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Analysis: How Biden’s attempt to cling on to White House cost Harris the election
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RBNZ pays Crown whopper $600m dividend, but there's a catch
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Liam Napier: Missed opportunities in All Blacks northern tour squad
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Will a shake-up save The Warehouse?
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Analysis: New job for top cop Andrew Coster win-win for National
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Inside Donald Trump’s imaginary and frightening world
Trump's claims of imminent war and crime evoke fear, but many lack evidence, say critics.
Raising the stakes, Israel gambles that Hezbollah will back down
New York Times: Israel’s intensifying strikes show how determined it is to stop Hezbollah.
In the pocket of the gun lobby? Firearms Minister's messages revealed
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Audrey Young: The tsunami of policies aimed at Māori
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Why Kmart's expansion is more bad news for The Warehouse
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Donald Trump reiterates ‘there will be blood’ if he doesn't win
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Du Val downfall: From champagne, private jets to receivership and $250m debt
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Exploding liability: Fletcher paying $168m for Perth pipe disaster
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Audrey Young: Foreshore and seabed bill close to being finalised – what you need to know
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Govt’s pre-Budget lack of action on cancer drugs, scramble after backlash revealed
National had promised to fund 13 cancer drugs but there was no sign of it in Budget 2024
Audrey Young: Cabinet report card - the ministers thriving and those just surviving
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What analysts say about $2b Arvida takeover: What happens next?
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OPINION: NZ’s price inflation remains more persistent than many other developed countries.
Opinion: The long history of assassinations and violence against US Presidents
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