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The double life of Dr Hannah Wells
Somehow, Dr Hannah Wells manages to lead a supercharged double life - as a ground-breaking medical researcher, and a champion triathlete. She tells Lockerroom's Suzanne McFadden why, and how, she does…
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Housing conditions a factor in Auckland measles outbreak, says medical officer
Health authorities say there are now an average of 20 new cases of measles each day in Auckland.
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Warm homes instead of caravans
The government has invested $2.7 million into a papakāinga (housing) development in Tauranga.
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Councils need support to realise govt’s urban development dream - mayors
The government wants to direct city councils to loosen up planning rules and scrap unnecessary restrictions for developing higher-density housing. The announcement from the Urban Development Minister… Audio
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Govt plan to free up planning rules
Under the government's proposal, councils - particularly in the six high growth centres - will be given a clear direction to loosen their rules.
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Phil Twyford: 'Poor quality planning is stopping our cities from growing'
The government is directing councils to loosen up their planning rules, allowing cities to grow both up and out, in a bid to solve the housing crisis.
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A Helping Hand from Hemp
Dave and Anne Jordan say the world would benefit from the widespread planting and use of hemp. They have been working for more than a decade to build a hemp industry in New Zealand. Audio, Gallery
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A Helping Hand from Hemp
Dave and Anne Jordan say the world would benefit from the widespread planting and use of hemp. They have been working for more than a decade to build a hemp industry in New Zealand.
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'You never know what washes up on these beaches'
Locals at Bethells Beach are surprised to find out $3 million worth of cocaine washed ashore this morning.
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Calls for law change over confiscated land
The government's being urged to revoke law preventing Māori from getting confiscated land back if it's privately owned.
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Dreams come true - Sleepyhead workers to get affordable town
Priced out of the city the Auckland bedding manufacturer Sleepyhead beds is building a town for its workers. The plan is to spend one billion dollars on an affordable town for workers to live and work… Audio
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Katikati coffin club: ‘it’s a house of laughs’
DIY coffins are becoming popular around the world but the coffin club trend really started here in New Zealand, in Rotorua. Now there are clubs all over the country. Audio
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'In less than 10 months, we had three shelters'
Homeless shelters funded by a Rotorua man who mortgaged his home have fed and housed more than 1000 people since opening a year ago.
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Why low polling doesn't always kill a political career
Low personal polling for National Party leader Simon Bridges doesn't necessarily mean that replacing him before the election is a sure thing. Audio
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Why low polling doesn't always kill a political career
Low personal polling for National Party leader Simon Bridges doesn't necessarily mean that replacing him before the election is a sure thing.
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Saturday Market in Gondar - by Ali Benge
Audio 26 Jun 2019Where is home and where do we belong when we have lived in so many different places? A family visit back to Ethiopia and to the childhood home should be a kind of homecoming.
Told by Hannah Banks Audio
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Govt rolls out $200m scheme to house Wgtn homeless
A programme which aims to end homelessness has been rolled out in Wellington.
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Woman jailed for abuse of mother
In a three-day span a Dunedin woman allowed her 71-year-old mother six hours' sleep, constantly waking her in the night with a barrage of abuse.
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Young families flee Auckland: 33,000 people in four years
A growing number of people are turning their back on Auckland for greener and cheaper pastures of the regions.
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New money to house homeless sparks hope in Whangārei
People caring for the homeless in Whangārei say the imminent arrival of the Housing First programme has sparked new hope.
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Underwrite triggered: More unsold Kiwibuild houses bought by govt
The Crown underwrite for unsold Kiwibuild homes has been triggered for a second time.
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Classroom carpets the culprit for cat skin flecks
One in four classroom carpets is harbouring high enough levels of cat dander (skin flecks) to trigger allergic reactions, according to new research.
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Extra $94 million to house homeless in government Budget
The government will spend an extra $94 million in this year's Budget to help more homeless people into permanent housing.
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Gasfitter sentenced after incorrectly installing fireplace
Two months after Patrick Dykes installed a gas fireplace in 2017, there was a fire that left the house uninhabitable.
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Three Minutes Max: Tommy Kapai-Wilson
Tommy Kapai-Wilson has been doing some thinking about the by-law banning begging in Tauranga where he lives. Audio