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The new old president, the hīkoi hits Auckland, and a momentous day of apology at parliament.

Gone By Lunchtime: Our decision desk is now ready to call the US election

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Politicians and public sector bosses say sorry, but victims of state abuse have something to say, too.

Horrific, heartbreaking, wrong: Who apologised, and how

Joel MacManus

Lyric Waiwiri-Smith

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Reports from Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch as the prime minister and agency leaders delivered a national apology.

Three rooms, one apology: Survivors gather across the motu for abuse in care reckoning

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Government agency and political leaders will apologise today for decades of historic abuse in state care.

A national apology and what’s left unsaid

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What is on the agenda, is it more than a gabfest, and how come it's being held in Azerbaijan? 

What is Cop29? A beginner’s guide to the big climate summit in Baku

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While many of the actions that constitute stalking are already offences, the new law will capture 'patterns of behaviour'.

The new stalking law, explained

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The grim irony of prohibiting a journalist who has shown such tenacity in the face of an obstructive state.

Barring Aaron Smale from the abuse in care apology is a very, very bad joke

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Few could have predicted the size and scale of his success last night.

Democrats left reeling as Trump claims decisive victory

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The 45th president will become the 47th, with Republicans winning the Senate and on track to control the House too.

The morning after the night before: Trump returns to the White House

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It illustrates the extent to which, on one crucial point at least, New Zealand’s hands-off approach to the economy has failed.

The right’s weird new obsession: Singapore

Catherine McGregor

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Donald Trump claims victory on ‘the day the American people regained control’

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Exclusive: New messages released under the OIA show Rainbow acknowledged he 'didn't get the HRC job' – then suddenly he did. 

‘I didn’t get the HRC job’: Stephen Rainbow’s Human Rights Commission appointment just got weirder

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And everything else you need to know about timings, where and what to watch in our user’s guide to the Trump v Harris big day(s).

When will we know the US election results in New Zealand?

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With the most important election in a lifetime looming, we ask a bunch of New Zealanders in America how it's going.

‘Anxiety in the air’: Checking in with New Zealanders in the United States

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In a landmark decision last week, the High Court found that the Crown violated its duty to the whānau and hapū of Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka-a-Māui.

What is the Nelson Tenths case and why is it important?

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Despite decades of legal clarity around the Treaty of Waitangi, some politicians continue to argue that its principles remain undefined and unclear.

Treaty principles are clear. Why are politicians creating uncertainty?

Plus: what unites Darleen Tana, Andrew Bayly, Richard Prebble and Mike King?

Gone By Lunchtime: The case for not caring about the US election

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As the latest scrap over an extremist-on-tour emerges, we map out the usual shape of these things.

The 21 painful stages of a free-speech firestorm

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Opinion: The  long-time manager of the Counselling Centre in Marton shares her experience of real life in rural mental health.

The bleak reality of working in mental health when you don’t have Mike King’s funding

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Uncomplicated, evidence-based advice on what and when to post.

The three-word guide to social media use for politicians

Stewart Sowman-Lund

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Two buzzing sceptics review the three-hour spectacle at Auckland’s Civic Theatre. 

The Lord of the Rings musical is better than you’re probably expecting

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Chris Parker, Tom Sainsbury, Kura Forrester and Brynley Stent are resurrecting Camping, the 2016 Comedy Fest hit.

The four funniest New Zealanders are ready for their holiday orgy

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After household bills are paid, one in five in the working-age population doesn't have enough income for decent kai.

Who are the New Zealanders who can’t afford nourishing food?

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Deaf Māori are often isolated from their culture and community due to a critical shortage of trilingual interpreters fluent in te reo Māori, English, and New Zealand Sign Language.

As te reo Māori grows, so does the search for trilingual interpreters

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Four months since Stuff’s brave leap into the unknown, here's how ThreeNews is performing.

We have the ratings for Stuff’s ThreeNews. What story do they tell?

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Home Education: The Baker whānau

All the (hundreds of) dog photos you sent us on election day. Thank you for sharing your dogs with us 🙏

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All the (hundreds of) dog photos you sent us on election day.

The Spinoff

PoliticsOctober 16, 2023

Election 2023: Dogs at polling booths

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PoliticsOctober 16, 2023

Election 2023: Dogs at polling booths

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