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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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Facebook becoming a ‘digital graveyard’
4 Jul 2019Within 50 years, the dead are expected to outnumber the living on Facebook. Does being 'friends' with our deceased loved ones help or hinder the grieving process.
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Inside the anti-5G movement
24 Jun 2019Scientists say that 5G is safe, but a small, vocal group of people insist it causes cancer. Susan Strongman speaks to two of the rollout's most rowdy opponents.
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The Pacific Ballot - Ticket to a new life
21 Jun 2019Insight: Thousands of Pacific Islanders enter the annual visa lotteries and are ready to wrench themselves from home for a NZ residence visa. But is the better life the ballot promises a reality?
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Historic rugby club refuses to leave company-owned grounds
18 Jun 2019Dunedin fertiliser company Ravensdown wants Harbour Rugby Club to look for new grounds, but after 130 years of rugby at Moller Park, the club is refusing to budge. Max Towle enters the scrum.
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Kim Dotcom and the seven-year itch
14 Jun 2019Seven years on from his arrest, the extradition battle between Kim Dotcom and the US reached NZ's Supreme Court this week. Kate Newton went to court to find out whether anyone seems to be winning. Video
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Christchurch attacks: What security agencies are keeping us safe?
10 Jun 2019Insight - The minister responsible for New Zealand's spy agencies says it's 'surprising' the country doesn't have a strategy to prevent terrorist attacks. Audio
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