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![Health inequities between Māori and non-Māori adults cost $863m a year, study finds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Health inequities between Māori and non-Māori adults cost $863m a year, study finds
A university professor says the inequity is 'an unconscionable breach of human rights'.
![Inquiry launched into Dunedin paedophile ring claims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Inquiry launched into Dunedin paedophile ring claims
The Presbyterian church is saddened by the statements that have been made.
![Rotorua is a ‘ghost town’ due to emergency housing crisis, commissioners hearing told](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Rotorua is a ‘ghost town’ due to emergency housing crisis, commissioners hearing told
Rotorua has become a "ghost town" because of the rise of motels serving as housing.
![Man dies on walking trail near Arrowtown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Man dies on walking trail near Arrowtown
A man has collapsed and died in bush on a walking track near Arrowtown.
![Murder-accused granted bail in fatal Momona stabbing case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Murder-accused granted bail in fatal Momona stabbing case
A 20-year-old murder-accused man has been granted bail at a hastily arranged hearing.
![Jack Tame: If Jacinda Ardern does take a UN job, the US Federal Reserve’s actions might be why](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jack Tame: If Jacinda Ardern does take a UN job, the US Federal Reserve’s actions might be why
OPINION: I’ve been swallowing hard at just how much stuff costs.
![Letters: Wayne Brown, JPs, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and 7 Saint Vincent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Letters: Wayne Brown, JPs, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and 7 Saint Vincent
OPINION: Letters on Creative NZ, Greens, ram-raiders, John Roughan, and Liz Truss.
![John Roughan: Wayne Brown may be the bull in the china shop of NZ’s assets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
John Roughan: Wayne Brown may be the bull in the china shop of NZ’s assets
OPINION: When I voted for Wayne Brown I had no illusions about his economics.
![Steve Braunias: The Secret Diary of Jacinda Ardern](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Steve Braunias: The Secret Diary of Jacinda Ardern
Something seemed to be bothering the people of Dodge, but who could say what it was?
![Te Wānanga o Raukawa seeks independence from the Crown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Te Wānanga o Raukawa seeks independence from the Crown
Te Wānanga o Raukawa wants to better reflect the way it operates and works with iwi.
![Wellington rape trial draws to a close](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Wellington rape trial draws to a close
Jury faces the difficult task of trying to resolve very different accounts.
![Brett O’Riley: One quick fix to worker shortage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Brett O’Riley: One quick fix to worker shortage
OPINION: Employers association boss says a solution is right under our noses.
![Zakaria Hazaranejad: Who will speak up for the Hazara people?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Zakaria Hazaranejad: Who will speak up for the Hazara people?
OPINION: 'Terrorist attacks on Hazara in the last year have caused more than 700 deaths.'
![Letters: Consumer price index](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Letters: Consumer price index
OPINION: Letters on inflation, post-Covid recovery and more.
![Nurses at three private hospitals strike over pay, conditions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Nurses at three private hospitals strike over pay, conditions
Nurses say they have been negotiating 18 months and are now at an impasse.
![Rape accused called police about online threats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Rape accused called police about online threats
Defendant says he received 'thousands' of abusive and threatening messages.
![Letters: Official cash rate, urban planning, sequestration, and Gaurav Sharma](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Letters: Official cash rate, urban planning, sequestration, and Gaurav Sharma
OPINION: Letters on issues of concern.
![Editorial: Hungry for answers on child nourishment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Editorial: Hungry for answers on child nourishment
OPINION: Our editorial on 55,000 children arriving at school with empty stomachs.
![Mike Hosking: 10 more reasons this Govt won’t get a third term](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mike Hosking: 10 more reasons this Govt won’t get a third term
OPINION: When it comes to delivery, this lot couldn’t deliver pizza.
![Rae Julian: Fifty years since we adopted the Equal Pay Act](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Rae Julian: Fifty years since we adopted the Equal Pay Act
OPINION: Former Human Rights Commission member Rae Julian reflects.
![Woman allegedly pulls knife on schoolgirl in central Dunedin](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Woman allegedly pulls knife on schoolgirl in central Dunedin
A woman has been arrested after making threats this afternoon.
![Attempted gunpoint burglary leaves Remuera man ‘shaken’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Attempted gunpoint burglary leaves Remuera man ‘shaken’
He was returning to his home in Remuera when two men followed his car into the driveway.
!['People are dying here': Grassroots moves to stop Gisborne gang war](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'People are dying here': Grassroots moves to stop Gisborne gang war
Community members are starting a grassroots movement to stop surge in street warfare.
![Bryce Edwards: Resignation brings unpredictable and intense byelection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Bryce Edwards: Resignation brings unpredictable and intense byelection
OPINION: Get ready for a hard-fought and intense by-election in Hamilton West.
![Opinion: Food bank queues about to get longer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Opinion: Food bank queues about to get longer
OPINION: Queue of people needing food parcels this Christmas will be even longer.