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Te reo speaker responds with grace after being rudely interrupted at public meeting.
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Only 1 in 4 new public housing places in Auckland are new builds
The Government is "cannibalising" affordable houses for public housing, NGOs say.
Living a life of darkness: 'I just don't want to live in this world'
The new Vanuatu National Eye Centre in Port Vila is now open for business.
The Chase: Son urges drivers not to flee cops
Today the "Herald" launches "The Chase" - a four-day series about police pursuits.
Criminal minds: How to distinguish a psychopath from a 'shy-chopath'
Just what makes a criminal a psychopath?
Editorial: 'Young adults' put down the PS4 controls and engage with the real world
Whether climate change or something else, at least youth is engaging with real issues
TVNZ staffer 'gone' after Xmas party sexual misconduct
A worker was told to resign or be sacked after exposing his penis at the Christmas party.
Meet the hardest working foster parents in NZ
They haven't had a sleep-in since 1982, and they've changed more than 100,000 nappies.
Former TVNZ staffer alleges sexual assault by executive
TVNZ says the alleged sexual harassment incident in 2010 was "completely unacceptable".
Steve Braunias: I've lost my family and I'm living alone
Steve Braunias on looking ahead, because, well, "life muddles on".
Lizzie Marvelly: Prejudice tramples on human rights
COMMENT: Prejudice and intolerance have trampled all over our commitment to human rights.
Big Read: One night with the man who will change your kids' lives
Our schools face an overhaul - David Fisher finds out what passes for public consultation.
Delay to trans bill 'deeply disappointing' - Greens
Law change would make it easier for trans people to change sex on their birth certificate.
NZ's shame: Highest rate of youth deaths among developed countries
More New Zealanders die in their adolescent years than 19 other similar countries.
Revealed: The rising, annual cost of raising a child in New Zealand
The rising cost of childcare is making going to work unfeasible for some parents.
Heating rules good for health but push up rents
The new rules will officially come into force in 2021.
Liam Dann: Have the Treasury and Reserve Bank gone soft?
Comment: Mythology is a great narrative but what does that mean for my interest rate?
Jack Tame: Why I think a capital gains tax is 'fair'
Jack Tame says we should "play the fairness game" when considering a capital gains tax.
Jordan Peterson: The missionary man
Jordan Peterson is the preacher you have when you don't have a preacher.
Critics' hate speech ensures Jordan Peterson stays popular
COMMENT: Peterson is bringing the degradation of public discourse into sharp relief.
'My father is a monster'
Healer likely Brazil's first major figure to tumble after 250 women allege abuse.
Help for lonely losing funds
Groups say DHB funding move is devastating for socially isolated.
Sallies fight back against predatory shopping trucks
The Sallies were tired of 'rip-off' shopping trucks. So they made their own.
Joe and Elvor start a rising tsunami of support
More friends for elderly folks who just need company. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Trump's wall a dangerous precedent
EDITORIAL: Border 'crisis' is an over-hyped sell that widens the definition of emergency.
Jacinda Ardern's scorecard: The snag that's delayed Government's progress
Opposition says nothing has happened; Govt says good things take time.
Kiwis lining up to hear 'reactionary' author speak
Internet sensation and controversial professor making several New Zealand appearances.
Freeing sexuality from politics last hurdle
COMMENT: Key did much to advance conversation but subject remains final frontier.
'Our love was turned into a circus': Woman's tirade against Marvelly, partner
COMMENT: This years pride feels like a bandaid trying to staunch the bleeding..
Why there's plenty to celebrate this Waitangi Day
COMMENT: "A promise of two peoples to take the best possible care of each other?"
Editorial: Picture this: The killer selfie
Comment: It's time for some common sense and basic etiquette around selfies.
Waitangi Day more than just a day off work
COMMENT: Where we are as a nation today is not good enough, argues Lizzie Marvelly.
Rising anti-Semitism must be stamped out
COMMENT: NZ has largely been spared the ugliness of anti-Semitism, will it remain so?
McCormick: Can Jackson's music live on?
COMMENT: Michael Jackson is unlikely to be forgotten but is also unlikely to be heard.