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Much of the debate about the fast-track applications by a number of new or extended mining projects has, understandably, focused on their environmental impacts. But the other side of the equation – economic growth and investment, the government’s rationale for new mines – is rarely interrogated.

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The victims were attacked by a female elephant protecting her calf in South Luangwa National Park

Everything you need to know ahead of the international clash

This week’s announcement of the loss of a methane-detecting satellite, just days before New Zealand was meant to take over mission control, is a blow to the country’s space research sector.

Another week, another Cook Strait ferry breakdown. As the winter maintenance season approaches and the Aratere prepares for its final months of service, New Zealand faces a self-imposed crisis.

The two women were charged by a female elephant and her calf during the incident

It is at times like this – with Rachel Reeves visibly crying in the Commons – that we must be thankful that Jacinda Ardern, former New Zealand PM, who dedicated her recent memoir to “the criers, worriers and huggers” is absent from our politics. Had Jacinda been on the scene…

Australia faces urgent warnings as the invasive New Zealand false widow spider spreads, posing dual threats through venomous bites and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.