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West Auckland's alcohol licensing trusts have been found guilty of misleading the public in claiming that 47 percent of profits were given back to the community.

Lecretia Seales would have been "incredibly proud" of last night's End of Life Choice vote, her husband says, while doctors continue to voice their opposition. Audio

All Whites coach Danny Hay has confirmed that Winston Reid will captain the side in their friendly against Ireland in Dublin tomorrow.

Renewed phosphate mining on Makatea in French Polynesia has come a step closer, amid resistance by environmental groups. Audio

Two flights from Samoa to Auckland during the weekend were carrying passengers with measles, Auckland's Regional Public Health Service says.

Comment - The Infrastructure Commission's $21.1 billion of works over the next decade is a fraction of likely public sector spending, writes Shamubeel Eaqub.

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Now We Are Five (Million) - While the country's rising population is due to hit 5 million next year, Kawhia, and many small rural towns like it, are dying. Susan Strongman asks why.

Māori teachers and parents are calling for the qualifications authority to change the NCEA timetable, with the English and te reo Māori exam scheduled on the same day.

The Reserve Bank has held the Official Cash Rate steady at a record low 1 percent, but indicated the door is open to further cuts.

Researchers at the crown institute Scion think drones carrying advanced sensors could help in the fight against Myrtle rust.

Projects to help the hoiho, just crowned Bird of the Year, are among 168 receiving government grants for community conservaton.

Mediawatch: As Facebook faces legal pushback in the US for exploiting users' data, three reporters here produced eye-opening tales of online intrusion into people's most private stuff for commercial… Audio

Voices: Nepalese women are working hard in their communities in New Zealand as well as changing village societies for the better back in Nepal - and their efforts are being noticed. Audio