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Relief for KidsCan with more funds on the way
After an anxious wait, KidsCan has learned it will be funded for another 12 months.
Budget a good start but more needed to fix twin plagues, say Sallies and Union
Funding for housing and addressing child poverty a good start some say, but more is needed
Government is failing beneficiaries, advocates say
Spending on police and no changes to benefit sanctions have been criticised by advocates
Mixed response for fund for vulnerable youth
Efforts to tackle child poverty in this year's Budget have been met with mixed responses.
Oranga Tamariki getting $270m over for next four years
"There's nothing more important to New Zealand than the wellbeing of its children."
Budget 2018: $7.9 million to establish Child Poverty Unit
Two new child poverty reduction units are being established to combat the social issue.
Pay gap bill has backing of unions
Greater pay transparency means less chance of conscious and unconscious bias says CTU boss
Teacher shortage a 'ticking time bomb'
The number of people training to be teachers dropped 40 per cent in six years.
Terminally ill woman pushes for Act's euthanasia bill
Terminally ill Kiwis and supporters front a new campaign for Act's euthanasia bill.
ACT launches euthanasia bill video campaign
New Zealander of the Year Lance O'Sullivan is also featured in support of the bill.
Dead Kiwi's family need help getting him home by Xmas
Young dad's family is hoping to bury him by Christmas.
Patchy drizzle making way for fine days
This week will be nothing like last week's wild thunder storms
New Zealand's most reliable car revealed
An electric car has been revealed as New Zealand's most reliable car.
Fitness student wins Disputes Tribunal hearing
The fitness student encouraged other in the same position to go to the tribunal.
Tongariro National Park search: Police brings in recovery dogs
Victim recovery dogs were brought in by police yesterday.
Missing man's family determined to find him
One of the missing men's uncle said he was still searching after police asked him to stop
Why your chip bag comes half empty
Ever felt disappointment after opening a packet of chips and seeing half the bag is empty?
Snow showers, heavy rain as cold blast hits
From today an active front will begin to cross the South Island, moving north.
$7 for a lettuce as vege prices shoot up
The wet weather is hitting shoppers in the pocket as fresh produce shortages continue.
Motels struggle with Edgecumbe evacuees
But motel owners are worried where evacuees will go once their Easter bookings arrive
Fizz the billy goat looking for new home
A goat who's "like a cross between Bob Marley and Tom Jones" is looking for a new home.
Rain forecast for the weekend
Enjoy the fine weather while it lasts because rain is on the way.
Finally, it's time to crank up the BBQ
It's going to be a sunny one this weekend for most of the country.
More rain for the whole country
We may be 12 days into summer but the rain falling over the last week isn't going anywhere fast.
Where is our least affordable region to buy a home?
Massey University released its quarterly Home Affordability Report index today.
Thunderstruck: 'Household was shaking'
A thunderstorm warning remains in place as violent electrical storms pounded Auckland overnight leaving many without power for hours.
A mother's love tragically lost
Family of a Tauranga woman killed two weeks ago in a tragic road accident says she "brought light to so many lives" and will be "missed beyond measure".
Steven Adams mural holds uncertain fate
The future of the massive Steve Adams mural in Oklahoma City is up in the air because the building's owner didn't get council consent to have it painted.
Housing crisis creating brain drain
Auckland's housing crisis is creating a brain drain as talented people move away from the city to escape the rising cost of living, a survey has found.
Lucky Kiwi wins $2m in British lottery
A Kiwi great-grandmother who won nearly $2 million in the British lottery has bought a new house and car within a day of returning home.
Husband, wife's thrill at twisted GoT kiss
Meet the de Wilds - New Zealand's most hardcore Game of Thrones fans.
Highway inferno: Family's narrow escape
A family narrowly escaped serious harm when the car they had been driving through the Kaimai ranges exploded in flames minutes after they jumped out.
'He's scared. He knows what he's done'
The gunman involved in the incident is reportedly willing to surrender if he can have the support of his friends and family with him.
This could be our hottest summer ever
The abnormally hot spell is on track to smash February records in some main centres but weather analysts are divided about what's causing it.
'I want my laugh back'
Teina Boyd is paralysed from the chest down but the young mum of one says her goal isn't to walk again - it's to get her laugh back.
Woman may not live to hear verdict
The woman at the centre of a legal battle over her right to die might not live long enough to hear the verdict, her husband says.