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Analysis - Budget 2023 marks "half-time" for the Labour government's long-term child poverty targets. It's an ideal point in the 10-year project to take stock and see what's worked and what hasn't.

Some in the media learned the lessons of Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods, just as the emergency management authorities have done - and they made a concerted effort to…

Violent clashes have erupted between anti-immigration protesters using the Nazi salute and counter protesters outside the Victorian Parliament in Melbourne.

Violent clashes have broken out in Pakistan between security forces and supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan.

Investors are sitting on the sidelines and buyers remain scarce as housing values continue to slide, though the decline has slowed in many main centres.

The French Polynesian economy has been given a positive assessment in the aftermath of the pandemic by the body issuing the French Pacific franc.

The government's Budget this year will boost Defence Force pay rates by $4000 to $15,000, at a cost of $419 million, plus $328m on assets and infrastructure.

Police officers said their duty to prevent disruption to the Coronation outweighed the right to protest.

The Coronation this weekend was an historic event that anointed a new head of state for us for the first time in 70 years - and also a made-for-media spectacle that captivated broadcasters. After the…

King Charles III was anointed and crowned on Saturday in Britain's biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1000 years.

Labour's Kelvin Davis has brushed off the shock departure of Meka Whaitiri, while her leader has called it an "awakening". Audio

Two doctors expecting a baby in August have been caught up in national security checks and face having to decide whether to emigrate.

Property prices are continuing their downward slump, but the rate of decline is easing, suggesting they could soon hit a near-term floor.

Fish & Game is expecting thousands to turn out for what is anticipated to be one of the best seasons in years.

The failure of the San Francisco-based bank is the second-largest in US history and the third in the country since March.

Tens of thousands of Sudanese have fled their homes since battles that erupted in mid-April unleashed a humanitarian disaster.

The number of households behind on their mortgage repayments is up 26 percent on the same time last year, with 19,300 accounts past due.

Māori suffered generational loss of great swathes of their land to confiscation. Now they face advancing waters from climate change, with few easy answers.

Rotorua Lakes Council wants to cut the $40,000 a year it gives the Rotorua Citizens Advice Bureau.

National Party housing spokesperson says his party's changes will ease the rental crisis by encouraging more property owners to rent out houses and get landlords back in the market. Audio

Housing Minister Megan Woods says Christchurch is set to receive another 1000 public homes in the next two years.