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UNICEF leader on protecting Pacific children as climate changes
Catherine Russell is UNICEF's first Executive Director to visit the Pacific. Before she took over the top job at UNICEF, Catherine held senior positions in the White House under presidents Biden and… Audio
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Child poverty targets quietly lowered, to surprise of advocates
Louise Upston has rejected criticisms of lowered child poverty reduction targets, saying they are achievable and ambitious. Audio
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NZ on track to soon have more renters than homeowners
Fewer than half the population are likely to own a home in the next 25 years, according to a new report. Audio
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'Essential service' in Thames needs to be reopened - National MP
The National MP for Coromandel says residents deserve to know when the Ministry of Social Development office in Thames can be reopened for clients.
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One in five NZers spending half their income on housing - report
Seventeen percent spend more than half of their income on rents or mortgages, compared to 11 percent in other countries.
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Rotorua free supermarket opens a day a week for over 60s
With so many people queuing up for Rotorua Whakaora's free supermarket, older people are finding it hard to get what they need.
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Building relationships with unhoused using empathy
Rough sleeping is still a problem in our larger cities, Auckland Council's complaince officer Gina Woolston says it's a complex issue to fix Audio
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'Separatist ideology' will create further inequalities in New Caledonia - lawyer
A Kanak political commentator in New Zealand says calls to separate New Caledonia into pro- and anti-independence provinces would worsen racial inequality in the territory. Audio
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Greens back investigation after Tana claims she was silenced
The party is reiterating a call for Darleen Tana to resign from Parliament, and say they are "very confident" in the report.
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Police Association says pay dispute decision doesn't recognise how far officers fell behind
The Police Association says the government's pay offer fails to recognise how far officers have fallen behind inflation. Audio
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'The jury is out': How much can Starmer change in Britain?
The Conservative Party has paid the price for the dilapidated state of the UK and Keir Starmer's new Labour government will have its work cut out to fix it, says author Will Hutton. Audio
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Wish 4 Fish charitable trust looking for help with their campaign
We speak to the man behind a wonderful campaign which aims to make the joys of ocean fishing accessible to all. Audio
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A nation reinvented: 40 years on from Labour's 1984 victory
Opinion -The Fourth Labour Government swept in a tide of change, moulding the way we think about politics and what is considered politically possible, Richard Shaw writes. Video
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The big fat Indian wedding turning heads
How much is too much? That's the question many are asking as the months-long wedding for the youngest son of Asia's richest man enter its final phase.
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Hundreds of thousands struggling to pay for electricity
About 360,000 people can't afford the power they need. Some sit there with "nothing but the lights on" as they freeze. Audio
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Christchurch mulls bylaw to stop 'aggressive begging'
The Christchurch City Council is considering options, including a bylaw, to address aggressive begging - with fears it is out of control in some areas.
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26 Aaron Smale | The Terrible Legacy of Lake Alice
A surprise phone call from a sister Aaron Smale never knew existed led to an investigation into state abuse. His questions would ultimately result in an award-winning exposé of the heinous goings-on… Audio
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Why parents are locking themselves in cells at Korean 'happiness factory'
The only thing connecting each tiny room at the Happiness Factory to the outside world is a feeding hole in the door.
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'Focus on improving incomes' - Finance Minister on Fiji Budget
While delivering the coalition's second Budget, Finance Minister Biman Prasad said the government must act faster to address its serious skills shortage and drug crisis.
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'We must not ethnicise the events' - France on New Caledonia crisis
A French diplomat in the Pacific has rejected claims there is a military operation in New Caledonia, saying "fake news portraying the riots as one community against another distort reality". Audio
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Kenya's parliament burns as protesters object to new taxes
Clashes spread out of the capital to other cities and at least five people have been reportedly killed.
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Fiji Pride Month launch: It's about 'a more inclusive world'
Rainbow Pride Foundation board director Lady Rhonda Dina says Pride Month is a "powerful reminder of the ongoing struggle for acceptance and inequality".
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Mandatory reporting needed to stop cases of elder abuse - advocacy group
One advocate has heard "harrowing" examples including an elderly man being physically restrained by his own family.
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Ramaphosa clinches second term as South African president after late deal
Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected as South Africa's president on Friday after his party struck a dramatic late coalition deal with the main opposition party.
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Why women in China are looking to ChatGPT for love
A special version of the chatbot is becoming popular with women who prefer it to real-world dating.