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Youth homelessness crisis: Call for national strategy to close support gaps
Youth homelessness crisis: Call for national strategy to close support gaps

Today is World Homeless Day – where organisations around the globe shed light on the issue.

Right now, more than 2% of New Zealanders are without a h…

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Local elections: Hundreds of races being won by default
Local elections: Hundreds of races being won by default

Local government is how communities democratically decide what happens in their backyards.

The park on the corner, what day our bins go out, your nei…

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How the Reserve Bank’s next move could shape economic recovery ahead
How the Reserve Bank’s next move could shape economic recovery ahead

The Reserve Bank is expected to cut the Official Cash Rate today, but how deeply it will cut remains to be seen.

Markets are pricing in the cut as a …

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Inside the inquiry asking if NZ was ready for the deadly Cyclone Gabrielle
Inside the inquiry asking if NZ was ready for the deadly Cyclone Gabrielle

It’s been more than two years since Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods.

Nineteen people died.

A three-week long inquest ha…

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How can NZ stand out in the global fight for AI minds?
How can NZ stand out in the global fight for AI minds?

New Zealand’s fight to attract the minds shaping the future in tech could have just gotten a bit harder.

China has a new visa which targets young STE…

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Surging violence, record numbers: What’s driving the prison system 'crisis'
Surging violence, record numbers: What’s driving the prison system 'crisis'

The Corrections Association says New Zealand’s prisons are in ‘crisis’.

Last year saw record-breaking numbers of assaults on staff, almost double wha…

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Trump claims Gaza ceasefire deal within reach, but could it be deja vu?
Trump claims Gaza ceasefire deal within reach, but could it be deja vu?

US President Donald Trump says a Gaza ceasefire is “closer than ever” - but, what’s the reality?

The White House has released a plan to end the Gaza …

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Blind and low vision New Zealanders face rising costs and daily barriers
Blind and low vision New Zealanders face rising costs and daily barriers

There are huge inequities facing at least 183,000 New Zealanders, and nothing’s being done about it.

New data from Blind Low Vision NZ reveals how bl…

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Overshoot Conference: What breaking 1.5°C means for climate action
Overshoot Conference: What breaking 1.5°C means for climate action

We’re edging closer to exceeding 1.5°C of warming globally, and scientists will gather to understand the implications of missing our climate change t…

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Abuse in Care survivors face years‑long delays under current redress processes
Abuse in Care survivors face years‑long delays under current redress processes

Church leaders are continuing to publicly apologise to survivors of abuse.

The Presbyterian Church is the latest to address it in two public apology …

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