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What is pubic hair actually for? And does it matter if you remove it?
Developing pubic hair is tied to sexual maturity – and so are some of the theories about why we’ve retained it.
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Month: November 2026
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NZ elections: What a weakened Luxon does with an empowered ACT and NZF
COMMENTARY: By Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog Worst threesome ever. Let’s be honest. The last three years has been a shit show for New Zealand. While borrowing more than Labour did, this coalition government have instituted an austerity by stealth programme.
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NZ has unique stories of evolution and geology. Is it time for a natural history museum?
Globally significant collections of fossils, plants and rocks are held at separate institutions. Combined, they could support a dedicated natural history museum.
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Did Australia’s cricket leaders sandpaper over the truth? New ball tampering revelations suggest so
One of sport’s greatest cheating scandals has erupted again. It may have far-reaching ramifications for Cricket Australia and several players.
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Advocacy group warns proposed US Census changes could deepen inequalities in Pacific territories
By Mark Rabago of RNZ Pacific Proposed changes to the United States Census could worsen longstanding data inequalities in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and American Samoa, raising concerns about access to federal resources, disaster recovery funding, and political representation. The non-profit organisation Right to Democracy has urged the US Census
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Poor polls continue for both federal and Victorian Labor
Labor in Victoria continues to slide with less than three weeks until the state election.
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From Lautoka to NZ parliament – the remarkable journey of Qiulae Wong
By Jale Moala Qiulae Wong may have failed to win her electorate seat in New Zealand’s general election on Saturday. Still, the Fiji-born political newcomer has achieved something that three previous leaders of her party could not — and she’s getting into Parliament anyway. She has taken the Opportunity Party across the five percent threshold
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Why Jared Diamond’s leadership book on prophets, coaches and kings is flawed but fun
Like Guns, Germs and Steel, this book is ambitious, provocative and imperfect. It’s also difficult to put down.
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Yes, the COP climate talks are far from perfect. But they still hold the power for change
It can be easy to be pessimistic. But after three decades of climate talks we’ve seen real progress.
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Australia’s climate minister is about to walk a diplomatic tightrope at COP31
Australia cannot feasibly claim climate credentials while driving global warming through its fossil fuel exports.
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Does Australia need more national exams for school students?
A report has recommended a feasibility study into additional national exams for Year 6, 10 and 12 students.
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2.6 Seconds: new documentary explores the history, grief and looming questions of Kumanjayi Walker’s death
The 2019 shooting of the young Aboriginal man wasn’t an isolated event. A new documentary offers a confronting examination of the bigger picture.