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Gender bias and Facebook comments: Is there a male equivalent of a vile hag?
4 May 2017Analysis - Gender as a topic always seems to attract abuse, as RNZ's The 9th Floor interview with Jenny Shipley shows very clearly, writes Megan Whelan.
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Tax and immigration changes looming in election year
28 Apr 2017Power Play - With Budget Day looming and the election following fast on its heels, the spending and policy promises are starting to roll in, Jane Patterson writes.
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Teen show should be praised for nuanced version of 'no'
21 Apr 2017Opinion - Sexual Abuse Prevention Network educator Karin McCracken was braced to hate Netflix show 13 Reasons Why, but found it got a lot of things right - at least on issues of consent.
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Islamophobia more likely in heavy media consumers - study
1 Apr 2017New Zealanders who consume more news are more likely to be prejudiced against Muslims, a study has found.
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Do environmental protests actually work?
20 Mar 2017Taking part in direct protest action can generate attention and headlines, but do they prompt change? Audio
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A bald act of expression
19 Mar 2017Opinion - Does a murderer really have the right to wear a hairpiece? Are we really living in such mad times? Or, asks Andrew Geddis, might things be a little more complex than that?
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Risks and rewards for Labour of the Jacinda effect
1 Mar 2017Analysis - Jacinda Ardern looks set to become deputy leader of the Labour Party in a move that's full of both promise and risk, writes Tim Watkin.
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NZ scientists take on tech giants
28 Feb 2017A team of New Zealand researchers are taking on global computer giants with a intelligent computer chip modelled on the human brain.
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What could Trump make great?
21 Jan 2017Donald Trump has taken the presidential oath amid protests and global unease. David Cohen goes hunting for the silver lining.
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English's literature surprise ain't so unsurprising
17 Dec 2016Opinion - New PM Bill English is a man of letters, it turns out. But why should we be so taken aback, David Cohen asks.
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Senior lawyers, politicians slam third-strike sentence
The seven-year prison sentence handed to a man who pinched a prison guard's bottom is being slammed as barbaric, grotesque and unjust.
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Web abuse line gets 100 calls on first day
22 Nov 2016A group appointed to deal with online abuse, NetSafe, received about 100 calls yesterday after opening its assistance phone line for the first time. Audio
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Have we reached peak decency?
12 Nov 2016Opinion - The election of Donald Trump has unleashed howls of grief, anger, and fears of a regression to a less tolerant society but, asks Phil Smith, is the idea of human progress just a myth anyway?
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Facebook to disable 'ethnic affinities' advertising for credit extensions, housing and employment
12 Nov 2016Facebook will no longer allow advertising for certain things to exclude people from its ads based on race or ethnicity, it says.
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Anti-social media? Study links loneliness, social media
6 Nov 2016A study has found the people who spend the most time on social media are also the most lonely.
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Toby & Toby on... Hillary Clinton's emails
Opinion - Toby Manhire and Toby Morris consider the latest in the Hillary Clinton email saga and ask whether the revelations match the hyperbole.
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Southlanders may get answers about their accent
4 Nov 2016Southlanders could be getting some answers into why they roll their 'R's with new research looking into the region's distinctive accent being given the green light.
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Fewer young people learning to drive
31 Oct 2016Fewer people aged under 40 are learning to drive, new statistics show, and there are now fewer teens on the road than over-75s.
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Māori innovation hub targets modern tech, education
20 Oct 2016Science organisation Callaghan Innovation is targeting Māori businesses at its research premises in Petone.
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'Disappointing' ranking for girls' opportunities in NZ
13 Oct 2016New Zealand has come 16th in a new international index ranking opportunities for girls, and equality advocates say the country can do better.
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Gender pay gap continues to widen
7 Oct 2016The difference between men's and women's wages is growing, with the gap now at 12 percent, according to Statistics New Zealand.
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Private eye: Big data, big questions
7 Oct 2016The Five Eyes spy alliance and government privacy breaches have turned a spotlight on how the government is using New Zealanders' data, but as Kate Newton reports, the private sector is interested in…
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Insight: Family Court on trial
25 Sep 2016Insight - Changes to the Family Court were supposed to encourage parents to resolve problems themselves. Two years on, Catherine Hutton asks if that's worked. Audio
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Disney's Maui costume was simply not OK
22 Sep 2016Disney has pulled a skin-suit costume based on its latest film, Moana. Leah Damm explains why, even with the best intentions, it wasn't OK. Comments
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