Upgrade to Simeon’s dream private health service – at a cost
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Style Edit: Henry Jacques elevates perfume to an art de vivre with Les Classiques
There are perfume houses, and then there are maisons that quietly propose an entire way of life. Henry…
Ending duty-free tobacco sales would be good for health – and health budgets
Cheap duty-free sales of tobacco products not only deprive the public purse of millions of dollars, they undermine…
Feeling financially scorched? How to recover from the Christmas holiday period
If your bank account looks a little sunburnt right now, you’re not alone. Frances Cook has four tips…
We need a ‘Planetary Neural Network’ for AI-enabled space infrastructure protection
You may not see it with the naked eye, but in Earth’s orbit, a silent crisis is unfolding.…
Launch operators are the rocket fuel required to galvanize spaceports in Europe
Europe stands on the precipice of launching a satellite from the mainland. Until now, the Guiana Space Centre…
How NZ can survive – and even thrive – in Trump’s rivalrous new world order
A wave of pessimism has swept the western world in the wake of Trump’s increasingly bold global moves.…
Let’s All Be Normal About Alexander Skarsgård’s Sexuality, Please
As a nosy bisexual, I implicitly consider everyone’s sexuality my business, but even I have been grossed out…
Here’s the secret to spending money with no regrets
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Why Luxon chose the first Saturday in November
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Free warnings, better catalogs: the real fix for space safety
A one-line change in the Dec. 18, 2025 Executive Order, Ensuring American Space Superiority, reopened a debate: should…
If you want to understand our problems, mind the gaps
Opinion: Each new year brings a new round of predictions about which sectors will surge in the year…