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The charity ChildFund has gone into partnership with the New Zealand government to improve well-being in the Asia Pacific region.

The High-profile former National Party president has resigned from her campaign and electorate roles for Auckland Central MP and National deputy leader Nikki Kaye.

People who have been chronically homeless are choosing to stay in permanent housing - some for the first time in more than 20 years.

There are calls to expand a family support programme that has stopped 116 children from going into state care.

Hit hard by a youth suicide in the Northland community the region's football boss decided to do something about it.

After an accident at a childcare centre, parents of the toddler say they are furious at a WorkSafe investigation and its handling of their complaints.

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, an ex-girlfriend of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, has been charged in the US after being arrested by the FBI.

A New Zealand group campaigning against the legalisation of cannabis has come under fire for having the same name as a powerful US anti-cannabis lobbying group. Audio

Analysis - Historical raids on foreign embassies by New Zealand spies at the behest of MI6 and the CIA put NZ's reputation and trade on the line, RNZ Podcasts' Tim Watkin writes.

Police failed in their duty of care to a man who attempted suicide in a court cell and later died in hospital, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found.

An inquest into the suicide of a man while at a mental health unit in Wellington has cleared the staff of any wrongdoing.

An independent report into WorkSafe has found multiple failings in the way the agency investigates deaths and injuries on the job. Audio

New South Wales has announced the purchase of the largest block of private land bought for a national park in the state's history.

Remand prisoners are kept in a waiting room for danger - and they make up more than a third of the prison population. How did this situation turn into a crisis? 

Toni Waho, an unwavering advocate for te reo Māori, died after he was swept down a river near Tangiwai in the Ruapehu district last night.

A woman's right to choose how she gives birth has come a long way, but is allowing the choice of a planned caesarean a step too far? Teresa Cowie investigates.

Rosie is a heartbreaking Irish film about a family forced to live in their car after their flat is sold. Written by Roddy Doyle (The Commitments).