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It's time to right an injustice to the 640,000 New Zealanders who live here but can't join our elections.
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Government of Christopher Luxon has made sweeping cuts to climate projects in its first budget, with no new significant environmental investments
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Ask almost any Australian about a drop bear, and they’ll likely recount a close encounter with this carnivorous, fanged cousin of the Australian koala.
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As New Zealanders grapple with high interest rates, stubborn inflation and general economic downturn, job losses have begun and more Kiwis than ever are leaving for good.
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Although similar, New Zealand and Australia do some things differently. New Zealanders living in Australia need to know what these differences are.
We can point you in the right direction here.
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A major new exhibition and book showcase Aotearoa New Zealand’s earliest photography, and how the new technology was integral to the colonial project.
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Many people realised their family stories were not entirely correct, or left things out. “It bothered them ... they didn’t know what to make of it.”
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The Anzac spirit makes us the closest of neighbouring nations, but when you visit New Zealand you’ll find it’s another country with plenty of foreign quirks.
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Rather than leave the Treaty principles to parliament and the courts to define, why not embed the essence of the Treaty articles themselves in all laws?
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John Clarke, was one of New Zealand and Australia’s comedic geniuses. He died of a fatal heart attack while bushwalking with his wife in 2017.
John’s eldest daughter Lorin recently wrote a memoir about her family’s life, titled, Would that be funny? Growing Up with John Clarke
Guest: Lorin Clarke, writer
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We Australians have nicked plenty of ideas from across the ditch, and vice versa. But here are a few more things we should take.
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If Māori did not explicitly cede sovereignty in 1840, neither did they fully retain it. If sovereignty is already being shared, where does Te Tiriti o Waitangi sit within our unwritten constitution?
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Government accused of using fear to roll back decades of progress for Māori and ‘reinforce colonial ideologies’ at huge indigenous meeting on Saturday
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Demonstrators say recent government policies seek to disadvantage indigenous people.
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The new government in New Zealand today handed down its first full budget and details of its long-promised tax cuts, but as that happened thousands of people rallied for a national day of protest against its policies.
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A young Kiwi couple have revealed the sad reason they didn’t want to stay in Australia.
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Modern interpretations of Te Tiriti o Waitangi cause sometimes bitter political debate. But new research shows New Zealanders – especially younger ones – see the Treaty largely as a positive symbol.
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Like the kiwi fruit, the feijoa, or pineapple guava, is not native to the island nation, but it has become something of a national obsession.
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After enjoying decades of prosperity, the country has hit stubborn economic turbulence.
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Australia asks a lot of its cultural and political icons. No surprise then that carrying the burden of the country’s ambitions is more than enough for any mortal being.
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Last century, children were forced to write lines of 'I will not speak Māori' as punishment. Now as grandparents, they fear progress around the use of the Māori language is at stake.
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Signing up to ‘pillar two’ of the AUKUS alliance sits uneasily with New Zealand’s distinctive worldview – and could aggravate its wider foreign policy challenges.
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Record crowds gather for country’s national day as fears of a wind back of Māori rights lead to angry exchanges
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Decades of Treaty scholarship have failed to arrive at a consensus about its meaning and purpose. Dispensing with various mistaken interpretations would improve the chances of productive discussion.
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The Chiko Roll is unquestionably egalitarian, the food of the people, cheap, filling and (fairly) tasty.
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King Tuheitia issued a rare royal proclamation for a large gathering of Maori and non-Maori people to push back on new coalition policies they see as a threat.