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'Nora's Ark' to protect kauri from dieback threat

More than 75,000 kauri to be planted on dieback-free Māori land beside sacred Takou River.

Editorial: Caring for the carers; it's about time

EDITORIAL: It's about time such vital work by family carers is acknowledged and enabled.

Onehunga palm growers lose appeal court bid

Court delivers latest blow to former directors of Oceanic Palms.

Why I'm donating my Super - and you should too

If you don't need all of your superannuation to live a comfortable life, here's an idea.

Blood cancer: Call for better access to new treatments

Kiwis deserve the best treatments available for blood cancer, says Myeloma NZ.

Schools may scrap camps to get new grant

School camps may be an unexpected casualty of a new grant to low and mid-decile schools.

New grant 'will help NZ's learning tail'

"A huge step in the right direction for supporting the tail of learning".

Building boom keeps GDP growth on track - just

GDP growth came in on target for the first quarter but held warnings for the outlook

Editorial: Much riding on Govt's mental health response

EDITORIAL: Hopes a new commission will be first step in transformational change.

Mental health crisis: 'We're at a point where we need ... a clear plan of action'

There are big hopes for the Government's mental health inquiry response and the Budget.

$8m to improve freedom camping woes

The Government money is for operating costs such as enforcement and temporary facilities.

$6.1 billion-plus: Government's three-year building plan

The report shows the scope of spending from now to 2021.

$4.4b City Rail Link tunnel boring machine: From China to Mt Eden

The $4.4b City Rail Link tunnel borer will get a female name.

The two big threats looming over $4.4b City Rail Link

$4.4b CRL tunnel phase starts soon: what's ahead of the contractors

Disability funding cuts: Commissioner seeks answers

Disabled people must be 'front and centre' of Govt's wellbeing budget, commissioner says.

Forget CGT, we need a new plan

COMMENT: The people who lose with no CGT are those who are already struggling.