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NZ is eyeing reform of its strained aged-care system. How might a reset deliver for Māori?

NZ’s health system suffers from chronic ailments only cross-party consensus can treat

With news of hospitals unable to provide safe care, workforce shortages and difficulties in accessing services, health is again a major voter concern leading up to next month’s general election.

Just politics or the ‘opposite of clever’? The risks and rewards of strategic voting

As the pitch of the election campaign intensifies in New Zealand, a very particular species of political phenomenon has emerged: so-called strategic (or tactical) voting and its potential consequence, a parliamentary overhang.

NZ’s climate in ‘uncharted territory’, with more extreme weather events ahead

Much is being made of a record-strength El Niño event that could well spell a drier, windier summer for the north and east of New Zealand. But, as a major new stocktake shows, it is forming against a backdrop of warming that’s pushed the country’s climate into “uncharted territory”.

Natural hazards don’t obey electoral cycles. The next government faces crucial choices

Every election seems to return to the same themes: the economy, health, housing and the cost of government. But one challenge cuts across these and will confront whichever government is elected.

A plan exists for a fairer and healthier food system. Which party policies align best?

Aotearoa New Zealand produces enough food annually to feed 40 million people – most of it exported. Yet it is estimated one in three households experience some form of hunger or food insecurity.

Voters want stronger action on AI. Can NZ afford to keep taking a soft approach?

Next month, ChatGPT will mark its fourth birthday. In that short time, the popular chatbot and other generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools have transformed society as we know it.

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What do NZ voters really care about? A global comparison reveals some surprises

As New Zealand heads toward a general election, political parties are setting out their priorities and candidates are making their pitches, all hoping to focus on the issues they believe will resonate the most.