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COMMENT: Involving academics can help drive gains for Corrections where politics fail.
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While house prices haven't plunged, the edge is now with buyers in the Auckland market.
Rheumatic fever failure in spotlight
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NZ scientist shines light on hibernating bats
A Kiwi scientist have used high-tech cameras to watch bats as they hibernate.
Greens apologise to migrants over policy
The Greens have dropped a policy which linked migration numbers to population growth.
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Kiwis expected to live for 10 years longer
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Bay leaders question immigration plan
Fears that Labour Party plans to cut immigration by up to 30,000 a year could hit economy.
Future uncertain for public pool in Mt Albert
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Labour's plan to cut migration by 30,000
Labour plans to cut workers from overseas - but will also introduce a Kiwibuild Visa.
Fact or fiction: Tillerson on climate change
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'Affordable Auckland' a thing of the past
An affordable property in Auckland City is virtually extinct.
Road tolls for Auckland a step closer
A government announcement on road tolls for Auckland is expected this week.
Dann: Market slowing, but will it crash?
It's one thing to assess market conditions but picking timing of a crash is a mugs game.
Money for rheumatic fever prevention cut
Funding to reduce rheumatic fever in NZ has been halved in this week's Budget.
Half of lowest earners miss out on Budget perks
Half of workers earning less than $24,000 won't get benefit at all from new Budget perks.
Sly dig at migrants in the Budget
The Govt snuck stricter welfare rules for migrants into the Budget.
Kids lose tech classes, playing fields
School overcrowding is shutting some students out of technology classes and playing fields
Bulging school rolls force zone shake up
School zones are being rewritten to cope with bulging rolls at 43 Auckland schools.
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Sleep study to help Kiwi kids with ASD
A new study will tackle sleep problems affecting Kiwi kids with autism spectrum disorder.
Are Snowflake millennials all that bad?
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Revealed: Where new houses will be built
Government has revealed which Auckland suburbs will get more houses before 2020.
History proves 'refugee crisis' is myth
COMMENT: Global migration is becoming a deeply contentious, even toxic, issue.
NZ population surge biggest in 43 years
New Zealand has had an influx of 100,300 people since last March.
New city schools won't have sports fields
Exclusive: A new type of school without playing fields is being proposed for urban areas.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Specialists changing young lives with eye treatment
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Waitomo struggles with visitors
Waitomo has a population of 9600 but more than 500,000 visitors flood in every year.
Xenophobia not welcome in migrant debate
COMMENT: Let's not see immigration as a single causal factor or as a simple solution.