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Has NZ forgotten about Syria after 10 years of war?
Aid agencies call on Government to step up its assistance.

The innocent victims of Syria's 10-year war
About 12,000 Syrian children killed or wounded and half the population displaced.

Kids' challenge axes chocolate bars for breakfast
Some students ate chocolate bars for breakfast, and struggled to walk for one minute.

Satellite reveals Beirut horror
Shocking pictures and videos have emerged revealing the scale of devastation in Beirut.

Aid agencies urge Kiwis to help starving children hit by pandemic
It comes as UN report says nearly a billion people could go hungry this year.

Experts warn 1.2 million children could die during lockdown
The indirect effects of the lockdown could be deadly, experts say.

Afghan attack: Babies killed as gunmen storm maternity ward
Two babies and 11 mothers and nurses have been killed in a shocking attack on hospital.

Greta Thunberg donates $164k to UN children's Covid-19 fund
Greta Thunberg has donated her prize money to help UNICEF fight Covid-19.

Covid-19: School apologises for giving students false tips to prevent infection
Students were told to drink hot water or drinks and avoid ice water or drinks with ice.

Yemen: A man-made war paid for by women and children
World's worst humanitarian disaster is happening in Yemen with 14m pushed to starvation.

Girls outperform boys by more in NZ than other countries
NZ ranked 33rd out of 38 rich countries on education inequality.

PM Ardern: 'I'm not the gold standard for raising a child'
PM brushes off praises for juggling motherhood and work.

World help to probe Samoa vaccination deaths
Unicef is working with the Samoan Govt after two children died after getting an MMR shot.

Plea for NZ to help save babies in Pacific
In New Zealand, 3 babies out of 1000 die in the first month. In Kiribati it's 23.

Unicef: Kids at risk of 'bedroom culture'
Unicef warns that the internet risks creating a 'bedroom culture' for children

Bullying major worry for Kiwi kids
Most Kiwi kids reckon the world would be a better place if world leaders listened to them

26 girls found dead in Mediterranean
Were they murdered or did they drown seeking a better life?

Selena reveals she had kidney transplant
Singer Selena Gomez has shared her medical issues on social media.

What does success look like for NZ?
COMMENT: This election will be about how we define national success.

100,000 facing starvation in South Sudan
Joyce Luma, head of the United Nation's World Food Programme in South Sudan, called the famine "man-made".

'A famine unlike any we have ever seen'
They survived Boko Haram, now millions are at risk of starvation. It has been described as one of the world's biggest humanitarian disasters.