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Exclusive interview: The embassy man and hidden toilet cam

Former military man - supported by his partner - claims he is the victim.

Leighton Smith: Orwell was right - and we're asleep at the wheel

COMMENT: The biggest danger of all is the combination of big tech and Government.

The Folaus, faith and freedom of speech: what we should all remember

EDITORIAL: The free speech debate - outrage on insult on abuse. Is that right?

Shut the doors: Crackdown on tavern 'gambling shops'

'If you own a venue with pokie machines, you cannot rely on them for income.'

Michelle Dickinson: Modelling the flu to spread information

Just like the flu, gossiped news can spread through whole communities very quickly.

'We have babies that aren't safe': Oranga Tamariki facing 'impossible' decisions, says youth worker

COMMENT: No one wants to hear about babies being taken from their mothers.

'They have made my life hell': Mum forced into DNA test for 6-month-old

Mother and baby take a DNA test to prevent child from being uplifted by Oranga Tamariki.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: How did this Govt get its priorities so wrong?

COMMENT: Put the needs of New Zealand's poorest ahead of those of the middle class.

Jarrod Gilbert: White supremacy in NZ - how many neo-Nazis are there?

COMMENT: Society lacks systems that identify complexities that produce racial extremism.

Growing Up in NZ gets funding boost

The study tracks 6800 Kiwi kids from 12 weeks before birth to 21 years old.

Loan shark scare: Young couples debt spirals to $100k

A lender gave a couple a loan - despite knowing they had already defaulted 22 times.

Disaster sparked change for struggling mums

Age no barrier for teen helping mums in need.

Lizzie Marvelly: Why are sex victims assumed to be guilty?

COMMENT: Shame, stigma, and fear keep women quiet.

'Heartbreaking': Cyclist killed on Queen St had been a rough sleeper who had just found a home

Police are yet to find the next of kin for a man killed by a drunk driver on Queen St.

Budget: Welfare increase 'not enough'

Change to welfare payments applauded, but an urgent increase still needed, advocates say.

Goff calls out 'disgusting' Facebook commenters

"The amount of vitriol and hate was disgusting. I thought we were better than this."