South Korea U-turns on 69-hour work week after youth revolt
Intense backlash from younger workers prompted a dramatic backflip.
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Deputy PM exploring how to permanently boost benefit levels
Advocates say move would help stop beneficiaries falling further behind.
Fears of rise in anti-transgender and queer-phobic rhetoric
There are fears a rise in anti-trans and queer-phobic rhetoric is driving a wave of hate.
Habitat for Humanity opens community housing project in 'our flashest town'
The need for housing has soared due to factors like skyrocketing property prices.
EDs under pressure: Beds in cafes, corridors as hospitals swamped
Health workers worry about what winter will bring.
FamilyBoost package will benefit Māori, says Reti
Dr Shane Reti says National's family support package will aid Māori most.
Hundreds of schoolgirls poisoned in Iran
A wave of mysterious poisoning incidents has sparked concern and outrage in Iran.
Midlife women are being told to sit down and shut up - and not just by men
Telegraph Opinion: 'Gen X women fit a template that is every misogynist's dream.'
Teen mental health crisis: ‘TikTok has completely changed the game’
Student who learned to self-harm online worries about others falling down a dark hole.
Voices Of The Pacific: The seasonal worker from Vanuatu
Peter Bumseng, of Vanuatu, has been a seasonal worker in New Zealand for 15 years.
A respected priest conducted a wedding ceremony. Then he started an affair with the bride
Priest penalised after an affair with a woman came to light.
Rewritten: Roald Dahl kids' books remove 'fat', 'ugly', 'offensive' references
Children's author wrote many classics which have been rewritten to be more "inclusive".
Watch: Aja Rock and mum of sick teen targeted in deepfake video scam
Former socialite Aja Rock's Instagram account was hacked and her image was used.
Opinion: No, Harry Styles wasn’t insulting Beyoncé – Americans are race-obsessed
US critics claimed Styles was ignoring his white privilege after Grammy speech.
Voices Of The Pacific: A new series shining a light on RSE workers
Family is at the heart of what RSE workers do.
Teenagers on sports trip from Tonga get stuck in to help after Auckland flooding
Youngsters on a sports trip from Tonga are helping in the big clean-up in Auckland.
Woman arrested after fire reported at Auckland City Mission building
A fire was reported about 3am at the Auckland City Mission on Hobson St.
Sky-high rent costs hitting Wellington’s former refugee community
The Wellington region is one of 13 areas former refugees are housed around the country.
'I want to be a unifying figure with regards to race relations in New Zealand' - Deputy PM
Sepuloni has Samoan, Tongan and European heritage.
600 motel nights: Oranga Tamariki reveal longest temporary accommodation stays for Kiwi kids in care
A young person spent more than 600 days living in a motel, Oranga Tamariki has confirmed.
Facebook and Instagram told to 'free the nipple'
Tech giant Meta rescinds ‘convoluted and poorly defined’ policies on breast pictures.
'Appalling': Govt plans 350 homes on site it rejected for private development
'Without developments like this, reliance on emergency housing in Rotorua will continue.'
Homeless woman dies in Auckland’s CBD
A woman known to the City Mission has died suddenly in Auckland's CBD.
'I was in the shower when I felt it. I thought it was nothing'
Telesia Fukofuka, 35, is sharing her story as she battles breast cancer.
More children and young people seeking help from charities
KidsCan is worried its ability to help children will be affected.
Welcome 2023: Kiwis farewell year of drama, put hope in new year
A year of highs and lows - both at home and overseas - gives way to a new start today.
Is this Auckland’s noisiest house? Rowdy tenants trigger 89 complaints
Neighbours say the raucous tenants were known for their loud music, parties and fighting.
Unruly neighbours move after ‘nightmarish’ year, Kāinga Ora admits mistakes
Kāinga Ora has admitted it could have acted faster to solve problems with tenants.
NZ experienced ‘social distancing’ of a different kind well before Covid-19. Here's how to fix it.
ANALYSIS: New Zealanders were social distancing long before Covid. Here's how.
Rebuilding Better: Time to create the social media we want
OPINION: It's time to reject the notion that we need to take what we're given.
Advocates demand mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse
'We’ve got to move away from tick-box exercises - it’s just not good enough.'
Black Ferns triumph shows the way to heal our social divisions
The Black Ferns showed us how to be united again. Where else can we find common ground?
Where are you from? The question brown people know all too well
Where are you really from? Where are your people from? Is that offensive?