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Two academics have slammed an industry-funded report claiming alcohol has little impact on night-time violence in Australia and New Zealand. Researchers Nicki […]
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A new report authored by researchers at AUT and the University of Waikato has revealed that New Zealand’s appearances are deceiving when […]
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Rugby is central to New Zealand’s sense of national self worth- but this can be a problem given New Zealand’s […]
Continue readingUnravelling NZ’s ‘Innovation Puzzle’
It’s been a source of much puzzlement and discussion that, despite New Zealand ranking high on many of the metrics […]
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