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YouTube Pick: Indigo Traveller Turns Street-Level Chaos Into Human Geography
Every so often a YouTube recommendation is useful not because it is relaxing, but because it wakes up the part of the viewer that still wants to understand
Fast-track donations show New Zealand needs rules for perceived conflicts, not just real ones
New Zealand does not need to prove that a minister was improperly influenced before it takes political donations around fast-track approvals seriously. Tha
Russia’s Kyiv assault shows Ukraine’s air defence problem is now Europe’s problem
The latest Russian assault on Kyiv was a military attack, a political signal and a stress test for European security all at once. It showed again that Ukra
A deal to end the Iran war will be judged first in the Strait of Hormuz
The first test of any deal to end the Iran war will not be a signing ceremony. It will be a ship moving through the Strait of Hormuz without its insurer, c
Huawei’s chip-design claim is less about 1.4nm than about changing the sanctions game
Huawei’s latest semiconductor announcement has been framed as a breakthrough in China’s race to catch the world’s most advanced chipmakers. But the more im
Digital driver licences are coming to New Zealand. The hard part is trust, not the app
A digital driver licence sounds like one of the simplest government upgrades imaginable: take the card in your wallet, put it securely on your phone, and l
New Zealand’s gentailer rules are a test of whether competition can ease power stress
When New Zealanders talk about power bills, the conversation usually begins at the kitchen table: the winter invoice, the daily fixed charge, the cost of r
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