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Barry Soper: Racial profiling at its worst
A dark chapter in our history that most of us would prefer to forget.
Comment | Fuel taxes not the best solution
COMMENT: Congestion pricing, not fuel tax, is the way forward for Auckland.
Choked roads, harbour sewage: Why do we rage against those trying to fix it all?
COMMENT: We attack wasteful spending but the real problem is fear of spending enough.
Michael Barnett: Local government has lost its way
COMMENT: Local body plans are describing problems rather than setting out solutions.
Half-way mark: Waikato District mayor wants help from Government
Mayor Allan Sanson seeks feedback on Long Term Plan. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Your say: Victim had to relive abuse
Readers address sexual abuse case; Air New Zealand, regional rates and over-population
Half-way mark: Hauraki mayor says 'enough'
John Tregidga's been Mayor since 2004. Made with funding from NZ on Air
Weighty challenge: Why is NZ getting so fat?
Eat sugar and fat, get fat? There's much more to obesity than that, writes Jamie Morton.
SpaceX boss warns of 'new Dark Ages'
Musk has a chilling prediction about the future of humanity and there's only one solution.
Auckland big loser in regional economic rankings
Auckland failed to make the cut in the latest ASB Regional Economic Scorecard.
Census 2018: Is your home mouldy?
The 2018 census is an important social accounting exercise, says one academic.
Mapped: New Zealand's hot spots for drunken violence
Where do assaults happen in NZ and what's that got to do with bars and deprivation?
Making sense of the Census: Your questions answered
People can still complete the Census after today.
C-Day: Nine things you need to know about tonight's Census
Stats NZ break down what the Census is about and answer frequently asked questions.
Time for a new name? Join the thousands
More than 7000 people legally changed their name last year, including almost 2000 kids.
Hauraki Gulf headache: Snapper, sharks, trevally stocks collapse
Slow action and conflict are dogging efforts to stop the Hauraki Gulf's steady decline.
Editorial: Health services are under strain
Health services have their hand out to the new Government.
Hosking: They said you'd need an income of $60k for these homes. Turns out it's $114k.
COMMENT: Housing affordability the way Labour is trying to achieve it can't be done.
Lower voting age to 16, urges Children's Commissioner
Young people are the only demographic without a voice, Andrew Becroft says
Norway has all the medals - how can New Zealand compete?
Could our fiords be better than theirs?
New Zealand's birth rate at record low
Immigration has replaced fertility as the biggest source of population growth in Auckland.
The full scale of Cyclone Gita's destruction emerges
Around 50,000 people, or 70 per cent of Tonga's population, were affected by cyclone Gita.
Michel Barnett: Getting the best from new Kiwis
COMMENT: Being New Zealander has responsibilities and privileges beyond just being here.
Thames commute fills Auckland teacher gap
Auckland schools are hiring teachers from smaller towns and overseas to meet demand.
It's a crisis: School's in, but where are the teachers?
A huge overseas recruitment drive will help in schools this year but many still have gaps.
Record growth proves region is a hot spot
Whanganui's population rose by 700 people last year
How big data could help combat heart failure
Mining untapped health data could help tackle one of the biggest killers of our elderly.
Should all kids learn a second language?
Bill would require listing at least 10 languages as "national priority languages".
America's new embassy: An iron fist in a green glove
The new US embassy in London -- iron fist in a green glove
The 12 Auckland suburbs that won't cool
Regions up but most of Auckland losing ground as property values across the city slip.
Auckland should pay for its growth, says Phil Twyford
People living outside Auckland should not have to pay for the city's growth, says Twyford.
Cartographer highlights NZ's sparse population
The map shows how much of New Zealand is uninhabited - which is a large proportion of it.