The 'relentless' rise of P in New Zealand: 'This is becoming a plague'
Meth-related offending has now overtaken cannabis in New Zealand.
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Comment: Growing support outside Venezuela is vital for opposition.
Comment: Treaty settlements can help solve today's problems
Comment: Partnerships with iwi can help reduce Māori imprisonment.
Kawerau: Only 38 per cent at school regularly
Regular school attendance improves slightly, but still shows yawning decile gaps.
Letters: 'No logic' to building claims
Rest assured, there are no mushroom farms within the council, as Mr White claims.
Your say: Council not setting example, Poll unwise, All one family
Letters to the Whanganui Chronicle
No uniform, stationery, bag or even shoes: kids too poor for school
Poverty means 200 Kiwi kids desperately need help to start school with the right gear.
Seven charts that show the world is actually becoming a better place
Key data shows that the world is much better off today than ever before in history.
The money-saving Kiwi Facebook page that got too big is back
Founder started the budget-busting tips page so she could ditch caravan for first home.
Father loses everything after dealing synthetics to lift family out of poverty
Tauranga dad had 50 ziplock bags of drugs in a freezer and hid money in his kids' clothes.
Letters: We must address financial inequality in NZ
We must address the rapidly growing financial inequality in this country.
The gap between the rich and poor at university in New Zealand
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Jay Kuten: Guess what ... the good and the bad of 2018
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Happy Christmas: Weird items donated in charity's appeal
From bloody knives, strange food items and dolls with their heads shaved.
Inside story: The one-punch killer who got home detention
In desolate small towns, a criminal record can be a birthright.
Hundreds could go without food and presents at Christmas due to charity demand
By Friday, more than 8000 food parcels will have been distributed throughout Auckland.
One in five Kiwi kids still without access to food: report
Child poverty figures remain stagnant, frustrating Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft.
Big schools vow to fight loss of schools' powers
School boards glad to lose "compliance" role so they can focus on students.
City Mission expects 'most demanding Xmas ever'
Auckland City Mission will almost double the number of meals its provides this year.
Fifth of Kiwis suffer persistent pain
Many who have persistent pain struggle to get adequate help.
Comment: NZ taking on complex ethnic crisis in Rakhine
The PM is offering help in a very complex conflict in Myanmar.
Tauranga council votes to ban begging, rough sleeping
Begging and rough sleeping prohibited within 5m of retail or hospitality premises.
Study: Third of world's food goes to waste
A third of the world's food is lost before it ever reaches anyone's plate.
Not enough to live on; negative Winz experience: Welfare survey
People said they do not currently receive enough income to live with dignity.
Exam advice: 'Exercise and unplug from social media'
As NCEA looms, parents are advised not to put too much pressure on their kids.
Audrey Young: Jacinda Ardern set to show her substance
COMMENT: Jacinda Ardern is improving with each passing month, writes Audrey Young.
The real cost of living on NZ Super
For superannuitants, rates and insurance are pushing up the cost of living.
Child poverty mishap: Poverty rates unknown
Unusually low response rates from low-income families have skewed the surveys.
Child Poverty Bill closer to law
Bill receives cross-part support, with the exception of Act.
Period poverty: 'It's time to break down the taboo subject'
"Girls as young as 9 should not be shamed": Solo mum reveals shocking stories.
Focus: Mersey Burrows talks period poverty
Mersey Burrows talks to The New Zealand Herald about period poverty after a survey by KidsCan found a huge number of women are often unable to afford sanitary items.
All Work and Income offices to get $2.5m makeover
All of Work and Income's offices will get a makeover to make them friendlier.
Child labourer gets second shot at school
Anu spent 14 hours a day sewing leather but now she has a shot at "becoming someone".