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Editorial: Chogm needs new sense of relevance

One in seven billion - what's your number?

The world's seven billionth person will be born on October the 31, but what number are you?

Labour's savings plan a 'cruel joke' - Key

Owen Glenn: Children more precious than Rugby World Cup

Deborah Hill Cone: All together now: it just isn't fair

Did you go and occupy Aotea Square?

Deep divisions over $1000 for a Rugby World Cup game as poverty grows

World's population set to hit seven billion

Asia and Africa will determine future global population growth, writes The Independent's Hamish McRae.

Baby boom adds to overcrowding in Mangere

Owen Glenn: Ghosts of past return to haunt taxpayers

Trial favours change in child witness tactics

Gareth Morgan's big tax idea

After motorbiking round the world and saving Happy Feet, economist Gareth Morgan wants to revolutionise our tax and welfare system. Andrew Laxon asks him why.

We're not that old, seniors tell survey

Senior New Zealanders feel nearly 20 years younger than their age and most believe others see them as younger ...

More varieties of sex please, we're British

Britons are becoming more sexually adventurous, with fewer defining themselves as 'straight', research has found.

Auckland Council puts focus on city's poor areas in south

Political parties united on nudity

Battle for Beehive hot seat

Nikki Kaye and Jacinda Ardern are rivals for Auckland Central. But with Green candidate Denise Roche in the equation, the battle won't be straightforward.