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Otago toga parade axed

Project helps homeless find their roots

Ngati Whatua has given up part of its land at Bastion Point for homeless people to grow vegetables for the City Mission's foodbank.

Watchdog lines up more pokie venues

'Nanny' plan aims to help families

Scheme will involve kuia visiting pregnant Maori women to offer support and advice.

Brainwave programme educates future parents

Pilot scheme at Mangere East college shows boys how to be good fathers.

Watchdog cuts off race clubs' pokie cash

Internal Affairs is banning three gambling machine foundations from giving money to four racing clubs after an investigation into grants.

ACC to cut number and payouts for scans

A new program to help reduce ACC costs will make it more difficult for some people to get medical scans.

Study trashes anti-tagging policies

Taggers say initiatives aimed at preventing graffiti just encourage them to keep vandalising.

Jobless rate up to 6.5pc, highest in nine years

New Zealand's unemployment rate has climbed to its highest level since the so-called "winter of discontent" in 2000.

Jobless rate rises to 6.5pc

The unemployment rate rose to a nine-year high 6.5 per cent in the September quarter.

Gangster kids keep time for church

Many young Pacific offenders in South Auckland are "chameleons" who attend church after committing a crime

Mongrel Mob kicks out 'bad' members

Expert exodus exposes cracks in drug stance

Crime is somebody else's problem

New Zealanders can recognise crime in other areas, but prefer to dismiss it as part of everyday life in their own, a study suggests.

Grieving mum's advice

China forced to examine deep prejudices

A black woman's appearance on a talent show in China has provoked a storm of abuse on the internet and a rare debate on racism in the media.