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Disney's Maui costume was simply not OK
22 Sep 2016Disney has pulled a skin-suit costume based on its latest film, Moana. Leah Damm explains why, even with the best intentions, it wasn't OK. Comments
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Mana, power, prestige and millions await Ngāpuhi negotiators
22 Sep 2016Analysis - A glimmer of light shone down the long Ngāpuhi settlement tunnel last year - but now, Mihingarangi Forbes writes, the country's largest iwi is wondering what went wrong.
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Conservation in the Anthropocene Age
16 Sep 2016Opinion - Modern humans have created a global sedimentary layer of radioactive dust, plastics, soot and concrete that will last for millions of years. Welcome to the Anthropocene Age.
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Why is it reigning men at the UN?
16 Sep 2016Analysis - It's reigning men at the UN. How much is gender bias to blame, asks Leilani Momoisea.
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Why was My Food Bag sponsoring the Chiefs anyhow?
8 Sep 2016Opinion - My Food Bag has axed its Chiefs sponsorship after the stripper scandal. But why was a female-focused brand backing a rugby team? Dita de Boni explains.
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Decades-long wait for gender surgery
2 Sep 2016The transgender community wants health officials to cut the wait time for gender reassignment operations, saying it could take decades before people get one.
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Trans surgery waitlists stretch five decades
1 Sep 2016Trans people waiting for gender reassignment surgery could be left waiting decades, as the waiting list grows and wait times increase, The Wireless reports. Comments
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GMO ruling frustrates biotech industry, farmers
1 Sep 2016A lobby group representing New Zealand's biotech industry fears further changes to GMO regulations could force companies and scientists to shift overseas. Audio
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Webspeak: Don't H8, appreciate
30 Aug 2016First Person - Bemoaning the language of the internet age may be a favourite pastime of the anti-millennial corp, but Clara van Wel asks if it could be seen as linguistic evolution?
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Balking at burkini bans misses nearer prejudices
27 Aug 2016Opinion - We Kiwis may pat ourselves on the back for defying France's burkini ban by putting it on the catwalk - but do we deserve it, asks Lamia Imam.
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Expert weighs in on curbing-the-carbs 'rubbish'
27 Aug 2016A New Zealand nutrition expert has attacked carb-cutting diet fads endorsed by Hollywood celebrities in a highly regarded medical journal.
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Dotcom seeks extradition case live-stream
27 Aug 2016Kim Dotcom wants the public to see his lawyers "smash" the United States' case against him, he says.
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'Aesthetics over athletics' in women's sport coverage
19 Aug 2016Nine of NZ's 15 medals at Rio have been won by women. But Megan Whelan finds the coverage of women's sport is not always just about their performance.
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2000 same sex weddings in three years
19 Aug 2016More than 2000 same-sex couples have wed in the three years since it was made legal on this day in 2013.
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US election: Is media balance always fair?
11 Aug 2016Opinion - Donald Trump has spent the week loudly proclaiming the unbalanced media is unfair to him. Phil Smith takes a closer look.
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Can Auckland build the Unitary Plan dream?
16 Aug 2016Analysis - If completing Auckland's Unitary Plan was a marathon, delivering it may become an ultra-distance event without end, writes Todd Niall.
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Don't strip us of our humanity
10 Aug 2016First Person - After the Chiefs 'Mad Monday' controversy, a stripper asks New Zealanders to remember sex workers are human. Audio
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'Celebrate 30 years but let's set some goals'
Three decades after homosexual acts between men were decriminalised in New Zealand, queer rights advocates share their dreams for the future.
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Infertility: The club no one wants to join
7 Jul 2016For Tania Seward, infertility was a club she never dreamed she would join - least of all in her 20s. She talks about her journey, and those of others.
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Welfare fraud targeted more than tax evasion
21 Jun 2016White collar criminals get a better deal than welfare fraudsters because the system is biased before they even get to the courts, a lawyer says.
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