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The rate of Kiwi children with asthma is high when compared to other countries.
Gangs, guns and criminal kids: Jarrod Gilbert and Jared Savage answer your questions
"This is the worst I've seen in terms of gang-on-gang violence."
Expert Q&A: How bad is NZ's gang problem really - and what do we do about it?
Sociologist Dr Jarrod Gilbert and senior reporter Jared Savage on gangs in NZ.
Cost of living: Fruit pickers spend a day's pay to drive to work
Anti-poverty groups have seven big requests from Govt in this month's Budget.
Experts call for commissioner to address modern slavery
Rebekah Armstrong says it is important to get the legislation right the first time.
Paul Catmur: The laws of stupidity - what group do you fit into?
Italian professor Carlo Cipolla sees the Stupid as the main danger to civilisation.
Family builds iPhone headstone for teen 'always' on her phone
An Auckland teenager's iPhone headstone has been praised for its uniqueness.
'Things are grim': Soaring costs pushing more Kiwis into hardship - advocates
Changes to benefits and Working for Families suggested to soften blow of inflation.
Geothermal heating, cooking and bathing plans for Ōhinemutu Pā
Group wants to help elderly access hot springs water for in-home use.
Revealed: The number of Kiwis who have had assisted deaths since euthanasia legalised
Euthanasia has been legal in New Zealand since November.
Major hotel chain to continue living wage post MIQ
Many of these workers were at or just above the minimum wage at the start of the pandemic.
Shooting, assault, overdose, fire: Troubled history of Auckland's biggest brothel
Man left critically injured in latest incident.
The long, dark history of a Māngere boarding house where a tenant died on Sunday
A homicide was the latest in a series of violent events at the Māngere boarding house.
Can a shoe grow with a child? Kiwi entrepreneur designs expandable shoes for preschool children
The shoe would expand five sizes and is designed for lower income families.
Exclusive: 'When I woke she was gone' - her newborn girl was taken 57 years ago; finally, an apology
Maggie Wilkinson has received an historic settlement and in-person apology.
Entrepreneur Ezra Hirawani named Young New Zealander of the Year
Ezra Hirawani is the co-founder of Māori power company Nau Mai Rā.
Parties, noise and death threats: Kāinga Ora tenant fed up
A disruptive neighbour has victimised one Kāinga Ora tenant for more than three years.
Opinion: Signs of a mental health setback and how to get through it
I've had a lot of guilt and shame about experiencing a setback, writes Lee Suckling.
Benefits need to be up to $165 higher a week, advocacy group says
Benefits will be lifted on Friday. But analysis shows families will still come up short.
'Spray cold water': Leo Molloy's 'inhumane' plan for 'undesirables' in Auckland CBD
The once-great downtown area has become a "shameful disgrace", says mayoral hopeful.
Two landlords convicted for repeat breaches of tenancy laws but can't be banned
The penalty was reserved for "incorrigible" landlords, a lawyer said.
Housing crisis: 'Highest priority' households rise from 3 to 258
Homeless charity says just three of its clients have found permanent homes in three years.
Rise in abusive calls forces food bank to take action
0800-hungry is now recording calls after an increase in abuse from clients.
Senior firefighter resigns from association over 'tone deaf' Facebook post
A senior volunteer firefighter has resigned due to a "tone deaf" Facebook post.
Young family charged $10,000 interest on a $29,000 car loan
Community groups highlights the cases to lobby against diluted lending laws.
Homeless mother of seven says she was forced to pitch a tent during storm
Homeless mother of seven and a newborn baby had to pitch a tent in a Hawke's Bay park.
Govt ministries on track to sack unvaxxed staff - hundreds of jobs on the line
A High Court ruling has not deterred the public sector from firing unvaccinated staff.
'No such thing as educating women': The email sent to a professor and Covid expert
Epidemiologist told you can't "educate women". This is how she beats the trolls.
Covid stand-off: 220 unvaccinated ministry staff set to be sacked
MSD is getting advice on a recent court decision before firing sacked staff.
Watch: Heart-stopping moment protester aims car at police
Dramatic video shows the moment a car races towards officers in Wellington.
Council mistakes Auckland man's disability aids for inorganic collection
A council contractor took his inorganic collection, plus a few other things.
'Very limited progress' on child poverty as key targets not met
"Not going backwards is not good enough for our tamariki."
How Tūhoe researcher overcame setbacks to lead NZ's biggest study of children
Sarah-Jane Paine is the new research director of Growing Up in New Zealand.