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.
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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?
Andrew Lensen and Marcin Betkier: Could AI play a role in the justice system?
OPINION: Artificial intelligence could help create transparency in the legal system.
'I had tears the whole way around’: Heartfelt plea for donations for kids in need this Christmas
Without donations, thousands of kids could still miss out, charity boss says.
Island tug of love: Mother boarded ship and ‘wrestled’ girl from grandmother
NZ court makes child its ward until custody is sorted out under Tokelauan custom.
Prime $50m property back on the market - will it be returned to disabled community?
The site was sold last year for $49.5m but a plan for 240 apartments has stalled.
Thieves ram raid, smash into five Auckland businesses overnight
A dairy, Subway outlet, restaurant, vape store and car yard have all been damaged.
Ballooning number of managers at Kāinga Ora costs $103m per year
Crown housing agency thickens management layer by 86 per cent in two years.
‘It’s all about abortion’: How women clawed back ground for the Democrats
Financial Times: Pundits thought abortion had faded from voters' minds. They were wrong.
“Cruel behaviour”: Man’s fake Tinder account made ex-lover’s life a misery
Woman forced to change life after 'unwanted advances from strange men'.
Euthanasia laws too strict and should be relaxed, Act leader David Seymour says
A requirement that patients only have six months to live should be removed, the MP says.
Rebuilding Better - the Equality Lens: How to grow the economy for all Kiwis
Experts say NZ needs to tackle the gender pay gap, the digital divide, and housing costs.
Rotorua tourism operators say no to emergency housing extension
Rotorua's reputation as a tourism mecca has taken a hit over the pandemic.
Clive Elliott: Is Aotearoa headed for social apartheid?
OPINION: We are currently experiencing a momentous paradigm shift.
‘They forgot about us’: Family of 13 placed in one-bedroom emergency motel units after fire
Mum and her 10 kids forced to live in two one bedroom units for 12 months.
When Covid hit, five Samoan siblings took over the family business - and changed the game
What happened when five Samoan siblings took over the family market business.
Supermarkets and bottle stores could face stricter limits on alcohol sales after Govt announces reforms
Councils may soon have more success in introducing their own rules for drinking.
How music controls everything from taste to our spending habits
A new exhibition looks at music's mysterious power.
Artwork by Fatu Feu'u to feature on glasses to help preventable blindness in the Pacific
Samoan artist Fatu Feu'u teams up with Specsavers to help kick blindness in the Pacific.