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‘Communication gap’ blamed after toddler kept in hospital unnecessarily
5 May 2022A chronically-ill toddler was unduly kept in hospital for months and her mother asked to abandon Covid-19 isolation to come in and nurse her. The child picked up the virus. DHB failures and a staff…
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I was raped, then ruined by the systems that were supposed to help me
12 Apr 2022She was raped by an ex-boyfriend, then further traumatised by her interactions with colleagues, police and ACC.
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First interview: Man kept as slave in NZ speaks out
9 Apr 2022He was lured to New Zealand with promises of money and a better life, but instead he was kept as a slave, repeatedly assaulted and cut off from his family. For the first time, he tells his story.
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I know I’m Māori but sometimes I feel like a fraud
5 Apr 2022First person - As a white-passing Māori, Ella Stewart (Ngāpuhi), has been told she's lying about her ethnicity and constantly asked what percentage Māori she is.
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How the police watchdog is more secretive than the spy agency
30 Mar 2022Why is the SIS subject to the Official Information Act while the IPCA is not? The chair of the police watchdog defends the secrecy but admits it doesn't have enough resources to do its job properly.
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The streets have eyes: 'They're everywhere and I can't see them going away'
19 Apr 2022Millions of dollars of ratepayers' money has been spent installing and running CCTV systems, but the eyes on our streets are not necessarily making us any safer.
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Shooting to wound 'something from the movies' - Coster
1 Apr 2022After RNZ obtained a secret IPCA report that sheds light on the Armed Offenders Squad, Police Commissioner Andrew Coster denies 'shoot to kill' policy.
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Police who killed were given evidence in advance
23 Mar 2022When police shoot and kill, they're investigated by fellow officers. Guyon Espiner reveals that shooters have been shown evidence in advance of being interviewed.
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Licence to Kill: The startling truth about NZ's fatal police shootings
21 Mar 2022New Zealand police are fatally shooting people at 11 times the rate of officers in England and Wales. Who are they killing and are they justified?
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The town that backed a child sex abuser
1 Mar 2022When a firefighter abused his young son, many in their small town refused to believe it. Fire and Emergency kept him on, and locals turned on the boy's mum, saying she'd made up the allegations.
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'So I get raped, he gets away with it' - Young woman horrified and revictimised during trial
16 Feb 2022You think you're doing the right thing by reporting your rape. You think it might help prevent the same thing happening to others. But what happens if your attacker is found not guilty?
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Unvaccinated US man planning trip to NZ with illegally-obtained certificate
14 Feb 2022An unvaccinated man plans on travelling to New Zealand - and there's no way to tell he hasn't had the jab.
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'Traumatising' - Cleaners post aftermath photos of crime, suspected suicides on social media
8 Feb 2022A crime scene cleaning business has been posting images of the aftermath of suspected suicides, attempted suicides, assaults and domestic violence. Audio
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RNZ in-depth: The best long reads for summer
2 Jan 20222021 was a year of fast-moving Covid-19 news, but RNZ's in-depth team also produced some exceptional long reads. As you slow down over summer, check out some of the best of the past year here.
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Bad then, worse now: How Covid-19 will hurt retired women
17 Dec 2021Women are worse off than men in retirement - and experts predict Covid-19 will make things worse, Naomi Arnold reports.
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The health system’s attention deficit when it comes to ADHD
6 Dec 2021From struggling kids to out-of-control teens and desperate adults, NZ's ADHD community is in crisis. Why is it so hard for them to get help that some are resorting to TikTok for medical advice? Anusha…
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Pressure on takeaway chains as Domino’s ditches 'fast chickens'
17 Nov 2021KFC refuses to say if it will sign up to the "Better Chicken Commitment" its competitor Domino's Pizza has adopted which promises a switch from fast-growing "Frankenchickens" to slower growing breeds.
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'Essentially fobbed off' - Sexual assault victims say they struggled to get help from ACC
14 Dec 2021Two sexual assault victims say ACC discouraged them from making claims and failed to inform them about the financial help they could be entitled to - and a lawyer says it's part of a long-running…
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ACC privacy breach claims in Korean embassy assault case
16 Nov 2021The victim of alleged sexual assault by a Korean diplomat says ACC staff divulged information about his sensitive claim to someone claiming to represent the Korean embassy.
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Proof: Watch Guyon Espiner's alcohol documentary
15 Nov 2021Blackouts, bad hangovers and even an embarrassing incident with Helen Clark wasn't enough to stop Guyon Espiner drinking, but two years ago he finally quit the booze.
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Oxford criminologist 'outraged' by NZ women’s prisons
4 Nov 2021An expert on America's 'supermax' jails says the way women are treated in New Zealand prisons is "extremely troubling".
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Whangārei Hospital: Leaky roofs, dodgy lifts, waiting lists and Covid-19’s here
3 Nov 2021Covid-19 has locked down parts of Northland, but if the virus rips through how will Whangārei Hospital cope when the battered building can't even stand up to heavy rain?
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Mentally ill and shot in the back: The police killing of Jerrim Toms
2 Nov 2021Jerrim Toms' mum asked police to help her mentally ill son. They ended up shooting him as he ran away. Guyon Espiner investigates.
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Safety fears as supplement sales soar along with Covid cases
1 Nov 2021Sales of natural health supplements have soared in the time of Covid, but some can cause life-threatening reactions.
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