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A Noble Quest
One Wellington family decide to take their children on an educational holiday back to their mother's homeland of Sri Lanka, but family holidays never go as planned.
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Human traffic: illegal adoptions out of Marshall Islands
The United States government has flagged as a 'concern' an apparent increase in illegal adoptions of Marshall Islands babies in the US.
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Brighter Future? Obesity tips the scales on smoking
Audio 5 Jul 2017Increasingly strict controls on tobacco since National was elected have hastened a decline in New Zealand's smoking rates, but a lack of similar action on obesity has seen it overtake smoking as the… Video
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'No evidence' govt responsible for forced adoption - Tolley
The Minister for Children is standing by a decision not to hold an inquiry into forced adoption during the 1950s to 1980s.
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Ko off the pace at latest major
The New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko is five shots off the lead in the second major of the year, after weather forced the abandonment of the PGA Championship in Illinois late in the first round.
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Flying Solo - solo parent Tamsyn's story
In the third episode of Flying Solo, Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets single-working parent Tamsyn Matchett who knows a thing or two about being discriminated against, especially overcoming the stigma around… Audio, Gallery
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The Pill
In 1961, the 'Pill' went on sale in New Zealand and women's lives were changed forever. The first truly reliable contraceptive, the Pill meant being able to control your fertility was now a matter of… Audio
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Woman jailed over child's fake documents
A New Zealand resident who faked birth documents to bring a child over from China has been jailed for two years.
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NZ pet ownership drops
The latest figures on New Zealand rates of pet ownership have shown a drop which is being attributed to a fall in home ownership here. Audio
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Brighter Future? Closing the door on the Pacific
Audio 13 Jun 2017Even as overall immigration has grown, the number of Pacific migrants being allowed to call this country home has fallen significantly in recent years. Indira Stewart reports. Audio
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Advocate calls for clarity over the definition of a child in Tonga
A women's advocate says Tonga needs to change its laws to be consistent with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Starting school at five 'quite early enough' - NZEI
Primary teachers say tinkering with the age children can start school, as proposed by a bill about to come up for debate, would be a mistake. Audio
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Terminally ill man jailed on sexual violation charges
A terminally ill man has been sent to prison for just under five years on a list of sexual violation and indecency charges.
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Insight: Medical Marijuana - Life in the Waiting Room
Demand for medical cannabis is growing, Teresa Cowie investigates how patients are coping with living in an 'illegal limbo' Audio
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52 Films by Women #8 - A United Kingdom
Arriving on home video this weekend, the true life story of an African prince and his middle class English bride feels like it owes more to its BBC origins than its director.
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Baby gets reprieve from deportation
A baby who was issued with a deportation notice has won a year's reprieve to remain with her adopted family in New Zealand.
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HIV remains critical threat in Papua New Guinea
HIV/AIDS was the poster child of issues confronting Papua New Guinea ten years ago. But since then it's faded from public discourse, as other problems like corruption took precedence, and other health…
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 10 March 2017
Audio 10 Mar 2017Guam an unwitting target in rising geopolitical tensions; Dumped Tonga Cabinet Minister speaks out; Solomon Islands tightens its child adoption laws; Opponents of a plan to build a giant telescope in… Audio
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 9 March 2017
Audio 9 Mar 2017Solomon Islands tightens its child adoption laws; Opponents of a plan to build a giant telescope in Hawaii vow to fight on; Fiji joins New Zealand in banning a dirty cargo ship; There is a call for… Audio
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Solomon Islands tightens its child adoption laws
Audio 9 Mar 2017The Solomon Islands parliament has tightened the conditions for non-residents who want to adopt local children. Audio
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Commonwealth unveils plan to end domestic violence
Commonwealth Secretary General unveils plan to end domestic violence with 'Peace in the Home' initiative for Commonwealth countries. Audio
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Ministry says laws alone cannot protect Solomons children
A host of new laws passed in Solomon Islands to better protect children in the country will not be effective without wider social change, according to the Ministry of Women, Youth and Children's…
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Solomon Islands tightens its child adoption laws
The Solomon Islands parliament has tightened the conditions for non-residents who want to adopt local children.
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Questions over supervision of child sex offender
Police refuse to say if they monitored a convicted child pornographer in the months before he was arrested to face child sex abuse charges in Australia.
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NZer in court in Brisbane on child sex charges
A New Zealand man has appeared in court in Brisbane after being extradited on charges related to an Australian-based sex offenders' network.
