through the taonga of Auckland Museum

Henry Oliver explores the corridors and changes happening at Auckland Museum, and what they say about Tāmaki Makaurau.
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By Henry Oliver
Guest writer

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