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Teen attacked by fellow pupils at party says returning to class would be unsafe
Doctors' notes show the youth suffered a nasal bone fracture and concussion as a result.
Last call for submissions to help support Samoan citizenship bill
Submissions close tonight at 11.59pm.
New figures show Auckland businesses struggling with crime
Restaurant Association members reported recent 'concerning increases in crime levels'.
MSD owed billions as families spiral into ‘crippling’ debt
MSD data shows the amount of debt owed is $2.61 billion as of March 31, 2024.
South Africa's opposition parties make final call for historic change before election
Will South Africa reject the ruling African National Congress party once and for all?
'Like containers' – new Chinese-built apartments shock Sandringham
Kingsway Ave is a street of mainly older wooden Californian-style bungalows.
Auckland city crime - businesses fear for survival
Criminals are stealing and intimidating customers, city centre business owners say.
Retirement cancelled: What it's like to be 50, single and raising two grandkids
Kelly should be enjoying her empty nest. Instead, she's starting all over again.
Samoans urged to stand up for citizenship bill
"Who else will do it, if not us? Samoa mo Samoa."
'It’s a cold, lonely world': Inside Dunedin's tent city
As winter nears, a growing camp in Dunedin underscores a surge in homelessness.
Opinion: What can and can’t be learnt from Singapore
Financial Times: The island’s ultimate strength has been a lack of dogma.
Russian women to get full NZ pension after overseas ones stopped by invasion
One of the women said the pension reduction was having an acute effect on her household.
Editorial: Why are so many Kiwis sleeping rough?
OPINION: NZ has one of the highest rates of homelessness in the developed world.
Cook Islands ban vapes, smoking age raised to 21
Smoking in public places is banned except in limited exceptional cases.
Scathing Kāinga Ora report highlights huge and ever-growing debt
Housing advocate Huri Dennis fears backlash for Kāinga Ora tenants.
Have smartphones killed the art of conversation?
Once upon a time, human relationships developed without smartphones.
Principals happy lunch in schools continuing, but some questions remain
The programme will continue for the next two years on a tighter budget.
Another 26,000 ‘will be unemployed’ before peak
March quarter data from Stats NZ showed an increase in the unemployment rate.
Fears Queenstown’s homeless problem is about to snowball
Dozens of people are living in tents around the tourism hub.
NZ Unspoken: What are you scared of?
Visual journalist Cameron Pitney hits the streets to ask the New Zealand public what scares them, with strange results. Video / Jason Dorday / Cameron Pitney
Wyn Drabble: David Seymour's updated food pyramid
OPINION: The items in South Korea's free lunches would definitely get a 'woke' award.
NZ Herald’s Facebook page: Why comments are sometimes turned off
We're proud to host readers' opinions - but we're not here for trolls and pile-ons.
How easy is it to leave a gang?
Community leaders say arrests won't solve issues that run deeper.
Survey finds 8000 US women obtain abortion pills each month despite bans
The research was conducted for the Society of Family Planning.
Richard Prebble: Why social investment bonds could be the coalition’s big idea
OPINION: New Zealand politicians regard just spending money as a success.
Whānau Ora has been ahead of the Social Investment game for a decade
The Social Services agency will watch over the $70 billion investment
'They treat everyone like trash': MSD receives almost 5000 complaints about staff in two years
People seeking support from Work and Income say MSD staff lack compassion.
Some Mason Clinic patients waiting an average of 50 days in prison before admission
Ombudsman voices concerns about psychiatric care being defaulted to prisons.
Keeping cash alive: Meet the man on a mission to keep paper money circulating
RBNZ director of cash and money Ian Woolford says Kiwis still want coins and notes.
Bowel cancer rates rise in under-50s, calls for lower screening age
Govt will lower the bowel cancer screening age to 55.
Fiji govt urged to tackle 'sex tourism' issue
Children going missing in Fiji is becoming a regular occurrence.
Disability ministry didn't warn of funding changes because of concern about last-minute spend-up
Newly released documents shed light on the leadup to the shock funding changes in March.
The surprising things researchers just learned about gambling addiction in NZ
Around two-thirds of Kiwis gamble each year - but when and how does it turn risky?