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Make it illegal to throw people onto the street: UN visitor
A special investigator from the UN says we should be doing more about homelessness.
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Transgender woman poised to make Argentine soccer history
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Lizzie Marvelly: RNZ Concert decision music to my ears
COMMENT: Kiwi youth already have radio options that serve them the biggest world hits.
Homeless child dies in a motel residents call 'The Trap'
COMMENT: The tragic death of an 11-month-old should be yet another wake-up call.
Letters: Party on, boss takes the fall
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Oranga Tamariki faces more backlash as south Auckland 'youth prison' bid gathers steam
'Youth prison' draws further backlash with residents rubbishing latest attempt.
Domestic abuse victims call for end to 'no-fault' divorce settlements
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Lizzie Marvelly: Māori know what is best for Māori
COMMENT: I refuse to listen to uninformed Pākehā pontificate about what Māori should do.
Muslim leader offers Māori support to fight social injustices
Muslims invited to a pōwhiri at Te Tii Marae for the first time.
'Traumatising': 14 armed police used to take 5-month-old baby
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Kerre McIvor: Ghost house idea smacks of Karl Marx
COMMENT: It's an election year and people are looking for quick fixes.
Ngāti Porou: No children taken into state care by 2025
Iwi wants greater resourcing for its social services from the government.
'Ghost homes': Akl Council wants to use empty private houses for homeless
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Mike Hosking: Misery is a booming business
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KidsCan says continued hardship for families is impacting education
Low decile schools have shared the struggles with some siblings sharing uniforms.
Well-known Kiwis opened up on race relations
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La Fiesta brings women's talent to the fore. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Kathryn's story: Child homicide, fraud, and an insurmountable debt
Kathryn died in September with a fraud conviction and a $117,000 debt hanging over her.
Kāinga Ora ordered to pay tenants over neighbours' 'disturbing' behaviour
It's not Kāinga Ora policy to terminate tenancies, the Crown agency says.
'We shouldn't have to yell and punish them': Grandparents forced to raise kids
How to change a life: Variety needs sponsors for underprivileged Kiwi children.
The value of small family rituals
Lure of cellphone hijacks fun times parents and kids spend together.
Film-maker's 'funds running low' in 'hate speech' case with Sir Bob Jones
A defamation trial between the pair is due to begin next month in Wellington.
Māori babies five times more likely to be uplifted - report
It's part of a review into how to keep more Māori babies in the care of their whānau.
Pierre Lacoste dies 35 years after Rainbow Warrior sinking
Pierre Lacoste, head of the French secret service when the Rainbow Warrior sank, has died.
Cat and mouse: NZ Customs and the never ending war on drugs at our border
As drug smuggling surges into NZ, we visit Customs to see how they try to thwart it
Christmas cards stolen from rest home found dumped at park
Christmas cards and mail were found ripped open and discarded at a park in Te Atatū.
Dead woman is fifth sex worker killed in Christchurch in 15 years
Bella Te Pania is the fifth prostitute to have been killed in Christchurch in 15 years.
Boy, 4, still critical two days after Papatoetoe incident
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New Year Honours: Sir Robert Martin for services to people with disabilities
Sir Robert Martin has been honoured for services to people with disabilities.