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Help Me Hera: Am I too old to learn to drive?
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- July 23, 2026
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It’s scary! Want Hera’s help? Email your problem to helpme@thespinoff.co.nz or fill out this form. Dear Hera, I have been procrastinating learning how to drive for literally a quarter of a century. The furthest I’ve ever got is getting my learner’s as a teenager then having a couple of lessons with my dad (who insisted on […]
A failing grade for the government’s school lunch programme
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- July 1, 2026
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An inquiry has found David Seymour’s cost-cutting overhaul of the free school lunches programme beset by poor planning, inadequate monitoring, waste and low nutritional standards, writes Henry Oliver in today’s excerpt from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. An inquiry from the auditor-general has found David Seymour’s cost-cutting overhaul […]
AI Weekly Issue #512: Robotics Is Moving Fast: IPOs, New Models, and Smarter Robots
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- July 9, 2026
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Three humanoid companies moved toward the public markets in a single week. Agility filed to go public via SPAC at $2.5 billion, Unitree cleared its Shanghai IPO, and Tesla started turning the line that built its last Model S into an Optimus factory. Mistral shipped a robot brain that finds its way with one cheap […]
Science & Social Sciences Curriculum Updated – Expert Reaction
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- August 13, 2026
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“Compared to the draft version of the curriculum, the final version has clearer emphasis on conceptual knowledge and some reduction in content,” says Christopher Burns, School of Education, Faculty of Culture & Society, AUT.