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Animal Farm at 80: George Orwell’s enduring commitment to socialist revolution

7 August 2025

Animal Farm is a melancholy reflection on the corruption of revolution – and the need to keep looking for a better one.

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The treaty meant to control nuclear risks is under strain 80 years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
	7 Aug: In the wake of the US attacks, the international community asked itself how it could ensure that such horrors were never repeated.... more

Two people have been taken to Christchurch Hospital - one of them critical - after an incident at a property in Linwood
	7 Aug: Two people have been taken to Christchurch Hospital - one of them critical - after an incident at a property in Linwood... more

Christchurch Police remain at the scene of a property in Linwood - where a man was found with a stab wound
	7 Aug: Christchurch Police remain at the scene of a property in Linwood - where a man was found with a stab wound... more

A Wellington man accused of shooting his neighbour's guest at a fiery Guy Fawkes event - has been found not guilty
	7 Aug: A Wellington man accused of shooting his neighbour's guest at a fiery Guy Fawkes event - has been found not guilty... more

A man's been arrested after a baby was critically injured in Wairarapa last month
	7 Aug: A man's been arrested after a baby was critically injured in Wairarapa last month... more

Police are renewing appeals to find others involved in a fatal bus stop attack in Auckland's Meadowbank - at Easter weekend
	7 Aug: Police are renewing appeals to find others involved in a fatal bus stop attack in Auckland's Meadowbank - at Easter weekend... more

Auckland's Southern Cross Campus school is back to normal - after locking down at home time, when people disrupted students trying to leave
	6 Aug: Auckland's Southern Cross Campus school is back to normal - after locking down at home time, when people disrupted students trying to leave... more

World’s biggest coral survey confirms sharp decline in Great Barrier Reef after heatwave
	6 Aug: The latest report from Australia’s tropical marine research agency shows hard corals on the Great Barrier Reef have been hit hard by an extreme marine heatwave.... more

Two 19-year-old men have been charged with the murder of Tyreece Te Pairi in Hamilton last month
	6 Aug: Two 19-year-old men have been charged with the murder of Tyreece Te Pairi in Hamilton last month... more

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Rugby:
The Southland Stags have scored 29 unanswered second half points to stun Manawatu 29-22 in their NPC rugby contest in Invercargill after trailing 22-nil at halftime 8:16

Golf:
Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox is a whopping 19 shots off the pace towards the end of his second round at the PGA's penultimate tour event in Maryland 8:06

Rugby League:
No luck for the Kiwis at the New Zealand Darts Masters, with all exiting in the opening round at Spark Arena 8:06

Rugby League:
The Warriors have just about guaranteed a top eight finish in league's NRL after a 14-10 comeback win over the Dragons at Mt Smart 7:56

International:
The Palestinian women's football team is playing for 'identity and resistance' 7:56

Rugby League:
The Roosters have moved into the NRL's Top 8 following a 32-12 win over the third-placed Bulldogs in Sydney 7:56

Soccer:
Liverpool have taken their off-season spending to seven hundred and thirty-five million dollars after confirming the arrival of Italian defender Giovanni Leoni 7:46

Law and Order:
Police say they haven't given up hope on solving a 45-year-old cold case in Auckland 7:36

International:
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Rugby League:
The Warriors are back into the NRL's top four after a 14-10 comeback victory over the Dragons at Mt Smart 7:16

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