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Voters want stronger action on AI. Can NZ afford to keep taking a soft approach?
As AI and its impacts become harder to avoid, other countries are setting rules for its use. New Zealand has some catching up to do.
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Social Security benefits are rising again, but probably not enough to offset healthcare costs
Some advocates for older Americans want the government to change the index used for this adjustment to one more tailored to their spending patterns.
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Guilfoyle resigns as ambassador to Greece – adding to the global vacancies sapping US embassies
93 out of 196 U.S. ambassador jobs are currently unfilled. That includes countries that are key partners to Washington.
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Introduced species aren’t good or bad. But when they slip from our control, we are quick to condemn them
Pigs, camels, rabbits and many others were brought to Australia deliberately as valuable species. But we see them very differently once they become free-roaming.
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When parents don’t see eye to eye: are differences in parenting styles a bad thing?
When parents have different approaches to raising children, who’s right? Research suggests the answer matters less than how they handle their disagreements.
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How young people do democracy: pausing, questioning, creating and bringing others along with them
The second annual Shopfront Youth-Led Conference was designed by young people for young people. They wanted to talk about ‘redesigning success’.
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Ontario’s alcohol overhaul is costing taxpayers more than expected. The LCBO’s finances explain why
Ontario’s alcohol market overhaul has cut LCBO earnings, while a ban on selling U.S. liquor has left taxpayers paying millions to store unsold stock.
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Who’s paying whom? The circular money machine behind the AI boom (or bubble)
What’s not clear is how much of this AI boom is being driven by real, end-user demand — and how much might be a bubble.
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Spawning coral release quintillions of eggs each year: new research
The first estimate of coral egg numbers across the Indo-Pacific shows which species can help rebuild devastated reefs.
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NZ’s health system suffers from chronic ailments only cross-party consensus can treat
Voters should look for long-term health policies that address workforce shortages, improve access to primary and specialist care, and include early intervention.
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How lessons from fisheries management could help us govern Earth’s orbital space
Orbital space management organizations could help ensure that future generations live with stars above their heads, rather than constellations of debris.
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Mental disorders are twice as common among victim-survivors of intimate partner violence
Yet victim-survivors often don’t or can’t access mental health care.