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Comment: Existing agreements give NZ all the advantages of closeness to Australia without any of the considerable disadvantages, writes former PM Sir Geoffrey Palmer.
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Geoffrey Palmer: Constitutional reasons NZ should not join Australia
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/10/geoffrey-palmer-constitutional-reasons-nz-shouldnt-become-a-state-of-australia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770684034-3
about 11 hours ago
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As head of Air NZ, Christopher Luxon touted the importance of protecting the climate ā yet his government has taken our country in the opposite direction.
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Anne Salmond: How to truly supercharge NZ's success
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/anne-salmond-how-to-truly-supercharge-nzs-success/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770684873-3
about 12 hours ago
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Business & investing: Artificial intelligence tools designed to automate legal and financial work have sent markets into a tizzy.
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Tech stocks take a beating as AI slashes valuations
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/tech-stocks-take-a-beating-as-ai-slashes-valuations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770684920-2
about 12 hours ago
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A preliminary rejection of a key fast-track seabed mining proposal could restrict NZ's ability to deliver critical minerals to the US under a new deal.
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US-NZ deal on critical minerals limited by fast-track denial
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/us-nz-deal-on-critical-minerals-could-be-limited-by-fast-track-denial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770684573-3
about 12 hours ago
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As Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine nears a fifth year, Kiwis have defied a travel warning to undergo surgery in Russia.
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NZ couple makes medical tourism trip to Russia amidst war
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/nz-couple-makes-medical-tourism-trip-to-russia-amidst-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770685185-3
about 13 hours ago
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Today from The Detail: From boom to brake ā we look at what went wrong for EVs in NZ, and what needs to happen to get the spark back.
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EV boom hits the brakes
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/10/ev-boom-hits-the-brakes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770684638-2
about 13 hours ago
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What item was originally used in lieu of a ball in early games of table tennis?
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Newsroom daily quiz, Tuesday 10 February
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/10/newsroom-daily-quiz-tuesday-10-february/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770685549-2
about 15 hours ago
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Test your smarts with Newsroom's daily crossword.
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Daily crossword, Tuesday 10 February
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/10/daily-crossword-tuesday-10-february/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770659643-2
about 21 hours ago
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The Master of the Ode on his friendship with Dunedin novelist Breton Dukes
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Victor Billot on an author with a sense of reserve, perhaps control
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/10/victor-billot-on-an-author-with-a-sense-of-reserve-perhaps-control/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770659543-2
about 22 hours ago
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As Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine nears a fifth year, Kiwis have defied a travel warning to undergo surgery in Russia
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NZ couple makes medical tourism trip to Russia amidst war
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/nz-couple-makes-medical-tourism-trip-to-russia-amidst-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770660052-3
about 22 hours ago
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Comment from Victoria University: Sewage spills such as the one in Wellington can have multiple effects on marine life
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Sewage spill a potential ecological catastrophe
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/10/sewage-spill-a-potential-ecological-catastrophe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770659519-3
about 22 hours ago
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Comment from Auckland University: On January 30 a fireball streaked across the sky above the capital. What was it? And why did this one hit us?
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Great balls of fire ā over Wellington
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/10/great-balls-of-fire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770659468-3
about 22 hours ago
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Analysis: Energy Minister Simon Watts is confident importing gas will lower power prices, but questions remain about the scheme and its costs. - Newsroom Pro - $ -
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Why the new LNG terminal could raise, not lower, your power bill
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/10/why-the-new-lng-terminal-could-raise-not-lower-your-power-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770659619-3
about 22 hours ago
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As head of Air NZ, Christopher Luxon touted the importance of protecting the climate ā yet his government has taken our country in the opposite direction
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Anne Salmond: How to truly supercharge NZ's success
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/anne-salmond-how-to-truly-supercharge-nzs-success/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770659847-2
about 22 hours ago
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The large district with a small population is stuck between a rates rock and a hard debt ceiling, and its foray into property development won't provide an escape path.
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Cash-strapped Clutha resorts to a little Think Big
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/cash-strapped-clutha-resorts-to-a-little-think-big-project/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770659816-3
about 22 hours ago
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Business & investing: Artificial intelligence tools designed to automate legal and financial work have sent markets into a tizzy.
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Tech stocks take a beating as AI slashes valuations
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/tech-stocks-take-a-beating-as-ai-slashes-valuations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770660022-3
about 22 hours ago
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Today from The Detail: From boom to brake ā we look at what went wrong for EVs in NZ, and what needs to happen to get the spark back.
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EV boom hits the brakes
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/10/ev-boom-hits-the-brakes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770659580-3
about 22 hours ago
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A preliminary rejection of a key fast-track seabed mining proposal could restrict NZ's ability to deliver critical minerals to the US under a new deal
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US-NZ deal on critical minerals limited by fast-track denial
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/us-nz-deal-on-critical-minerals-could-be-limited-by-fast-track-denial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770660000-3
about 23 hours ago
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Existing agreements give NZ all the advantages of closeness to Australia without any of the considerable disadvantages, writes former PM Sir Geoffrey Palmer
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Geoffrey Palmer: Constitutional reasons NZ should not join Australia
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/10/geoffrey-palmer-constitutional-reasons-nz-shouldnt-become-a-state-of-australia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770659495-3
about 23 hours ago
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Teenage Kiwi swim sensation Zoe Pedersen is targeting Commonwealth Games success, determined to fix a quirk in her race with a funding boost.
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World champ striving to be first off the block
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/world-champ-striving-to-be-first-off-the-block/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770608927-2
1 day ago
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The finding that Chinese peaches are being dumped into NZ follows Wattie's decision to cut back on local production due to low demand.
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Investigation: Chinese fruit dumping far from peachy for NZ industry
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/05/investigation-chinese-fruit-dumping-far-from-peachy-for-nz-industry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770608796-3
1 day ago
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New Zealand students are applying to study at US universities in record numbers, according to Crimson Education.
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Kiwi students apply to US universities in record numbers
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/05/kiwi-students-apply-to-us-universities-in-record-numbers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770608702-3
1 day ago
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Today from The Detail: Auckland Council's planning has been thrown for a loop after what looks like yet another government-imposed rule change over housing.
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Planning when you don't know the rules
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/planning-when-you-dont-know-the-rules/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770608644-3
1 day ago
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As summers get hotter, Aucklandās concrete jungle of streets and buildings are making the city increasingly uncomfortable ā and in some cases, dangerous.
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How to turn down the heat on Auckland's streets
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/how-to-turn-down-the-heat-on-aucklands-streets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770608877-1
1 day ago
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Opinion: The Governor-General could play a more active role to speed up the process of government formation, writes Peter Dunne.
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How to stop NZ First from playing the two main parties off against each other
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/05/how-to-stop-nz-first-from-playing-the-two-main-parties-off-against-each-other/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770608844-3
1 day ago
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Invented in 1895, which team sport was originally named 'mintonette'?
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Newsroom daily quiz, Monday 9 February
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/newsroom-daily-quiz-monday-9-february/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770608570-2
1 day ago
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Teenage Kiwi swim sensation Zoe Pedersen is targeting Commonwealth Games success, determined to fix a quirk in her race with a funding boost
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World champ striving to be first off the block
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/world-champ-striving-to-be-first-off-the-block/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770573616-2
2 days ago
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Opinion from Auckland University: More than 150 burrows now exist on the mainland at Te Henga ā up from only two in 2014
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āPetrelheadsā are restoring an eccentric native bird
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/08/petrelheads-are-restoring-an-eccentric-native-bird/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770573703-3
2 days ago
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As summers get hotter, Aucklandās concrete jungle of streets and buildings are making the city increasingly uncomfortable ā and in some cases, dangerous.
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How to turn down the heat on Auckland's streets
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/how-to-turn-down-the-heat-on-aucklands-streets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770573551-3
2 days ago
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Opinion: The Governor-General could play a more active role to speed up the process of government formation, writes Peter Dunne
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How to stop NZ First from playing the two main parties off against each other
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/05/how-to-stop-nz-first-from-playing-the-two-main-parties-off-against-each-other/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770573843-3
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The finding that Chinese peaches are being dumped into NZ follows Wattie's decision to cut back on local production due to low demand.
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Investigation: Chinese fruit dumping far from peachy for NZ industry
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/05/investigation-chinese-fruit-dumping-far-from-peachy-for-nz-industry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770574592-1
2 days ago
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As Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine nears a fifth year, Kiwis have defied a travel warning to undergo surgery in Russia - Newsroom Pro $ -
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NZ couple makes medical tourism trip to Russia amidst war
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/nz-couple-makes-medical-tourism-trip-to-russia-amidst-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770573318-3
2 days ago
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New Zealand students are applying to study at US universities in record numbers, according to Crimson Education
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Kiwi students apply to US universities in record numbers
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/05/kiwi-students-apply-to-us-universities-in-record-numbers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770574083-3
2 days ago
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Today from The Detail: Auckland Council's planning has been thrown for a loop after what looks like yet another government-imposed rule change over housing
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Planning when you don't know the rules
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/planning-when-you-dont-know-the-rules/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770573373-3
2 days ago
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Which member of The Beatles narrated the first two seasons of Thomas the Tank Engine?
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Newsroom daily quiz, Monday 9 February
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/09/newsroom-daily-quiz-monday-9-february/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770573490-2
2 days ago
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Opinion from Auckland University: More than 150 burrows now exist on the mainland at Te Henga ā up from only two in 2014.
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āPetrelheadsā are restoring an eccentric native bird
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/08/petrelheads-are-restoring-an-eccentric-native-bird/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770506942-3
2 days ago
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Lines on an inter-racial marriage.
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MÄori-PÄkehÄ poem for Waitangi weekend, by Shelley Burne-Field
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/08/maori-pakeha-poem-for-waitangi-weekend-by-shelley-burne-field/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770506987-2
2 days ago
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Timoti Te Moke leans on his troubled childhood and rebuilt future to help New Zealand āevolve as I have evolvedā.
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'Unlikely Doctor' hopes to be unlikely MP
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/04/unlikely-doctor-hopes-to-be-unlikely-mp-as-new-green-candidate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770507019-3
2 days ago
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Week in Review: The mayorās election year advice to Wellingtonās politicians seeking the decisive vote of the countryās biggest city? āMost Aucklanders are fed up with listening to the residents of a failing villageā.
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Luxon visits Brown; Auckland mayor rallies councils against PM's rates cap
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/03/luxon-visits-brown-auckland-mayor-rallies-councils-against-pms-rates-cap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770507264-3
3 days ago
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Week in Review: Sereen Badiei speaks about mistreatment and abuse while imprisoned in Iran ā and why NZ could have been more outspoken.
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NZ citizen released from Iran prison after two-year 'nightmare'
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/03/nz-citizen-released-from-iran-prison-after-two-year-nightmare/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770507111-3
3 days ago
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Timoti Te Moke leans on his troubled childhood and rebuilt future to help New Zealand āevolve as I have evolvedā.
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'Unlikely Doctor' hopes to be unlikely MP
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/04/unlikely-doctor-hopes-to-be-unlikely-mp-as-new-green-candidate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770467151-3
3 days ago
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Opinion from Auckland University: More than 150 burrows now exist on the mainland at Te Henga ā up from only two in 2014.
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āPetrelheadsā are restoring an eccentric native bird
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/08/petrelheads-are-restoring-an-eccentric-native-bird/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770467021-3
3 days ago
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Comment: Energy retailers tell us, take fewer showers or turn off the aircon ā this is like trying to lose weight by having 9 burgers a day instead of 10, writes Mike Casey.
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Power prices spark up an electric election
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/04/power-prices-spark-up-an-electric-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770467075-3
3 days ago
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Lines on an inter-racial marriage.
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MÄori-PÄkehÄ poem for Waitangi weekend, by Shelley Burne-Field
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/08/maori-pakeha-poem-for-waitangi-weekend-by-shelley-burne-field/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770466986-2
3 days ago
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Opinion from Auckland University: The geopolitical conversation might be about minerals, but the technological need is for materials. The distinction is important, writes Nicola Gaston.
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Critical minerals and the materials we make from them are not the same
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/07/critical-minerals-and-the-materials-we-make-from-them-are-not-the-same/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770444999-3
3 days ago
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Satire: We cross live to Waitangi, sponsored this year by KFC.
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The secret diary of ... Waitangi
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/07/the-secret-diary-of-waitangi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770443622-2
3 days ago
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Analysis: It's hard to imagine many in Te Tai Tokerau have come from Waitangi with an improved opinion of their political choices in November.
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No political winners in a bungled, scandalised Waitangi week
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/07/no-political-winners-in-a-bungled-scandalised-waitangi-week/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770443567-3
3 days ago
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Opinion from Auckland University: The geopolitical conversation might be about minerals, but the technological need is for materials. The distinction is important, writes Nicola Gaston.
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Critical minerals and the materials we make from them are not the same
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/07/critical-minerals-and-the-materials-we-make-from-them-are-not-the-same/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770406528-3
4 days ago
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Promising Kiwi skier Alex Hull chose a career as a physio, leading her to help childhood friend and Winter Olympic medal hopeful Alice Robinson.
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School pals join forces to make Team Alice faster
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/07/school-pals-join-forces-to-make-team-alice-faster/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770406620-3
4 days ago
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Things go horribly wrong on a trip to Darwin.
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Short story: Coda, by Eileen Merriman
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/07/short-story-coda-by-eileen-merriman/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770406344-1
4 days ago
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