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A cry of help for the James Bond of the bird world
Secretive and shy, the nationally critical, native bitterns are on the edge in Canterbury, a researcher says
Political donations: people power no match for big business
Analysis: Experts are renewing their calls for a cap on donations as the gap between the left and the right widens
An incident at Glenmark station in Canterbury
The death of a lonely wanderer at a sheep station, the failings of a “mean, hard-hearted” landowner – and its link to an extinct giant eagle
Auckland’s decades-old stadium shuffle
Today from The Detail: Are stadiums a joyful symbol of a thriving city – or a wasteful excess draining ratepayer finances?
Tourism Holdings due to reveal earnings downgrade
Business and investing: THL not happy campers as share sales halted
An obscure climate accounting decision with billion-dollar consequences
Opinion: For a country that trades on its reputation as a trustworthy international counterpart, we must follow through on our climate commitments – or face…
How advertising, not social media, killed traditional journalism
News outlets relied for so long on advertising to sustain them, they could never recover once it went elsewhere
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Low levels of ‘forever chemicals’ doesn’t mean we can wash our hands of them
Opinion: A study finds NZ drinking water has low levels of a class of chemicals known for persisting in the environment, but there are caveats
Govt should forget the ‘horse race’ polls and focus on the going
Opinion: The real cause for concern for the Government is the downward turn in economic and confidence indicators
If not journalists, then who?
Comment: Media analyst and former academic and editor Gavin Ellis on his new report looking into measures that could save NZ journalism
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Restored: the Newsroom story the Crown and court didn’t want you to see – ‘Two wrongs don’t make a right’
Finally, after a three-year legal fight, Newsroom can again show you the sad tale of four young children who were victims of a ‘reverse uplift’
Restored story: Kelvin Davis to Oranga Tamariki: ‘Please explain’
This story reappears today after a three-year legal fight by Newsroom to overturn a High Court injunction on our coverage of this reverse uplift case.
Restored story: Oranga Tamariki’s new wave of trauma
A Newsroom documentary revealed a disturbing Oranga Tamariki child uplift case – but was banned from publication for three years by a High Court order.
Where is she now? Sally Clark
Sally Clark took an independent pathway to winning silver at the Atlanta Olympics. Now she helps train future generations of NZ riders.
New SASS Talk podcast sparks convo in sport
New sports podcast SASS Talk looks at the uproar over female sportswear, and discovers why squash queen Joelle King is returning to the world stage for an astounding 17th season
Mother and daughter ride into the world champs
NZ champion Toni James and her mum Nancy are both heading to the US to compete in the BMX world champs
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The Crown versus Māori Children
Essay: If the Crown harms children, how do you hold it accountable? Analysis by Aaron Smale in light of the Waitangi Tribunal court decision.
National returned $200,000 donation day after Newsroom story
National returned its second-largest donation due to links to a migrant hostel investigation that subsequently found no breaches
An Ode to .. Julie Anne Genter
Bard Billot on the Green barbarian
Fire and Emergency payroll plan scrapped after spending $29m
After three years and millions of dollars, Fire and Emergency’s payroll replacement project is back to square one