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Today on The Spinoff: The key issues to keep an eye on at Cop28, the 10 oddest details in the coalition agreements and legal questions answered from the opening of parliament.
But first: The best fiction, nonfiction, poetry and children’s books published in New Zealand this year.
Books editor Claire Mabey: “This year has been a big one for New Zealand publishing – I do not envy the current crop of Ockham NZ Book Awards judges their task of longlisting, shortlisting, and picking winners for next year’s accolades.
Fiction was particularly strong, with recognisable names releasing quality new work, and the suite of debut novels unearthing a new generation of talent. Nonfiction – harder to get a grip on due to the enormous scope of the genre – produced a decent shelf’s worth for adults and for children, too.”
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Live blog: MPs sworn in as 54th parliament officially opens
Did Te Pāti Māori MPs break the law when swearing their oaths?
The 10 oddest details in the coalition agreements
The key issues to keep an eye on at Cop28
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The silence of miscarriage
In the first instalment of a two-part series on miscarriage, Zahra Shahtahmasebi speaks to two women about carrying on after tragedy.
A rare peek inside Wellington’s underground gold vault
Review: The Clay Cart brings the juice
The Māori pathway being carved in Aotearoa’s academic institutes
The cost of being: A Wellington barista and cafe manager
“That’s what everyone’s afraid of.” Rodney Patea, a pensioner struggling to find a long-term rental in his Coromandel town, thinks he might have to buy a tent or live in his car. Last Home Renters follows Patea as he struggles to find a long-term rental home in Matarangi, a town of mostly vacant holiday mansions. The 76-year-old Māori fisherman finds himself in “dire straits” as his short-term lease ends. At the real estate office, there is nothing within his price range. The 15-minute documentary directed by his daughter follows his displacement and search. Made with the support of NZ On Air.