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Local Focus: Rotorua Principals react to shocking attendance statistics
Statistics show a disturbing drop in attendance. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Statistics show a disturbing drop in attendance. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
An extra hour of sleep can cut a pre-schooler's risk of becoming obese by 24 per cent.
In the claustrophobic head space, shame can spiral into self-destructive behaviour.
Let's hope our SFO and impartial justice system help ensure we retain the world's respect.
A special investigator from the UN says we should be doing more about homelessness.
NZ has one of the worst records of child abuse with one child killed every five weeks.
Residents say they feel housing redevelopments are threatening their community.
"They used to pick out every colourful bit of vegetable from the food, now they love it."
Kathryn died in September with a fraud conviction and a $117,000 debt hanging over her.
COMMENT: Key to poverty alleviation is the realisation of rights related to paid work.
Anika Moa has opened up on the "hard times" she faced during her childhood.
'This is our country. There's no point pretending this isn't our country, because it is.'
There are unresolved issues over the land on which the proposed port would sit.
Vote for your top choice in Our Heroes 2019.
A NZ Strike Force Raptor won't improve safety. Ultimately police bullying affects us all.
COMMENT: Prosecuting the homeless is morally bankrupt.
"Any political party serious about tackling gang issues ... would first tackle poverty."
NZ judges are turning into a rich, mostly white group, Chief Justice says.
Having teenage years disrupted by war influenced the research of economist Gail Pacheco.
Should tenants be able to get a state house for life?
Pākehā are the problem when it comes to the alarming statistics for Māori.
Meth dealers to receive 30 per cent cut in sentence if addiction caused drug crimes.
Record numbers of people are asking for help to pay for their food and accommodation.
More families are struggling to afford a place to live. But the state safety net is gone.
Monte Cecilia says a record 700 families sought housing support in the last year.
"You shouldn't get things wrong with ratepayers' money". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Low-income families may save through a new package of electricity reforms.
MSD is being charged four times the market rent by landlords who take in homeless people.
Toiletries drives are being held in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland this week.