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Alcohol is carcinogenic, so why won’t NZ act to curb its health harms?
NZ should require labels on all booze, so everyone is aware alcohol is carcinogenic.
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St George’s Cross flags stir emotions on England’s streets
Andrew Anthony on England's flag controversy: Symbol of pride or political tool?
Duncan Garner: We all wanted cheaper housing, so why aren’t we happy?
Falling house prices prove the truth of the saying 'be careful what you wish for'.
Why AI might pose a risk to a fair trial
The law must now reckon with the risks of the self-informing juror in the age of AI.
Jane Clifton: Europeans need a break from too long school holidays
Who could have imagined that holidays were such a potent inequality hand grenade?
Aaron Smale: Scrapping NCEA won’t solve underlying problems faced by Māori students
Abysmal results in education stats are more significant to the economy than the OCR.
Bernard Lagan: Can anything stop the tidal wave of Kiwis heading for Australia?
NZ's winners are in Australia, leaving the country poorer with every departing plane.
Russell Brown: Austerity measures hit Auckland hard
"It’s been a bad time to be designing or building anything but billion-dollar roads."
Duncan Garner: Reflections on a significant week in rugby
This week I saw rugby bond 25 boys for a lifetime but we took their phones off them first.
Charlotte Grimshaw on an encounter with a gang of London youths
A false accusation from a Dickensian urchin gains traction.
Donald Trump’s law enforcement takeover is a mess America can’t clean up
Struggling Americans too distracted to be outraged by Trump's National Guard deployments.
Nick Cave at Aotearoa Festival of the Arts: Wrong place, not quite the right time
Nick Cave gigs are always special – so why is he playing in a charmless hangar?
Duncan Garner: Forget Australia – move to Invercargill!
We're deep in a winter of discontent, but is there a glimmer of hope down south?
Russell Brown: Can the arrival of a new supermarket supplant old favourites?
The New World is opening ahead of schedule to the excitement of Pt Chev residents.
Aaron Smale: Bill, Will and talkback trash
What the racists need to consider before they talk about Shakespeare.
Law & society: Govt review of NZ’s legal aid system cannot threaten access to justice
Legal aid is under pressure but those who need representation should not be denied it.
Duncan Garner: Power and money hungry councils must be wound down
We need to cull regional councils, cut scope and powers of local councils, and cap rates.
Charlotte Grimshaw: How do people express their sorrow and rage about Gaza?
How have we got into a situation where elderly women holding protest signs are arrested?
Duncan Garner: Just how patient does National think voters are?
Luxon’s pursuit of economic growth fails; Willis says bounce back will be in 2026.
Jane Clifton: Art world ethical dilemma now plagues automotive industry
Syndicate of French Tesla owners suing Tesla over Elon Musk's activities.
This Australian milestone is worth celebrating
Generations of refugees have helped shape Australia.
The Regulatory Standards Bill is much maligned - but there are concerns worth noting
David Harvey: "The principles of good lawmaking should include treaty considerations."
Aaron Smale: Why politicians don’t take the Māori vote seriously
By-election raises the question whether Māori would be better served on the general roll.
The fascinating and alarming reasons for AI Grok’s fascist meltdown
Fiddling with the code proves problematic after Elon Musk's AI goes on a tirade.
Duncan Garner: Winston Peters in charge of ‘unwinding’ the foreign buyers ban?
Winston Peters is far too wily to let himself be seen as doing an about-face.
Jane Clifton: When Bali isn’t Instagrammable enough for an influencer
There's a limit to lifestyle lies, as this "influencer" discovered.
Peace activist Maire Leadbeater: ‘Why do some lives matter more than others?’
Horrific toll of first atomic bomb is an important to remember now as then.
Charlotte Grimshaw: 'I wonder if it might be useful, to grow up being told you’re thick’
A train journey leads to thoughts about intelligence.
Scales of Cruelty: Jonathan Kronstadt on the White House’s sniggering sycophants
The childish humour of Washington DC is no laughing matter.
Duncan Garner: Could Christopher Luxon be a one-term PM?
PM's corporate communication style and less-than-clear promises are muddying the waters.