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    New Zealand's antibiotic overuse

    10/09/2026 | 23 mins.
    A new study highlights the high use of antibiotics in young children in New Zealand, but one expert points out it's not just an issue in kids
    New Zealand ranks fourth in the OECD when it comes to antibiotic prescriptions, but that's not a good thing
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    The most unpredictable yet most dull election campaign in recent history

    09/09/2026 | 23 mins.
    With less than two months to go until the election, The Detail sits down with two political journalists to talk polls, policies and whether the leaders of the big parties will survive

    Polls, policies and political pokes - with less than two months to go, the election battle heats up
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    The price of motorway art and the cost of not having it

    08/09/2026 | 23 mins.
    A small part of big road project budgets is spent on something beautiful - but under Act, it would take a back seat

    Act wants to cut motorway art from road project budgets. Advocates say the effort to save us money will make us poorer
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    A health system on life support

    07/09/2026 | 22 mins.
    New Zealand is facing the biggest flu outbreak in a decade putting pressure on our health system
    New Zealand is in the grip of Influenza A, and for our most vulnerable it's proving deadly

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    The manufactured authenticity of the successful TikToker

    06/09/2026 | 23 mins.
    Some politicians have managed to weaponise social media for electoral purposes, but experts say if you don't have the deft touch, just stay away 
    Politicians who think TikTok is an advertising platform for their party are wasting their time on the platform, say experts
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