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The 'less polished version' of Winston Peters could be the next Prime Minister of Australia, with One Nation topping the polls

Love her or loathe her, political survivor Pauline Hanson is rising again, winning a new generation of voters and topping the polls

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A new report spells out just how serious a toll AI is taking on the environment, but some experts say actually, New Zealand could be the right place to develop AI infrastructure 
A damning UN report spells out the dire consequences of Artificial Intelligence on the environment, but it's not all bad news
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The US Secretary of War put NZ's defence spending in the spotlight last week, calling us 'freeloaders', and forcing a conversation about how much we spend and whether our government can justify it

The New Zealand Defence Force was one of the big winners in this year's budget, but the US Secretary of War says it's still not cutting it, calling NZ 'freeloaders'

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Auckland's hidden threat: Scientist warns that an active fault line in our biggest city could generate a magnitude 6.8 earthquake
Auckland residents are told they should be "alert but not alarmed" after the discovery of faultlines beneath the city's streets
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A developing nation on the front line of climate change effects is being bashed with other major issues, including a fall off in tourism and the effects of the Iran war
Sharon Brettkelly goes to Sri Lanka for a holiday - and finds a nation struggling with the effects of multiple world events outside its control
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