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Communities are seeing red over the law giving the green light to faster development and city sprawl where there's no infrastructure in place

In theory, giving developers the power to build more houses, more quickly is great - but the reality is more complicated

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The number of school dropouts in New Zealand is staggering, and for those 10,000-plus teens, there's a life-long cost 
The post-school landscape is bleak for many school leavers because of high youth unemployment, but it's even worse for those who leave without qualifications
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An Infometrics report on the value of TikTok to the New Zealand economy didn't pass the sniff test for many who got it in their inbox 
An Infometrics report on TikTok attributes a staggering value to the app's contribution to our economy. Experts have doubts.
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The Commonwealth Games were smaller and cheaper than planned, and hosted across the world from their original location - and could be a blueprint for future events 
The glory days of the Commonwealth Games may be behind us, but the Glasgow games showed a scaled-back version is a viable option

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Former PM Helen Clark says New Zealand is drifting and only long-term thinking can change course
Less than 100 days out from the next election, Helen Clark tells The Detail that New Zealand needs less clickbait politics and more long-term thinking
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