Another 26,000 ‘will be unemployed’ before peak
March quarter data from Stats NZ showed an increase in the unemployment rate.
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Visual journalist Cameron Pitney hits the streets to ask the New Zealand public what scares them, with strange results. Video / Jason Dorday / Cameron Pitney
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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.
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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
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Whānau Ora has been ahead of the Social Investment game for a decade
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'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?
NZ study reveals concerning diet trends among disadvantaged kids
A groundbreaking study has shed important new light on the diets of our under-5s.
Disability ministry’s problems revealed in confidential memo
The Government is expected to confirm a review of Whaikaha today.
Phone ban in schools begins - will it reduce cyberbullying?
Cellphone use will be banned in schools for students across the country.
Opinion: In the debate over truancy, we’re leaving out the most important voices
OPINION: There are many reasons why children in NZ are skipping school.
Oranga Tamariki left with no lawyers in Gisborne or Southland
The ministry's lawyers work with vulnerable children across the country.
Talking point: Communities at the heart of restoring trust
OPINION: National social cohesion approaches seldom work. Local efforts are vital.
Social Investment 2.0: The answer to lifting up our most deprived, or a Trojan Horse?
Governments have failed to break the cycle of disadvantage. Will this one be different?
Desperate families pawn off priceless cultural treasures for quick buck
In Polynesia, tapa cloth and fine mats handed down generations can be worth thousands.
Greens call out Govt - just 0.5% of beneficiaries on benefits for 24 years
The Greens have accused the Government of being misleading with beneficiary statistics.
Long Covid sufferers scared they'll face penalties under benefit reset
Minister has announced a ramping up of benefit sanctions would begin from June.
'Visible reduction' in homelessness
Regular Armourguard visits are 'keeping the anti-social behaviour under control'.
Janan Ganesh: The myth of the second chance
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'Full' GP clinics enrol more patients after being bought by healthcare company
Rapid growth of corporate GP ownership has upsides - but also some new pressures.
Former kickboxing champ 'Psycho' Suttie calls out drivers who abuse disabled car parks
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'The real work begins now' - Samoan community leader on citizenship bill
"The pioneers...we owe that to them, to put the record straight."
Māngere social supermarket eases families' groceries costs
The shop is called Tatou, translating to 'everyone' in te reo Māori, Samoan and Tokelauan.
Editorial: Samoan citizenship bill highlights another piece of untold NZ history
OPINION: It's not something we learn about at school, yet it is a part of our history.
Studies reveal burden of excessive drinking on strained EDs
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