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Anti-abortion charities received $300k taxpayer money
5 Sep 2019Internal Affairs has approved hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of community grants to anti-abortion pregnancy counselling organisations over the past 15 years. Susan Strongman reports.
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Solo mums on benefits having to decide between food and fuel
6 Sep 2019Insight - With solo mums saying benefits are not enough, and food banks seeing unprecedented demand, Sarah Robson investigates the government's welfare promises. Audio
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Written off: The true cost of road deaths
30 Aug 2019Insight - The total cost of crashes was about $6 billion last year, when 377 people died and thousands were injured. Why is the price so high, and what is being done about it? Ben Strang investigates. Audio
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Philip Morris tried to target poor through poverty group, DHB
27 Aug 2019The tobacco giant tried to gain access to an Auckland poverty group as well as a South Auckland DHB in a bid to get its new tobacco products marketed to poor people.
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Milk shake - Why the future of dairy looks scary
Insight - Dairy's huge role earning export dollars for New Zealand is facing a threat some say could bring it to its knees. Teresa Cowie investigates. Audio
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Gloves off: Smoking researcher shunned over Philip Morris funding
27 Aug 2019Yesterday smoking researcher Marewa Glover told MPs that children could heal from exposure to smoking in cars. But perhaps most controversial is the source of $1.5m of her research funding - tobacco… Audio
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A poor outcome: Māori, poverty and the struggle for survival
14 Aug 2019Poverty continues to impact Māori far more than non-Māori and the knock-on effects are brutal. Aaron Smale heads to Tairawhiti and finds a community taking matters into its own hands.
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Taking a spin: The dangers of online gambling revealed
20 Aug 2019Online gambling is growing fast in New Zealand, but critics say new government ideas for regulating websites focus on what's good for the industry, rather than protecting people from harm.
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Disappearing students: How NZ is wasting opportunities with Chinese graduates
Insight - More than 100,000 Chinese citizens have studied in New Zealand in the past 20 years. But what influence are they having on the New Zealand-China relationship, and is New Zealand doing enough… Audio
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Rough justice: Māori and the criminal justice system
13 Aug 2019More than half of the prison population is Māori. Is the criminal justice system biased, or is this bleak statistic a symptom of societal imbalances? Aaron Smale reports.
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Sick to death: Why the health system is still failing Māori
12 Aug 2019Māori are more likely to die from cancer, heart failure and many more conditions than non-Māori - and it's not just about poverty or lifestyle factors.
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Insight: Is Islamophobia still thriving in NZ?
9 Aug 2019New Zealand is still being praised for its response to the mosque attacks in Christchurch. But are the commitments to unity and acceptance proving to be hollow words? Audio
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Is NZ dragging the blockchain?
1 Aug 2019It's touted as the biggest thing since the internet, but is New Zealand already lagging behind when it comes to blockchain technology? Video
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Can New Zealand's mental health crisis be cured?
1 Aug 2019As mental health services wait for their biggest shake-up in half a century, Karen Brown explores the system's pressure points and asks what needs to change. Audio
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New Zealand's best young plumber is taking on the world
22 Aug 2019Lauren Phillips, a 21-year-old apprentice from Invercargill, is competing at the WorldSkills tournament in Russia this week. Is she nervous? 'Not really'.
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Insight: Safe or seized? Babies taken by Oranga Tamariki
Listen - Oranga Tamariki is under fire for taking babies, but must balance keeping kids safe against keeping families together. Māori News Correspondent Leigh-Marama McLachlan reports. Audio
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More residential homes could stop Oranga Tamariki uplifts
19 Jul 2019Insight - Vulnerable mothers desperately need access to more residential homes so they can keep their babies instead of watching them being taken into state care. Audio
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How closed adoption robbed Māori children of their identity
12 Jul 2019Insight - Thousands of Māori babies were adopted into Pākehā families under the 1955 Adoption Act, leaving them desperate to reconnect. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui investigates. Audio
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Tobacco company targeting Māori for money - minister
12 Jul 2019A tobacco company is targeting Māori with its new e-cigarette because it wants to make money and not because it's concerned about public health, Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa says.
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Tuvalu's fight to stay above the waves
Tuvalu, the canary in the coal mine for climate change, is calling out for more help as it battles rising seas and sweltering temperatures. Sally Round investigates. Audio
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Can New Zealand's mental health crisis be cured?
26 Jul 2019Insight - New Zealand's mental health system is on the brink of a major overhaul, Health Correspondent Karen Brown examines the pressure points and asks what's need to help those living with mental… Audio
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Exclusive: Youth addiction worry as high-nicotine vape JUUL to hit NZ
11 Jul 2019Smoke and Mirrors - A US vaping product, which is so popular with young people it's under fire by the FDA, is coming to NZ. Guyon Espiner reports.
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Smoke and Mirrors: Big Tobacco targets Māori with e-cigarettes
11 Jul 2019Smoke and Mirrors - Philip Morris is visiting marae and sports clubs to offer free trials and discounts on its e-cigarette as it targets Māori. Guyon Espiner investigates. Video
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Time's up for volunteering
9 Jul 2019As lives become busier, organisations say the selfless task of volunteering is in danger of fading away. But as Insight's Teresa Cowie finds out, some people are finding novel ways to keep doing their… Audio
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