Police chief steps down, rage grows after US cops shoot dead black man
US police shot dead an unarmed black man found sleeping in his car in a drive-through.
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Cancel culture: Other things we should actually can
Cancel culture has gone turbocharged. Let's put these annoying people in the bin too.
Captain James Cook statue defaced in Gisborne
It is the latest statue to be targeted as part of protests against racial injustice.
Wellington should follow Hamilton's example and remove statues, local says
Two memorials in Wellington glorify men who abducted a 15-year-old girl.
Penny Lane road signs vandalised in anti-slavery protest
Street that inspired The Beatles is the latest target of Black Lives Matter protesters.
Comment: What if you changed your mind?
Want to give your brain a real workout? Seek to change your mind about things more often.
Chch school principal condemns poster removals, comment
Chch Girls' High School's principal says "process" under way with staff member involved.
Hamilton statue's removal raises debate over British colonialism artefacts
Iwi say statue "reminder of the devastating actions of the colonial powers in the 1800s".
Fawlty Towers episode reinstated after John Cleese labels decision 'stupid'
The episode will now screen with warnings about its content.
Chauvin could get US$1.5m pension despite Floyd death charges
Ex cop Chauvin, 44, has been sacked from the force and charged with second-degree murder.
Black Lives Matter protests are a reckoning with the past and present
The protests show the living influence of history, writes Nicola Lamb.
Hamilton statue removal 'start of journey' to address racist history
"This statue is just the start," says Taitimu Maipi, whose actions sparked the removal.
Social workers form human barricade to stop Oranga Tamariki
The incident happened this morning outside Waitākere Hospital's maternity ward.
Third school's students complain over Black Lives Matter poster removal
Two Christchurch Girls' High School students say their posters were removed by staff.
Woman bashed by stranger in 'frenzied' attack at traffic lights
Deni Smart is still recovering from a concussion and a fractured eye socket
'Good morning': Stranger texts woman after stealing contact tracing details
A woman who visited a Hamilton casino was later contacted by a man who stole her details.
Baby uplifts: Oranga Tamariki fires back, says report 'silent on the interest of babies'
It came after the Children's Commissioner told often-harrowing stories about uplifts.
Baby uplifts: Mother first discovered her baby would be uplifted into state care while she was in labour
Mother was halfway through labour when she learned her baby was to be taken.
'I pray hard for us because our situation is too much sometimes'
Variety - The Children's Charity - is running its winter appeal to help needy Kiwi kids.
Why China and Russia are celebrating US protests
The world watches in horror as American burns, but two countries are "crowing with joy".
Despite 432 Indigenous deaths in custody in Australia since 1991, no one has ever been convicted
The Conversation: It is not enough to hear about justice, justice must be done.
'Jacinda we are disappointed': Defiant protest march organisers hit back
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is horrified at the death of George Floyd.
Trump watches problems multiply on his watch
EDITORIAL: The United States is engulfed in protest, chaos, pepper spray and flames.
Queen's Birthday Honours: The full list
Meet the recipients of this year's Queen's Birthday Honours.
'I can't breathe' - The link between two infamous deaths
EDITORIAL: Protest marches with racially diverse crowds have spread cities around the US.
Watch: Neil Finn and Stevie Nicks pen song for Auckland's homeless
Auckland City Mission has some high profile support for its centenary.
Focus: Neil Finn and Stevie Nicks write song for Auckland's homeless
The Crowded House and Split Enz frontman has written a song about Auckland's homeless to help raise money for the Auckland City Mission's new building on Hobson Street. Video / File / Auckland City Mission
Private girls school pays back some of wage subsidy - but should it return the lot?
The school says it can keep $225,000. MSD and legal experts say otherwise.
Tragedy of beauty queen's death: Entrepreneur had been 'struggling with business'
A former Miss Universe NZ finalist, Amber-Lee Friis, has been farewelled.
Covid 19 inquiry essential - but a global agreement is the easy part
Whatever form the inquiry takes - and whenever it's done - the world must learn from this.
Love triangle: In legal first, three exes battle over $2.1m Auckland home
When a three-way relationship breaks up, who gets the family home?
Fresh calls for public holiday to mark NZ Land Wars
There are fresh calls for the New Zealand Land Wars to be marked with a public holiday.
Praise be: Churches to reopen, police to 'use discretion'
Churches are now allowed to open, but the limit on people attending still remains.
Rough sleeping all but eliminated in NZ in six weeks of lockdown
The Covid crisis has had a silver lining: Nearly every rough sleeper has been housed.