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First Person - When he walked into the prison yard for the first time as a teenager, having never been there before, Dr Rawiri Waretini-Karena already knew most the men in there.

Fewer than half the population are likely to own a home in the next 25 years, according to a new report. Audio

They were cynical, disaffected, and cooler than everyone else. Now they're married with children and probably your boss.

The Detail - Home ownership in New Zealand is on track to fall below 50 percent in the next 25 years, but there's one scheme that could help some households get a foot in the door.

Housing affordability has plagued New Zealand for decades. What needs to change?

Analysis: It's just over a week since Donald Trump was almost assassinated at a rally, and in the last eight days the US presidential election has been totally turned on its head, Sarah Smith writes.

Four New Zealanders have died after buying packages online from murder-accused Kenneth Law.

A 50 percent leap in houses listed for sale in first two weeks of July may be partly due to home loan pressure.

US Vice President Kamala Harris has pressed the case for the re-election of President Joe Biden, despite continued pressure to end his bruised campaign.

Ever wanted a job that combines a very public tight-rope walk with solving fiendish puzzles? Helping The Leader of the House wrangle Parliament’s Order Paper is just the thing. 

Analysis - Peter Wilson goes over the week in politics, including the Greens' latest controversy, the fight between David Seymour and Te Pāti Māori, and the attempted Trump assassination.

Explainer - The recent assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump sent shock waves around the globe. What kind of protection do Kiwi politicians get?

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Vanuatu Civil Aviation Authority saying it is working to ensure domestic flights grounded since May can resume this month.

In a ceremony full of pageantry the King set out the Labour government's plans to revive the economy with new homes among priorities.

Michiko Kakutani's The Great Wave: The Era of Radical Disruption and the Rise of the Outsider reads like a synthesis of modern maladies with few solutions offered, Jeremy Rees writes.

Some Republicans zeroed in on that language as they blamed Biden for creating a climate that sparked the assassination attempt on Trump. Video

The changes made last year were the first significant upgrades to minimum requirements for housing in more than a decade.

Government housing reforms are ''well-intentioned, but the devil will be in the detail'', says Waimakariri deputy mayor Neville Atkinson.

"He's played it brilliantly," one strategist says of Donald Trump. "Why take the shovel away when they're digging their own hole?"

Opinion -The Fourth Labour Government swept in a tide of change, moulding the way we think about politics and what is considered politically possible, Richard Shaw writes. Video

Joe Carter had been sleeping on a mattress on the floor of a windowless room and likely hadn't taken his medication for a month before he died.

Analysis - More meetings with leaders are coming up as the prime minister's first big diplomatic test continues in Washington DC.