Type 2 diabetes: Health researcher calls for ministerial taskforce
Health researchers say the Government needs to take action to tackle type 2 diabetes.
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In 2023 people are still wasting their lives thumbing out grievances on social media.
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The law meant NZers could marry regardless of sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.
'Humiliated’: Homeless man arrested for failure to provide address
Police case "cannot be correct" - it would mean no homeless person could drive legally.
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The woman told the Herald she was disgusted by the waiting periods.
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Thousands of state homes sit empty, maintenance budget up $410m
State homes are being brought to Healthy Homes standards - but some are empty.
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Bonnie Jansen: Why it’s time to normalise period chat in sport
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Immunisation system failing children in vulnerable communities - report
Just 34 per cent of Māori children in South Auckland are fully vaccinated.
Samoan lawyers given rare insights from Kiwi judges and attorneys
A group of judges and lawyers from New Zealand are in Samoa to offer tricks of the trade.
18 months to build pensioner flats as housing shortage deepens in Tararua
The flats were expected to have been finished by July, but are still not ready.
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The rental situation in New Zealand's tourism hotspot is growing more desperate.
Police hunting teen ram-raiders who smashed into Auckland dairy
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Brutal rental market: Harrowing tales of the hunt for a home
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Ngāti Kahungunu chairman Bayden Barber sees it as an opportunity rather than a "risk".
Security threat: Could TikTok get banned in NZ?
There are growing concerns about the influence of the social media app.
Controversial Stop Co-Governance event cancelled over safety concerns
Auckland Council has cancelled both bookings for events tonight.
Number of children waiting for mental health support more than triples
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Rising wait times for children's mental health assessments 'worrying'
'The need is way greater than the actual capacity to service that need'.
Whangārei police maintain city is safe despite growing number of assaults
Police indicated the number of assaults - among other offences - is expected to fluctuate.
Cyclone can’t stop much-needed Wairoa housing development
The earthworks for housing two years in the making will begin in Cyclone-struck Wairoa.
Agatha Christie thrillers latest to get modern makeover
Agatha Christie novels have been rewritten for modern sensitivities.
Wine and dine for a good cause: Chefs and winemakers team up for cyclone relief
Auckland's Andiamo, Wellington's Shed 5 and Queenstown's Jervois Steak House are involved.
Chris Hyde: There is no need for a ‘debate’ about transgender women
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Bottle store battle: Law changes may stifle community objections
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