In which year did filming for the Lord of the Rings trilogy begin in New Zealand?

Comment from the University of Otago: Previously ‘essential’ workers are being told society is a meritocracy, and their situation is their own fault for not seeking roles of actual value to society.

The year ahead: NZ needs a dose of happiness. 'I don't know when we last laughed out loud,' writes former Waitākere mayor Sir Bob Harvey.

Trust's trading address is listed as former church promises, despite its lease having ended and the congregation currently lacking a base.

The head of the NZ Nurses Organisation rejects accusations that the unions are politicised and striking to benefit Labour.

What colour is pure alabaster?

The year ahead: Watching one child after another pack their bags for opportunities overseas, a former minister insists NZers can choose to do better.

Opinion: Associate Minister of Health says the sale of illegal cigarettes is a ‘blind spot’ in the health response to smoking. Really?

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Comment from Victoria University: The research aiming to tackle the problem of excess levels or unfair distributions of work

Which country has hosted the Commonwealth Games more than any other?

Trust's trading address is listed as former church promises, despite its lease having ended and the congregation currently lacking a base.

The teams competing for the 38th America’s Cup will be based to the south-east of Naples on 250 hectares of abandoned industrial land.

The year ahead: Watching one child after another pack their bags for opportunities overseas, a former minister insists NZers can choose to do better.

Opinion: Associate Minister of Health says the sale of illegal cigarettes is a ‘blind spot’ in the health response to smoking. Really?

The head of the NZ Nurses Organisation rejects accusations that the unions are politicised and striking to benefit Labour.

Analysis: National's charm offensive secures a trade deal with India – but does it have the votes at home as NZ First declares its opposition?

Kiwifruit giant Zespri has removed online advertising saying consumer emissions are the second largest in the lifecycle of the fruit, following a complaint lodged by climate lawyers.

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Opinion from Auckland University: If we want cities that serve everyone, we need to confront the unconscious desires driving our choices.

Who is the author of the novel The Alchemist?

Comment: What worries me the most with Bishop's RMA reform is the loss of significant features of the environment being sacrificed on the altar of development, writes Geoffrey Palmer.

Is AI a bubble or a boom? We analyse profits, valuations, productivity gains and investment trends to assess whether the AI rally is hype or structural.

Jeweller Warwick Freeman and painter Bill Hammond shared a connecting thread at the inception of their careers. Over 50 years later they are the subjects of individual survey exhibitions.

Jeweller Warwick Freeman and painter Bill Hammond shared a connecting thread at the inception of their careers. Over 50 years later they are the subjects of individual survey exhibitions.

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Comment: What worries me the most with Bishop's RMA reform is the loss of significant features of the environment being sacrificed on the altar of development, writes Geoffrey Palmer.

Is AI a bubble or a boom? We analyse profits, valuations, productivity gains and investment trends to assess whether the AI rally is hype or structural.

Opinion from Auckland University: If we want cities that serve everyone, we need to confront the unconscious desires driving our choices.

Exporter removes website content and avoids formal ‘upheld’ ruling following greenwashing complaint.

The Government has hailed its 'once-in-a-generation' agreement with India – but NZ First says it is 'neither free nor fair'.

The Coromandel’s Cathedral Cove, lies closest to which township?

Analysis: National's charm offensive secures a trade deal with India – but does it have the votes at home as NZ First declares its opposition?

The Government has hailed its 'once-in-a-generation' agreement with India – but NZ First says it is 'neither free nor fair'

Document explains how levy enables the withdrawal of general Crown funding and suggests tweaking the books for more press-friendly figures.

A long-term briefing on increasing economic productivity sets out familiar shortcomings – but pitches a unique solution.

Finish the lyrics to Queen's Don't Stop Me Now: 'Tonight, I’m gonna have myself a real good time, I feel....'

Health officials said there was 'no evidence base' about the likely impacts of the Government's decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth.

Comment from Auckland University: Drug treatment courts are one of NZ’s most effective justice tools, so why do we have only three of them?

Comment: Our true heritage is not the trophy on the wall, but the kohekohe seedling on the forest floor. So let’s get on top of our runaway ungulate numbers.

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Comment: Our true heritage is not the trophy on the wall, but the kohekohe seedling on the forest floor. So let’s get on top of our runaway ungulate numbers.

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In a morganatic marriage, what is true for the children of the bride and groom?

Health officials said there was 'no evidence base' about the likely impacts of the Government's decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth.

Comment from Auckland University: Drug treatment courts are one of NZ’s most effective justice tools, so why do we have only three of them?

Document explains how levy enables the withdrawal of general Crown funding and suggests tweaking the books for more press-friendly figures.

A long-term briefing on increasing economic productivity sets out familiar shortcomings – but pitches a unique solution.

ReadingRoom farewells the year with a heraldic Ode from Bard Billot.

A cost-of-living crisis is steering a return to physical audio tech away from vinyl and towards CDs. Alice Peacock reports.