![Abuse in Care chair Coral Shaw: ‘You’d have to have a heart of stone not to be moved to tears’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=820)
Abuse in Care chair Coral Shaw: ‘You’d have to have a heart of stone not to be moved to tears’
Abuse in Care chair Coral Shaw reflects on six-year process - and justice for survivors.
![Schools' shake-up: What some find ‘terrifying’ about govt plans for charter schools](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=820)
Schools' shake-up: What some find ‘terrifying’ about govt plans for charter schools
Do charter schools offer NZ an opportunity or is there a bigger agenda at play?
Politics
![Danyl McLauchlan: Will our political parties ever work together on infrastructure?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Danyl McLauchlan: Will our political parties ever work together on infrastructure?
The major parties cancel each other’s grand projects nearly every time the govt changes.
![Anthony Ellison’s cartoon of the week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Anthony Ellison’s cartoon of the week
Anthony Ellison shares his perspective on the week in politics.
![Greg Dixon: On the death of a Māori monarch, where were PM’s priorities?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Greg Dixon: On the death of a Māori monarch, where were PM’s priorities?
As our head of state PM should have stayed home rather than go on a postponable trip.
Opinion
![Applying intelligence to rules around AI](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Applying intelligence to rules around AI
Why the government should take a light-handed and adaptive regulatory approach to AI.
![The mantra of community pantry movement: Take what you need, give what you can](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
The mantra of community pantry movement: Take what you need, give what you can
Community pantries need support now more than ever.
![Nazism rears its head as Germany reaches a turning point](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Nazism rears its head as Germany reaches a turning point
The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, does not bode well.
New Zealand
![Can we trust Elon Musk not to pull the Starlink plug?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Can we trust Elon Musk not to pull the Starlink plug?
Musk’s volatility demands caution about how reliant we become on his satellite network.
![How blending languages redefines who we are](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
How blending languages redefines who we are
Language is inseparable from identity and identity is defined by the people.
Enterprise & Tech
Health
![Is organic food really worth the hype?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Is organic food really worth the hype?
Organic foods have near-mythical status, but are there health benefits?
![How gene editing could help combat illness from cancer to autoimmune conditions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
How gene editing could help combat illness from cancer to autoimmune conditions
Will easing the GM ban live up to its hype in healthcare?
![New hope for migraine sufferers - at a price](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
New hope for migraine sufferers - at a price
Exact cause of migraine still to be identified but breakthroughs in treatment offer hope.
Life
![Hangry? Why eating breakfast could make you happier](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Hangry? Why eating breakfast could make you happier
People who don't eat first thing in the morning report less life satisfaction.
![The Good Life: On following Jeremy Clarkson’s lead and making nettle soup](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
The Good Life: On following Jeremy Clarkson’s lead and making nettle soup
Nettles are weedy, stingy things so why not put them to good use and make soup?
Culture
![Australian guitarist Karin Schaupp sticks to familiar for Dunedin concerts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Australian guitarist Karin Schaupp sticks to familiar for Dunedin concerts
Karin Schaupp is recording music she genuinely loves.
![Stacey Morrison leads National Treasures’ new season, exploring new historical stories](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Stacey Morrison leads National Treasures’ new season, exploring new historical stories
A second season of National Treasures isn’t afraid to tell pointedly political stories.
![The Bigger Picture: Te Māori takes New York](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
The Bigger Picture: Te Māori takes New York
It's 40 years since a landmark exhibition put Māori art and culture on the world stage.
Entertainment
![Timeless rock: Why veteran music legends are still shaking up the stage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Timeless rock: Why veteran music legends are still shaking up the stage
Age does not weary some much-loved musicians - but why do they keep touring?
![The man who rewired Kiwi rock](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
The man who rewired Kiwi rock
Doug Hood wired together much of the country’s left-field bands and music business.
![Listener’s songs of the week: New tracks by Nadia Reid, Benee, Fat Freddy’s Drop and more](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Listener’s songs of the week: New tracks by Nadia Reid, Benee, Fat Freddy’s Drop and more
Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.
Books
![Why have Chinese youth lost their mojo?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Why have Chinese youth lost their mojo?
Peter Hessler on how China's blessed generation is now consumed by fear and hopelessness.
![There’s humour and heart in Airana Ngarewa’s Pātea Boys](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
There’s humour and heart in Airana Ngarewa’s Pātea Boys
Ngarewa follows up his acclaimed debut novel with short stories about young men.
![Italian feasts: How food became a star in Nicky Pellegrino’s novels](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Italian feasts: How food became a star in Nicky Pellegrino’s novels
As she publishes her 15th book, best-selling author shares some signature dishes.
Crime
![War crime: Why did a NZ WWII soldier gun down an innocent Japanese civilian?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
War crime: Why did a NZ WWII soldier gun down an innocent Japanese civilian?
Archivist Chris Adams details a senseless killing during post-WWII occupation of Japan.
![30 years after the Bain murders: A reporter’s tale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
30 years after the Bain murders: A reporter’s tale
Kirsty Cameron recalls the tea, tears, and tragedy in Dunedin after the Bain murders.
![“Robin was no killer”: Michael Bain on the Bain murders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
“Robin was no killer”: Michael Bain on the Bain murders
In an exclusive 2009 article, Michael Bain wrote candidly about his brother Robin.
World
![Nazism rears its head as Germany reaches a turning point](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Nazism rears its head as Germany reaches a turning point
The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, does not bode well.
![The rise of Kava in America: Innovative or cultural blasphemy?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
The rise of Kava in America: Innovative or cultural blasphemy?
The revered Pasifika drink is under threat from US-grown crops and heady new mixes.
![Andrew Anthony: The last thing the UK needs right now is more ethnic tension](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Andrew Anthony: The last thing the UK needs right now is more ethnic tension
There were high hopes that this year’s Notting Hill Carnival might show racial tolerance.
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