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After dirty politics, a clean policy fight
22 Sep 2017Opinion - After the scandal-rich elections of 2011 and 2014, it's refreshing to finally have a campaign that's all about policy, Grant Duncan writes.
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Instinct, not policy, still winning at the ballot
21 Sep 2017Opinion - After seven weeks of policy debate, the right face at the right time could still be all it takes to change the government, Finlay Macdonald writes.
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Why the NZ history we're teaching matters
20 Sep 2017Opinion - History teaching methods have come a long way, but old approaches, and subject matter, are still too common, writes Jim Hay-Mackenzie.
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Sprinting to the polls: Suffrage Day's 124th anniversary
19 Sep 2017Opinion - Women literally raced each other to the polling booths after they won the right to vote, writes Charlotte MacDonald.
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Reel talk: Where are all the women in NZ film?
Insight - It's 124 years since Kiwi women won the right to vote, but workplace gender equality isn't here yet. Gaylene Preston and Miranda Harcourt join Megan Whelan. Audio
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Law's glass ceiling exposed by numbers
15 Sep 2017Women make up about a quarter of partners at New Zealand's 11 biggest law firms, despite outnumbering male graduates since the 1990s.
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How can we best improve R&D - tax breaks or grants?
7 Sep 2017Opinion - NZ has a poor research and development record, but there's an effective way for incoming government to help lift the performance, writes Phil O'Reilly.
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NZ's women referees face 'grass ceiling'
5 Sep 2017The Black Ferns' win has sparked huge debate over whether top women players get a fair go financially. What about the referees?
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Wider frequencies: Analysing this year's all-women Silver Scrolls
25 Aug 2017Opinion - The fact we're talking about the historic all-women Silver Scroll shortlist shows how far we've got to go, writes Jessie Moss.
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TV show accused of mocking Pacific Island names
24 Aug 2017A video on Australian TV that appears to be ridiculing Pacific Island names has been described on social media as offensive and encouraging casual racism.
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Sisters slay the Silver Scrolls
24 Aug 2017For the first time in the 52-year-old New Zealand songwriting award's history, all of its finalists are female artists.
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Turei's exit no fairytale ending
10 Aug 2017Opinion - The Greens' Metiria Turei was a knight in shining armour for the disenfranchised, but the story ended too soon, Toby Morris suggests.
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Toby & Toby on... Jacindamania and the Greens
8 Aug 2017Opinion - After years in the doldrums, Labour's riding high. But could a support party in chaos make newly-enthusiastic voters green about the gills? Toby Manhire and Toby Morris investigate.
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BANG! Episode 2: Sex and Sensibility
In episode two of RNZ's podcast about sex, we explore how teens deal with sexual issues, while famous New Zealanders travel back in time to deliver sex advice to their teen selves.
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Labour runs short of options as election odds lengthen
31 Jul 2017Opinion - Only a big idea can catapult Labour out of the hole the party has dug for itself, writes Finlay MacDonald
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From the garage to the salon - a photo essay
25 Jul 2017Barbering is more than a few lines and a trim around the edges for these four Polynesian and Māori men, Chev Hassett writes for The Wireless. Comments
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Kava drinking club - cool or cultural appropriation?
25 Jul 2017A social kava-drinking club in Auckland has come under fire from some Pacific people, who have accused it of appropriating a Pacific tradition and stripping kava of its cultural roots. Audio
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Security guard at local govt event accused of racism
25 Jul 2017An Ōtara local board member is accusing a security guard hired for a conference at SkyCity of racism, after he tried to stop her going into the building. Audio
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Trailblazing maths genius dies aged 40
Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to receive the Fields Medal, has died of breast cancer in the US.
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Where's the fanfare for women's sport?
Mediawatch - The recent feats of Kiwi sportswomen have been hard to spot in sports sections bulging with blokes, writes Colin Peacock. Audio
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Hanoi aims to curb pollution with motorbike ban
5 Jul 2017Hanoi is planning on banning motorbikes and scooters, of which there are five million in the Vietnamese city, by 2030.
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Weekend at Shinzo's
19 May 2017Prime Minister Bill English emerged grinning from his meeting with Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe this week to assure us all that the Trans-Pacific Partnership is definitely still alive. Toby Morris…
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Goff races towards make-or-break visitor levy
19 May 2017Analysis - Auckland mayor Phil Goff's big economic plans have had speed wobbles from day one and ahead of his first budget it's still not certain if they will steady, writes Todd Niall.
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Labour's Māori MPs say they're not being stifled
16 May 2017How strong are the voices of Labour's Māori MPs within its caucus? Jane Patterson traverses the issues of list rankings, prisons and charter schools. Video