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What you need to know about the row over the Children's Commissioner

ANALYSIS: The Children's Commission is being stripped of powers it does not use.

Six Covid-related deaths and 4429 new cases today

There were 8638 new community cases & 24 deaths reported yesterday for the past two days.

Covid-19: Are Kiwis getting complacent over masks?

Kiwis outside Auckland were more blase about masks before Covid-19 came to them.

New poll shows most NZers support change in drug laws

Most Kiwis favour drug law changes that remove criminal penalties, focus on health.

501 appeal: Australia aims to deport Kiwi who coughed on police, saying he had Covid

Joseph Van Maanen had been warned he could end up a 501 deportee if he didn't change ways.

Live: 24 Covid deaths and 8638 new cases over past two days

Daily cases have been hovering around 5000 this week; today's cases are two days' worth.

Neve turns 4: PM's 'stress bomb' birthday cake experience

This year it was mum's turn to whip up a cake for Neve's 4th birthday.

Claire Trevett: With winter here, how robust is Govt's health?

OPINION: Winter arrived on cue and so did another problem for the Government.

Audrey Young: What to watch in new Labour v National contests

OPINION: Kiri Allan already sounds more comfortable in Justice than Kris Faafoi was.

Motel money: The companies which earned the most from emergency housing boom

One motel alone has received $16m in grants to house the homeless.

'Extremely exhausted': Thousands of vacancies as 'burnout' nurses feel pressure

Nurses organisation says NZ is more than 4000 staff short and urgent action is needed.

Abuse in care: 'Prison was heaven' compared to foster care, survivor says

Three stories of New Zealand children who were uplifted only to be abused.

Derek Cheng: Covid hospital numbers challenge Govt's pro-equity claims

Hospital data reinforces criticism that the Covid response has lacked a pro-equity focus

Opinion: Penny Wong a minister of substance

OPINION: Penny Wong is rebranding foreign policy in her own image: quiet but steely.

Pre-departure tests into NZ gone on Monday

The Government will scrap pre-departure testing from late Monday night.

Gib crisis: Businesses rush to import alternative plasterboard

'We need to help as many companies as we can get through this' - Shane Brealey.