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The smooth peanut butters of New Zealand, ranked from worst to best

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  • August 13, 2026
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Complete with a shock fall for a much-heralded household favourite, and a stunning rise for a budget brand. Much like the Holy Spirit or Liam Hemsworth, smooth peanut butter lives in the shadow of a more popular and beloved family member. Crunchy is often seen as the connoisseur’s choice; the platonic ideal of nut butter. […]

A view from the junction of media and politics

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  • July 9, 2026
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Mike Munro’s parliamentary career spans gallery journalist in the time of Muldoon and Lange, spin doctor to Helen Clark and chief of staff for Jacinda Ardern.  Mike Munro landed in the New Zealand parliamentary press gallery in 1984, as the tide was going out on the remarkable reign of Robert Muldoon. The inhabitants of his […]

The things that are and aren’t compatible with National’s values

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  • July 30, 2026
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Wanting to tax land: absolutely not. Xenophobia? That we can work with. Christopher Luxon made what he described as a principled political decision on Monday, ruling out the Opportunity Party over what he deemed to be fundamental philosophical differences on tax. “We wouldn’t be in business with people who want to increase tax,” the prime […]

Can Alibaba bridge Malaysia’s SME talent gap via agentic AI for business?

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  • June 28, 2026
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Alibaba.com is launching an agentic AI for business suite to help Malaysian SMEs bypass severe talent shortages and automate complex cross-border logistics. While the tech promises 24/7 autonomous store management, merchants must balance hands-on operational efficiency against the financial risks of removing human oversight. Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) make up 96.1% of domestic […]