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Price of life: Govt to value safer and faster journeys nearly three times more

The NZ Transport Agency has quietly hiked the value it places on a human life to $12.5 million, in a far-reaching decision that resets how much government will pay for road and rail infrastructure, and much more. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Tax: What's fair and what's next

Tax is inherently values-based - what one person thinks is fair could be unfair to someone else. Is that why changing the system is so hard?

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When journalists are targets, we all suffer

Autocrats know that controlling the media is the first step in controlling the population. It’s why journalists are increasingly in the firing line, writes Professor Peter Greste.

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Pleas for deeper look into KiwiRail failure

Widespread disruption for Wellington rail users look set to ease, but questions remain over whether it was caused by KiwiRail incompetence or a symptom of wider industry dysfunction.

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Not enough evidence to justify ban on streaming in schools

Given the mixed nature of international evidence and relative lack of NZ-specific evidence, it should be up to schools to decide whether to separate pupils by attainment, argues Benjamin Macintyre

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Kiwi banks at odds with Aussie bosses over gambling on credit

Australian banks are supporting a Canberra government ban on gamblers using their credit cards to bet online. Their Kiwi subsidiaries are taking quite a different position.

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Hong Kong, c/- China

Part two of our special report on the Hong Kong international writers festival.

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How to bring back passenger trains

If we followed the International Energy Agency’s global study, we would need only invest about $700m a year – not a large sum relative to the total transport system, says Robert McLachlan

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Govt green light for riskier KiwiBuild projects to steady market

Ministers will accept greater risk for potential developments to head off a wider construction crash.

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PM dodges questions over elderly living in poverty

Though no political leader will commit to means-testing superannuation as it would amount to political-suicide, there’s an argument to be made for doing so for the winter energy payment

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Sit skier hits streets in global running race

Unrivalled coverage of women's sport in NZ including rugby, netball, cricket, athletics, league, and other sporting codes. Edited by Suzanne McFadden,

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Mobility fears as taxi industry signals worker shortage

Taxi companies want urgent government action to subsidise mobility vans, fearing without more drivers elderly and disabled people will have even more difficulty getting around

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King Charles III's coronation: A day of pomp and glory

Heavy is the crown that fits the King's head - and the weight of centuries of tradition will also cloak Charles III on the day of his coronation.

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Changing South: Flip Grater -from singer, songwriter to food entrepreneur

Changing South: Flip Grater’s musical talent once made her a household name in New Zealand. Now she’s taking the business world by storm.

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What Bunting wants to create for Black Ferns

The new coach guiding the Black Ferns, Allan Bunting, has a sit-down chat with Alice Soper on the environment he's trying to create, closing the yawning gap for women's rugby and what's next for Ruby Tui.

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Sudan war threatens Red Sea shipping lanes that supply oil for NZ

Malign external actors' role in intra-state conflict reinforces a longstanding NZ conviction that the United Nations Security Council is not fit for purpose and must be reformed.

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We cross live to Hong Kong

A special report on the Hong Kong international writers festival

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ECan moves over ‘explicit and continuous breaches’

Water-take rules are being enforced after concerns were raised in a hidden scientific report

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Anne Salmond: Is the ETS an environmental ponzi scheme?

Treasury needs to conduct a value chain analysis of forestry companies and our Emission Trading Scheme to ensure they meet international sustainability standards, writes Anne Salmond

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Green growth approach to climate change will do more harm than good

A Green New Deal requires large amounts of fossil fuels, significantly worsening ecological overshoot, argues Jack Santa Barbara

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Ombudsman makes late Budget bid following cyclone devastation

As communities recover from severe weather events, a key watchdog says he needs more staff to handle a likely spike in complaints about government agencies.

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Social equity needn't be a taxing issue

Yes, we should have a fairer tax system, but I’m more concerned about the aspects of our society that generate increasing inequity than those that fail to ameliorate it, says Rob Campbell

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Finally, some good news about Parkinson’s disease

Researchers publish good news in the quest to improve diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease, writes Dr Victor Dieriks

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Political short-termism plagues climate action

Young people no longer buy politicians’ excuses about prioritising short-term cost-of-living policies over rapid action on climate change, which should be the essential focus of the 2023 election, writes Prof Karen Nairn.

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