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The Bulletin’s 2020 Year in News Quiz
The news that will matter in 2021
Year closes with government books in reasonable shape
Australia welcomes talk of a travel bubble
Mallard under pressure over legal costs
Wairoa dental service withdraws, and a quiet regional crisis
Intrigue and brinksmanship in Infratil takeover bid
Spy agency overhaul calls, and response to March 15 inquiry report
Labour enjoys winner's bonus in first post-election poll
Tauranga council drama comes to a head
Select Committee seats and what each party wants
What comes next after climate emergency declaration
Auckland Council considers one-off rates hit amid Covid damage
National and Act slam new sick day rules
Police admin failure let mosque shooter get gun license
Massive workforce boost for horticulture sector
Soldier with far-right ties on spying charges
Pepper spray, solitary confinement incidents show prison culture
Shifts in foreign policy since the elections
Contrasting visions on National's defeat and future
New wave of bank closures hitting the regions
5 million Covid vaccines on the way in major new agreement
Stories of the modern housing crisis
Covid on NZ meat claim puzzles government, worries industry
Decision day for mandatory masking
Masks on, stay home if you can – Auckland's new community case
Housing kingpins safe for now after Reserve Bank changes
Rain still falling in hard-hit Napier
Benefit increase before Christmas ruled out by PM
Post-election politics begins, legal wrangles could swing US election
Trump claims fraud with Biden holding slight edge
Wellington's future being thrashed out
Plenty of surprises in new Ardernistration
Greens get a seat away from the table
Referendum results day, and a Green deal decision
Idiots abroad infuriated by NZ's Covid response
Should the government back Chris Liddell for OECD?
Unaffordable dental care in the spotlight
Covid's back in the community – but has it spread any further?
Everyone's got an opinion for the Greens
Climate change already happening, says new report
System springs into action on Port Covid case
Celebrations and recriminations coming at caucus meetings
Election special: Ardern supreme after crushing Labour win
Campaign grinds to the finish line
NZ government adds voice in global encryption fight
Major purchase agreement in race for Covid-19 vaccine
Advance voting surges ahead of final week
Minor parties push for scarce positions
Labour puts little new in climate policy
Dozens of houses destroyed in Ohau fire
Confusion surrounds Trump's Covid-19 status
For and against a four year term
East Coast looms as race to watch
Peters draws distinction between NZ First party and NZ First Foundation
Widely different outcomes loom for referendums
Poll, debate set tone for the campaign
Country moves to a more cautious level one
Fonterra's back to basics strategy pays dividends
Long forecast recession finally arrives
Reckoning comes for wage subsidy
Competing education policies presented to voters
Alert levels given another short extension
NZ Rugby packs down against government
Wildfires stretch US to extremes
Labour unveils deeply conservative tax policy
Culture change and the new sexuality education guidelines
Ardern shoots for the stars as the campaign corpse reanimates
The stark reminder of Covid-19 deaths
Family support looms as election policy battleground
Alert level one still a long way away
Green school controversy drags on and on
Diverging outcomes from Covid-relief benefit
Is Auckland ready for level two?
The Christchurch mosque shooter sentencing, and what comes afterwards
Mixed messages on freshwater regulations
Changes rippling through architecture of local government
Mandatory transport masks the new normal
Sentencing begins today for Christchurch mosque shooter
National changes philosophy behind border policy
When will Auckland exit alert level three lockdown?
Testing questions as parliament resumes
Reaction to the election delay
Are managed isolation facilities secure?
How we'll learn what happens next
National wants a delayed election. Might they have a point?
Resurgence plan triggered by Covid-19 community transmission
Concern from the Cook Islands over travel bubble
Now the election campaign really starts
Preparing for a possible return of the pandemic
Many stories told by latest unemployment figures
IPCA, police at odds over officer not charged
Tauranga's "combative" mayor on ropes after texts revealed
The rapid rise to prominence of Billy Te Kahika Jr
Collins wins and loses in latest poll
For and against a massive new hydro storage scheme
China furious at Hong Kong extradition suspension
International students not coming back this year
National dismisses horror poll as a "rogue"
Why the relationship with China is so complicated
Minister sacked as chaos reigns
The fallout of the Falloon scandal
The Andrew Falloon scandal: what we know so far
User-pays managed isolation on its way
Collins reshuffles caucus, will make major speech today
Kaye departure reports signal massive changes in National
The challenge ahead for Collins
Labour's turn to feel SFO heat
Did Todd Muller lie about Boag and Woodhouse?
Tiwai Point closing affects everything
Changes coming in managed isolation after 2nd escape
Hamish Walker, former Nat president in disgrace after Covid leak
Tough times for thousands on temporary visas
Ups and downs at parliament as parties make final shuffles
Auckland gets Waikato water, but long-term issues remain
New support, new taxes in effect from today
The battle over opening the borders
Fears for paramedic service after pay boost scrapped
Fascinating poll sets tone for the election
Will the three-party government survive the term?
New testing strategy aimed at borders, community surveillance
Auckland drought leads to fears of severe water restrictions
New Covid-19 case in isolation facility, system reaching capacity
Government scrambles to fix quarantine bungle fallout
An avalanche of incompetence in quarantine system
Two new Covid-19 cases, serious questions about border
Fast-tracked projects aimed at job-creation announced
Muller makes his pitch for the middle
A dozen stories to wrap the week
Billions needed to fix hospital infrastructure
How Australia sees the trans-Tasman bubble
Level one, zero cases. Now what?
Can Shane Jones reclaim Northland and save his party?
Winners and losers from sport's spending spree
Normality beckons at level one
Apprenticeships to be free, skills shortages targeted
US police violence and New Zealand protests
Farmers fairly comfortable, ecologists angered by freshwater rules
The sad farce of Kiwibuild is back
Political divisions rage as election looms
Criticism over new 'two-tier' welfare payments
After winning brutal coup, Muller's National looks ahead
High noon showdown for National
Who has the numbers in National?
A poll that means nothing and everything
Religious groups struggle with level two limits
Wrapping Robertson's rainy day budget
A day of concern about police overreach
What kind of Budget will we get?
Clarifying the rules of Level Two
Why does the Friday afternoon document dump matter?
Peters throws NZ into battle between China and Taiwan
Questions swirling about legality of lockdown
Disconnect between unemployment and rural worker needs
The prospect of a trans-Tasman travel bubble
RMA changes please opposition, worry Greens
Queenstown crushed by Covid-19, recovery deeply uncertain
Winston Peters pushes his way back into the spotlight
How Covid-19 has affected the Pacific
Good morning, and welcome to Level Three
Global context for NZ's climate change review
Day of revelations for health system in turmoil
Deeper scrutiny coming on PPE concerns
Contact tracing the key to leaving level four
Contest of ideas over Covid-19 future
New report shows freshwater still in crisis
Teething issues as school term starts
Bleak scenarios released on day of job losses
Will the Covid-19 recovery be green?
Quarantine announcement imminent, according to reports
Breaking: Health minister David Clark demoted
The debate on when to leave the lockdown
Apocalyptic week for NZ's media
Support needed for those with least
Government's Covid-19 approach faces serious scrutiny
Nurse tests positive amid wider workforce fears
When are we getting out of lockdown?
Community transmission concerns as cases rise
Message to NZers overseas changes – seek shelter
NZ faces future after extraordinary, historic day
Daily life to change with new Covid-19 alert system
New Zealand's border is now closed
Coronavirus suspected in Samoa
Dunedin school closed after student tests positive for Covid-19, others staying open
Strong warnings amid Covid-19 gathering guidelines
Facing the Covid-19 economic shock
Covid-19 officially declared a pandemic
Lab testing workers strike criticised and defended
Robertson moves to reassure with Covid-19 economic package
Is the Predator Free 2050 goal actually possible?
Tauranga rates and why painful proposed rise is needed
Another story puts police culture under scrutiny
The warning in mass deaths of eels
A disturbing echo of March 15 attack
The latest on coronavirus in NZ
Ardern's important international week
Saving water becomes crucial amid drought
What do child poverty stats show?
Covid 19's rapid spread starts to have serious economic impact
Shane Jones vs the vegans is just the beginning
Cannabis vote on a hot knife edge
Jami-Lee Ross, defendant, lashes out again
The donations quagmire deepens
ETS and the accounting of emissions
Peters admits and denies involvement in journo smear
Parliament returns as petty as ever
Trust in question around NZ First Foundation investigation
New poll sets scene for election year
Long cleanup looms after Mataura River floods
Politicians take limelight at Waitangi
'Red' weather day down South sparks new warning
Concerns grow in public media merger info void
Business groups welcome big infrastructure spend
Big reveal coming on infrastructure project spending
What impacts will coronavirus have?
Māori Party revival gathers steam
Response to Wuhan coronavirus ramps up
Disturbing stories raise neo-Nazi extremism fears
What the UN climate refugee ruling means
False alarm sparks tsunami alert concerns
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