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https://www.effectiveratecpm.com/xdvtd6yxqb?key=9554404018c26e6f076623874c1aa864 Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf The agenda for next week’s fluoride-themed Whangārei District Council meeting reveals councillors will be asked to revoke an earlier decision not to fluoridate the city’s water supply. The advice says they should be ready to fluoridate by the end of the month, but also to be on standby … Read more

https://www.effectiveratecpm.com/xdvtd6yxqb?key=9554404018c26e6f076623874c1aa864 Chafic Georges was sentenced at the Manukau District Court. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A former tax agent has been sentenced to the maximum length of home detention for sustained tax fraud. Chafic Georges was been sentenced to 12 months’ home detention, after appearing in the Manukau District Court on 19 tax fraud charges. … Read more

An autobiographical theatre show tells Jodee Mundy’s experience being a CODA – a child of deaf adults – and reveals many shortcomings of a world designed for the hearing. When Jodee Mundy was five, she got so caught up staring at a Barbie in its box with a tennis racquet and a little ball, that … Read more

The foreign minister is set to sit down with his US counterpart as Ukraine talks and a reported bust-up with Elon Musk linger in the air.  Fresh from vanquishing the woke, Winston Peters heads to the US today for a burst of whistlestop diplomacy, beginning at the UN in New York and culminating next week … Read more

With our English curriculum facing a rewrite, a deeper question emerges: is this about knowledge or control? As a confident speaker of two languages – English and te reo Māori – I often find myself grappling with how history is conveyed. I believe being multilingual sharpens my ability to detect misinformation, as I see how … Read more

With several key players away, parliament’s B team put on a confusing and unorganised performance at yesterday’s question time. Prime minister Chris Luxon missed Wednesday’s question time because he was in Auckland preparing for his big international investment summit. Several other senior ministers were also absent, practising their speeches and reviewing their game plans for … Read more

I’ve met someone new, but I’m haunted by the ghost of my last relationship. This week’s question comes from Instagram. We accept questions of all shapes and sizes, emailed to helpme@thespinoff.co.nz Dear Hera  How to calm tf down and feel safe/relaxed in your first relationship after a very not nice divorce? Sincerely, Haunted https://www.effectiveratecpm.com/xdvtd6yxqb?key=9554404018c26e6f076623874c1aa864 Dear … Read more

A two-day summit aimed at wooing some of the world’s most powerful financial institutions kicks off in Auckland today, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Global financial firms descend on Auckland for government summit Today marks the kick-off of the government’s two-day … Read more

As global investors converge in Tāmaki Makaurau, iwi leaders are looking for infrastructure deals that align with their long-term aspirations. This week’s Infrastructure Investment Summit in Auckland is being billed as a crucial opportunity to attract global investment into New Zealand’s infrastructure. With international delegates managing a collective $6tn in assets, the government has made … Read more

https://www.effectiveratecpm.com/xdvtd6yxqb?key=9554404018c26e6f076623874c1aa864 Scott Watson at the High Court in Christchurch in 2015. Photo: Pool / John Kirk-Anderson Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson has appeared before the parole board again, but is yet to learn whether his latest bid for for freedom will be successful. The board heard from four psychologists, who all say Watson remains at risk … Read more