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Steve Braunias: Artist enters purgatory

The value of an artist soars after their death, this is their purgatory.

Why government’s Amplify strategy threatens to turn fire hose on NZ arts

Steve Thomas reads the draft strategy for the arts and wonders where the art is.

Charlotte Grimshaw: Enslaved by big tech

The notion of social media addiction is being scoffed at, but why?

Duncan Garner: The only ‘c-word’ I want to concentrate on

When kids are on phones for 22 out of 24 hours, we know it's well past time for change.

Jane Clifton: Citizenship-for-investment all the rage but now facing a legal slap down

The EU has ruled Malta's system of citizenship in exchange for investment is illegal.

Guyon Espiner on interviewing the godfather of AI and why it left him feeling wary

If it can replace us in areas we consider uniquely human, where does that leave us?

All haka, no mahi: Aaron Smale on why Te Pāti Māori risks being all song and dance

You could argue Te Pāti Māori won that battle but is losing the war.

Law & Society: UK Supreme Court decision reverberates around the world

When it comes to gender law, there is a fine line of words and meaning.

What NZ politicians can learn from Albanese’s win

Chris Hipkins and the New Zealand Labour Party should be buoyed.

Law & Society: Are new proposals to protect kids online too much, too far?

Social media can be a menace for youth but legislation could intrude on parental decisions

Aaron Smale: Blind to our history

When it’s not fashionable to explicitly practise racism, just deny it exists or ever did.

Politics “incivility” problems: Smoke bombs, brawls and disruptive songs

Bad behaviour in the parliaments of Europe is still not enough to put off voters.

Jane Clifton: The politics of grass is a new turf war

The widening divide between lawn purists and those who want nature to take its course.

Charlotte Grimshaw: Extreme populism heads in one direction - and soon everyone is frightened

As he leads his country into ignominy, Donald Trump will tolerate no criticism.

History for sale: Inside a British Museum heist

The goings-on at the British museum where a staffer was caught flogging antiques on eBay.

Duncan Garner: Rugby’s fight for life – do those in charge have any idea how to fix it?

Rugby was once everything to me, now I find it mostly frustrates me.

Will the Australian election spell the end of its one dominant two-party system?

Most polling now suggests Australia will have a minority government after the election.

Have van, will hīkoi: The poet GP taking to the road for healthcare reform

Doctors taking "vanbulance" from Kaitāia to Wellington to shake up NZ health system.