Articles by Jason Hanna and Alta Spells, CNN
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World
Russia is making daily tactical gains in eastern Ukraine, as concerns swirl around Ukrainian military reporting
Monday, 29 April 2024, 2:43PMCNN- Vladimir Putin’s forces have made further gains in at least three locations along the eastern front in Ukraine – including...
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World
A plant that’s everywhere is fuelling a growing risk of wildfire disaster
Sunday, 28 April 2024, 3:54PMCNN- A ubiquitous, resilient and seemingly harmless plant is fueling an increase in large, fast-moving and destructive wildfires...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: AUKUS – is a boon for Kiwi military intelligence worth poking the Chinese dragon?
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 2:51PMFormer Australia Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr was not mincing his words this week, when describing the highly contentious...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: ‘Point of order, Mr Speaker!’ Snoozefest Question Time has lost its spark
Friday, 12 April 2024, 11:52AMNew Zealand’s great democratic pantheon is starting to feel more like a high school debate session than a great temple of...
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Politics
PM’s pay pickle: MPs’ pay rises loom amid public sector cuts
Monday, 8 April 2024, 7:30AMThe independent body tasked with setting MPs’ pay is just weeks away from deciding if politicians will get a pay raise for...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: The Prime Minister, his Ministers and every MP in Parliament are vastly underpaid
Friday, 5 April 2024, 12:20PMIt’s 3:55pm on a Monday afternoon. The Prime Minister’s just finished leading the most important weekly meeting in the country...
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Science
Dogs can match some words with objects, study suggests
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 1:55PMCNN- Dogs can understand that certain words refer to specific objects, according to a recent study, suggesting that they...
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World
Dachshunds under threat as Germany proposes ban on breeding
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 4:28PMCNN- Germany’s beloved sausage dog, the dachshund, could be under threat in the country, its national kennel club said Wednesday,...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: Willis disappoints fiscal nerds, but the worst is yet to come
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 10:35AMNicola Willis disappointed economic nerds across the country on Wednesday. The Finance Minister broke with a well-established...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: Winston Peters - ‘drunk uncle’ or political genius?
Friday, 22 March 2024, 2:43PMWinston went full Winston this week. In a seeming return to campaign mode, the New Zealand First leader has pulled out all...
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World
Cuba sees rare protests amid power cuts and food shortages
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 1:36PMCNN- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has said that his government is willing to engage with protesters after hundreds of...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: Major Labour missteps highlight tumultuous times in post-Robertson era
Monday, 18 March 2024, 3:04PMIt was not the week Chris Hipkins was hoping for. He and his MPs made their annual pilgrimage to Wairarapa on Thursday...
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Audio
Former US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is interested in buying TikTok
Friday, 15 March 2024, 4:46PMFormer Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he’s assembling a team of investors to make a bid to buy TikTok. This...
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Science
Scientists discover 100 potential new deep-sea species, including mystery creature
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 3:20PMCNN- Marine researchers on a mission to record life hidden in the world’s oceans have reported they found about 100 potential...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: Luxon waves 100-day checkered flag as Willis waves economic red flag
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 10:38AMToday is the Government’s 104th day in office – better known as the day the real work begins. Chris Luxon’s had 100 days...
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Science
Oldest ‘dead’ galaxy spied by Webb may cause astronomers to revise their understanding of the early universe
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 2:10PMCNN- Astronomers have spotted the oldest “dead” galaxy ever observed while studying the cosmos with the James Webb Space...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: Why Labour Party excuses are less effective for National
Friday, 1 March 2024, 2:05PMNine long years. That was the rallying cry of Labour MPs and ministers during the last term of Government. It seemed...
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World
French Senate votes to enshrine abortion rights in constitution
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 2:50PMCNN- France is one step closer to enshrining abortion rights in its constitution after French senators overwhelmingly endorsed...
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Science
The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is rapidly melting. Scientists now have evidence for when it started and why
Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 1:38PMCNN- Scientists have looked back in time to reconstruct the past life of Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” — nicknamed because...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: The pointless, PR-driven nonsense of a 100-day plan is just bad governance
Friday, 23 February 2024, 2:56PMNews flash: New Zealand is not the USA. A staple of a new, or re-elected, president for decades has been to establish a...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: Who are Labour’s up-and-coming heavy hitters?
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 11:13AMThe wilderness of opposition can be a gift, or it can be a curse. For former ministers, the drop from the lofty heights...
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Audio
Football Fever: Five-point leads and six-goal Ferns
Monday, 12 February 2024, 12:41PMPiney and Bonnie break down the Football Ferns' 6-0 win over Samoa and the Phoenix men's latest win, taking them five points...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: Luxon firms up Act’s support by backing away from Treaty Principles Bill
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 4:18PMThe dead duck got deader this week. After weeks of tepid, non-committal answers on his party's post-first reading support...
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Science
Great white sighting may reveal a ‘holy grail’ of shark science
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 3:54PMCNN- Drone footage shot off the coast of Southern California may have revealed the first ever glimpse of a newborn great...