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Covid-19: Doctors miss out on leftover vaccines
Some South Auckland doctors didn't receive a Covid-19 vaccination over the weekend despite leftover doses from the border roll out being available.
The city's DHBs invited some health care workers to… Audio
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Career diversity among MPs could act as bulwark against populist revolt
Analysis - New Zealand's Parliament may be more diverse, but is it enough to prevent a global wave of populism from reaching New Zealand's shores, asks Geoffrey Miller and Mark Blackham.
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Baptism of fire for new master
Parliament can be like a raucous schoolroom where some boys consider new teachers are fair game. When does a robust contest cross a line into unreasonable behaviour? Video, Audio
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Baptism of fire for new master
Parliament can be like a raucous schoolroom where some boys consider new teachers are fair game. When does a robust contest cross a line into unreasonable behaviour?
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Independence of Māori Health Authority paramount - Lady Tureiti Moxon
A prominent Māori health campaigner wants a commitment in writing that a new Māori Health Authority will be independent, with control over its own budget and power to commission its own services.
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Prioritise papakāinga over state houses, iwi leaders tell housing conference
Some iwi are calling for the government to invest more funds into papakāinga housing rather than state homes in a bid to combat the dire housing crisis.
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Early KiwiSaver access for disabled about 'equity' - Clark
People with life-shortening conditions will soon get to access their KiwiSaver earlier.
The government has announced that from March people with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, Huntington's disease… Audio
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A year on from arrival of Covid-19 in NZ: five lessons for 2021 and beyond
A year on, what are some of the lessons we have learned about this pandemic and implications for improving our response? Three experts give their view.
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Government called to consider vaccinating south Auckland first
The government's is being told it should look at vaccinating South Aucklanders first when the community roll out starts.
Papatoetoe and its surrounding suburbs are grappling with the current Covid-19… Audio
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'Houses are as unaffordable as they've been at any time for at least 17 years'
Buying a home is increasingly out of reach for many as housing affordability dips to historically low levels.
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Tackling child poverty a mountain that keeps getting steeper
Opinion - Although the government should be happy with the child poverty statistics, its 'radical incrementalism' seems to lack significant policies to tackle challenges ahead, writes Max Rashbrooke.
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Taxpayers paying millions of dollar for private healthcare - study
A first of its kind study in New Zealand shows patients who needed public hospital care after private inpatient treatment cost $11.5 million in the 2013/14 year.
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Having a rare disorder isn't rare - but it is frustrating
For those kiwis with rare disorders, it's a battle against the health system to get treatment. Audio
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Having a rare disorder isn't rare - but it is frustrating
For those kiwis with rare disorders, it's a battle against the health system to get treatment.
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South Auckland families will struggle with rates rise, councillor says
A proposed 5 percent rates rise and increased water charges will be too much for many South Auckland residents, a councillor says.
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Politicians, advocates react as figures show little change in child poverty
There has been little annual change in the number of children living in poverty across most measures, but there has been a drop in the number of whānau struggling to provide the basics.
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Covid-19 likely to have undone child poverty improvements - officials
Latest child poverty stats show improvements were being made before Covid-19 hit - but officials warn any progress is now likely to have been undone by the pandemic.
Figures released by Stats NZ for… Audio
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Child poverty: 'The picture is still pretty bleak for our children'
Analysis - The latest child poverty figures are set to be released this morning - but they will not show the impact of the economic fallout from Covid-19 on struggling families.
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Africa correspondent Debora Patta
Debora talks to Kathryn about the new mutant strain of coronavirus that's more contagious first identified in SA becoming the dominant strain in entire Southern African region, the vaccine inequality… Audio
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Judge rules prison's treatment of pair of inmates cruel and inhumane
Auckland Women's Prison treated a pair of inmates in a degrading, cruel and inhumane manner in a "concerted effort to break their spirit," according to a stinging ruling from a district court judge.
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Majority favour more income support for those in need - survey
A survey has found seven out of 10 New Zealanders believe the government should increase income support for those on low wages or not in paid work.
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James Goodman: 'Trump is simply too lazy to run again'
He's sitting third in the odds to win the 2024 U.S. election, but James Goodman, distinguished professor of history at Rutgers University, says there's little to no chance of Donald Trump running… Audio
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Covid-19 vaccines: 'A lot of misinformation spreading quite fast'
Pasifika health leaders are discussing how to best combat misinformation spreading and increase confidence in the Covid-19 vaccines. Audio
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25pct of renters leave homes due to landlord forcing them to
New research shows a quarter of renters who leave their homes do so because landlords force them to.
That's one of the findings from the largest research project on eviction in this country.
Hamish… Audio
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Period products soon to be free to school students
Period products will soon be free for all primary, intermediate, secondary school and kura students.
More than 3,000 students in Waikato have already been receiving the products as part of a trial of… Audio
