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Newsroom daily quiz, Tuesday 21 July
17+ hour, 28+ min ago (69+ words) Newsroom Got a good quiz question? Send Newsroom your questions. Newsroom exists because of readers like you. Help us deliver trusted, independent journalism that serves all New Zealanders. Support our work with a donation today. Test your smarts with our…...
The deadly opponent no athlete can outrun
17+ hour, 28+ min ago (1224+ words) Prefer Newsroom on Google The images are becoming more frequent and more difficult to ignore: sweating footballers struggling under the searing heat of the FIFA World Cup; Wimbledon spectators wilting in record temperatures; and Tour de France riders climbing off…...
A modern 'friendly invasion' could fund New Zealand's energy grid for generations, if regulations allow
12+ hour, 18+ min ago (101+ words) Newsroom Comment: Wellington has its share of urban legends, most of them false. One of the more popular ones, and a recurring social media trope, claims that America’s Army Corps of Engineers was prepared to build a proper motorway between…...
NZ is brilliant at incubating world-class innovation—and even better at letting the commercial returns slip offshore
15+ hour, 42+ min ago (147+ words) Newsroom Comment: Wind back to 2017. Apple’s move into wireless charging included the remarkable acquisition of a company called PowerbyProxi, a University of Auckland research spinout. The company’s expertise in wireless power transfer and its knowledge in developing global charging standards…...
Polling data hints at record election performance for NZ First
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (627+ words) Prefer Newsroom on Google Ahead of the party’s annual conference (and joint campaign launch), New Zealand First is enjoying the highest polling numbers it has seen since its historic 1996 run. A current polling aggregate puts the party at just over…...
Why India wants NZ on its side
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (870+ words) Prefer Newsroom on Google India views New Zealand not just as an economic partner but as a diplomatic ally who can help uphold the international rules-based order at a time when it is coming under increased strain, according to experts…...
Newsroom daily quiz, Friday 17 July
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (69+ words) Newsroom Got a good quiz question? Send Newsroom your questions. Newsroom exists because of readers like you. Help us deliver trusted, independent journalism that serves all New Zealanders. Support our work with a donation today. Test your smarts with our…...
Banning social media misses the real crises
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (207+ words) Expert opinion from University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau In his book The Anxious Generation, psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt made a case for mobile phones and social media causing an epidemic of mental illness. The book resonated widely, particularly…...
Auckland: Time to plant a whole field of tall poppies
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (1537+ words) Prefer Newsroom on Google When I returned to Auckland in late 2025, I expected to feel nostalgic. Instead, I felt proud. The city had continued to evolve quickly during my absence and that deserves recognition. It’s easy to forget just how…...
FBI’s new NZ office an excuse for Kash Patel sightseeing, Democrats claim
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (115+ words) Newsroom A new FBI office in New Zealand may have been opened to justify a sightseeing trip by the agency’s controversial director Kash Patel, according to senior American politicians taking aim at his “out-of-control jet-setting”. Patel travelled to the country…...