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NZ Budget 2026 at a glance: follow the money here
Finance Minister Nicola Willis forecasts an earlier-than-expected return to surplus in an unsurprisingly no-frills budget.
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Jeff Bezos says poetry without rhyming is easy – but it’s not that simple
Contrary to popular belief, poetry doesn’t have to rhyme – and rhyme is not a marker of quality, or ease. Some of the world’s most famous poetry proves it.
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What is the Sex Discrimination Act and how does it protect people?
The Sex Discrimination Act is in the news following the high-profile ‘Giggle v Tickle’ court case. Here’s how the act came to be and how it works.
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Healthy soil can protect land from soaring heat. But our map shows where soil is suffering
The good news is degraded soil can regain some of its lost heat protection. We can help ‘re-insulate’ the ground with practical farming methods.
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Why do I get so tired while driving?
Driving is a complex task, neurologically speaking. Two experts explain what driving does to your brain, and how you can stay alert on the road.
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Game changers: how a rainy week led a frustrated Don Bradman to reinvent cricket
One-day internationals revolutionised cricket and remarkably, they started by accident.
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How ‘big meat’ shapes science to give steak a healthy glow up
Is meat healthy or not? The answer can depend on who funded the research, according to a new study.
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After you upload your data to the cloud, where does it go? The challenge of dual-use technologies
Data sovereignty is not just a technical issue — it is a collective challenge that all Canadians need to start taking seriously.
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In a sea of hype, here are the AI ‘nothingburgers’ you don’t hear about
The industry is rife with AI non-events that were wildly promoted and highly anticipated, but failed to deliver.
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‘Like drinking from a firehose’ – what it’s like to be the human in the AI loop
For legal reasons, organisations require a human reviewer of generative AI outputs. But this human oversight must be valued and budgeted for in the transition to AI.
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How Iran uses billboards as wartime propaganda – we selected 5 to explain what they mean
The provocative images in the most visible parts of Tehran are intended to be photographed, posted and shared widely on social media.
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Australia’s old environment laws were a box-ticking exercise. Sadly, the new ones could be too
These long-delayed laws took three years, a new Environment Minister and a slew of compromises to be passed.