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What came before the Big Bang?
Listen to the The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast to hear astronomer Michael Lam on what theories scientists have for what came before the Big Bang.
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Have your say on Canterbury’s Public Transport
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Date: 16 Jun 2026 | Author: by Chair of Canterbury Regional Council, Dr Deon Swiggs Canterbury is growing, and our transport network is feeling it....
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‘It’s a disgrace’: the US has abandoned the Kurds again – and this time, Trump is insulting them to boot
The US president is trying to shift the blame for his failures in Iran – and the Kurds are an easy scapegoat.
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Environmental Reporting Act legislation introduced
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has introduced legislation to change New Zealand’s outdated environmental reporting regime and improve decision-making on the country’s environmental considerations. “This legislation will strengthen the...
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Russia’s strike on centuries-old Ukrainian monastery complex reveals its growing desperation
This attack has been widely understood as a Russian attempt to eradicate Ukrainian identity, and target a site that is extremely spiritually important to Ukrainians.
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Government responds to Infrastructure Plan
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has released its formal response to the independent National Infrastructure Plan, setting out how it will respond to the Infrastructure Commission’s sixteen recommendations. “Delivering...
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Parliamentary Budget Office clearly needed ahead of election
Source: Green Party The Green Party has written to the National and Labour finance spokespeople urging support for an independent Parliamentary Budget Office to cost political commitments and lift the standard of...
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Funding to divert concrete waste from landfill
Source: New Zealand Government Thousands of tonnes of concrete from construction and demolition works will be diverted from landfill in Bay of Plenty and Canterbury each year following a funding...
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Funding to investigate historic mine impacts
Source: New Zealand Government The environmental impacts of a former mine site on conservation land in the Marlborough Sounds are being investigated for remediation, Environment Minister Nicola Grigg and Conservation...
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Second person dies after Taupō crash
Source: New Zealand Police A second person has died following a crash in Taupō on Te Heuheu Road on 29 May. Emergency services were called to the two vehicle crash just...