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Call to raise off-licence buying age
The age for buying alcohol outside of bars should be raised to minimise harm to children and young people, Children's Commissioner John Angus says.
<i>Don Brash:</i> 2025 advice best shot at bridging gap
Recommendations which simply endorsed currently popular measures would have meant that the 2025 Taskforce had achieved nothing at all.
Berl economist laments export failings
Don Brash's report on catching up with Australia has sparked a new round of debate about monetary policy.
Study confirms Oz 'myth' on unskilled Kiwis
A new study has confirmed a long-held Australian belief - less-skilled Kiwis have migrated there at a higher rate than skilled professionals.
Australia leads NZ in 10 of 11 categories
Australians live longer than we do, in bigger houses, and have more leisure time.
<i>John Armstrong:</i> 2025 report too extreme to promote
The 2025 Taskforce has delivered exactly the kind of extreme right-wing-policy prescription its critics had predicted it would.
'Too radical' - English rejects Brash plan
A plan to close the wealth gap with Australia is "too radical" for Bill English, who says economic parity by 2025 is an "aspirational" rather than realistic goal
Two-salary family struggles to pay bills
Even with two earners, Donna and Terry Victory struggle on below-average wages to feed themselves and their 14-year-old daughter.
Teen drivers drinking and driving more than ever - police
Booze checks in the greater Auckland area indicate the number of drunk drivers under 20 has risen by 77 per cent compared with three years ago.
Under-fire trusts agree to merge operations
Creation of biggest gambling society in NZ expected to cost up to 27 jobs.