Articles by Michael Neilson , Julia Gabel and Chris Knox
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National
Cost of insuring a Kiwi home rising six times faster than incomes
Monday, 6 May 2024, 8:18AMThe cost of insuring a home has risen six times faster than incomes over the past year and the cost of insuring what’s inside...
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National
Home insurance costs soar to highest level since Canterbury quakes- report
Sunday, 5 May 2024, 5:33PMThe cost of insuring a home has risen six times faster than incomes over the past year and the cost of insuring what’s inside...
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World
Recording of Trump's conversation exposes plan to buy the silence of Playboy model
Friday, 3 May 2024, 4:13PMNEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump heard a recording Thursday of him discussing with his then-lawyer...
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Business
Revealed: The most complained-about telco
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 3:55PMA free dispute-resolution service says there is a “new normal” of high complaints against phone and broadband providers. The...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: On Watching the NYPD Enter Columbia University
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 10:45AMIt is such a small world. There was I, seated in front of a television set in suburban Auckland, watching the NYPD clear...
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Sport
'Pumped for challenge': Warriors won't shy away from task ahead
Friday, 26 April 2024, 1:01PMRest, refocus and try to rediscover their winning recipe – quickly. That’s coach Andrew Webster’s plan for the Warriors,...
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Business
Netflix reveals viewership for some of its biggest shows
Friday, 19 April 2024, 2:28PMNetflix has just reported its biggest quarter ever - on the back of its ongoing password-sharing crackdown and punters absorbing...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Collision Course
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 11:47AMIt was the cry that rang through the streets of Petrograd (St Petersburg) in the autumn of 1917: “All power to the soviets!”...
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Sport
Racing bosses confident Ellerslie will be cleared
Monday, 15 April 2024, 7:35AMAuckland racing bosses are “very confident” Saturday’s Easter Handicap meeting will be held at Ellerslie. Ellerslie’s new...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Saving The World From Climate Change, One Judgement At A Time
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 11:24AMNo doubt the European Court of Human Rights is congratulating itself on striking an important judicial blow against Climate...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Making Choices
Friday, 5 April 2024, 12:27PM“It's all about choices” is how Labour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni defines the substance of political partisanship in New...
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Sport
Rufer stomping incident: Phoenix survive controversial red card in win
Sunday, 31 March 2024, 4:11PMThe Wellington Phoenix have taken another step towards football history. With four matches to play, they have extended their...
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World
Obama, Clinton and Hollywood big names help Biden raise a record $25 million for his reelection
Friday, 29 March 2024, 4:17PMBarack Obama, Bill Clinton and some of Hollywood’s biggest stars teamed up Thursday night to deliver a rousing New York embrace...
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Sport
The best sport to watch this weekend
Friday, 29 March 2024, 2:09PMChris Rattue ranks the top sporting events to watch over the next few days. 4) Caitlin Clark, Monday 8am - Sky Basketball’s...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: God’s Own Country
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 8:15AMGloriavale docuseries Escaping Utopia, like Mr Bates v The Post Office, looks set to generate considerable upheaval. The...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: If Not The USA & Europe – Then Who?
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 8:54AMWang Yi’s visit to New Zealand is not accidental. The Chinese Foreign Minister came here in response to New Zealand’s all-too-evident...
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National
Watch: New twist in poisoned sparrows case, expert backs Daily Bread bakery claims
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 4:31PMWarning: This story may be distressing for some readers. A pest management expert says the poisoned sparrows found outside...
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National
'So cruel': Outrage after poisoned sparrows filmed outside Auckland bakery
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 8:10AMWarning: This story may be distressing for some readers. Poisoned sparrows seen struggling outside an Auckland bakery have...
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Auckland
'Hell in a handbasket': Aucklanders up in arms over council bin removal
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 1:29PMAucklanders have turned to social media en masse to complain about the sudden removal of public rubbish bins across the city. The...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Remembering The Halcyon Days of TV3 News & Current Affairs
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 6:15AMFor me, it will always be “TV3”. The “Newshub” name came later, as New Zealand’s first privately-owned television network...
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Lifestyle
'It was hot!' Auckland traffic worker reveals story behind viral pizza box hat
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 4:46PMThe Auckland traffic management worker who went viral for his makeshift pizza box hat has spoken of his choice of headwear...
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Sport
How new Auckland A-League club will use Premier League expertise
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 2:28PMCoach Steve Corica isn’t afraid to set the highest possible targets for the new Auckland A-League club, despite the intimidating...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Our Little Woes
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 1:53PMIt is helpful, at times, to obtain the perspective of someone from outside New Zealanders’ usual frame of reference. Events...
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National
109,000 Kiwis on Jobseeker welfare for more than a year
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 7:10AMMore than half of 189,000 New Zealanders on the Jobseeker benefit have received it for at least a year, data from the Ministry...