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Reverse pub crawl set for April
A pub tenant is being sought for Auckland's historic Birdcage Tavern near Victoria Park.
UN 'staggered' by NZ's infant mortality rates
The UN has expressed concern over shortfalls in the rights of NZ children, including "staggering" infant and child mortality rates, and a lack representation for children in legislation. It questions why NZ does not have a department of
<i>Haiti one year on:</i> Neglect turns disaster to tragedy
A New Zealander gives a harrowing account of how Haiti's nightmare is continuing.
Many struggle to put food on table post-Christmas - Sallies
The Salvation Army says it is seeing an increase in the number of people unable to put food on the table, having spent all their money during Christmas.
<i>Noelle McCarthy:</i> So many reasons for social inequity, so few questioning it
Nobody wins unless everybody wins. It's a phrase on a post it that's been stuck to my computer monitor for weeks.
Haiti: Epidemic fears rise as cholera hits Port-au-Prince
The disease has begun to infect residents of the capital's densely populated tent cities, where more than a million people are still living.
Kiwi hits hard times in Melbourne
Following reports of Australian charities paying for homeless Kiwis to fly home, a down-on-her-luck NZer in Melbourne tells her story.
Homeless-aid group to help destitute Kiwis flown from Oz
An Auckland agency for the homeless has offered to help destitute Kiwis who are being sent home after falling on hard times in Australia.
Bribery and corruption in India 'pervasive'
India has slipped three places to 87th spot on an international Corruption Perception Index.
Palpable relief now that the Games are over
The athletes have performed, the medals have been dished out but the locals are still wondering if it was all worth it.
Children's Zone provides hope in Harlem
In an area where dropouts are the norm a school is making dreams of a higher education come true.
Games don't even feature as life eked out in slums
It hits your nostrils first - the pungent smell of rotting fruit, mashed dog faeces and mounting rubbish by the roadside.
<i>Gwynne Dyer:</i> Road to riches could be ruination of all
The world has seen major improvements in key areas like literacy, access to clean water and infant mortality, writes Gwynne Dyer.
<i>Barry Coates:</i> Trouble in paradise for many Pacific nations
Barry Coates writes that the Pacific is falling behind in the fight against poverty.
Saving the world just got harder
The chances of meeting any of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals seem remote.