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LEGO is making a comeback in New Zealand - just as National makes a push to get Kiwi kids spending less time on screens.
The humble LEGO brick is having a moment, its resurgence coinciding with a government push to get children off their devices.

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They offered their lives for their country, now veterans say they are fighting for support.
They offered their lives for their country - now Kiwi veterans are fighting for support, with one retired soldier saying he nearly took his own life.
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Even the heads of big tech companies are warning we must slow down on rapidly developing AI, before we lose control of it.

An expert says there's a naive and embarrassing lack of political attention being paid to the acceleration of unregulated artificial intelligence.
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The ministry insists the National Library Music Hire service is not being discontinued - but the PSA says change proposals show it's very much under threat.

Musicians from bands, choirs and orchestras are worried a fresh round of public service cuts will mean the disappearance of a much-loved sheet music hire service.
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The supermarket checkout is where the cost-of-living crisis hits hardest, and now it's the target of political parties.
The election fight over your grocery bill.
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