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Opposition says Budget social housing shake-up will see tenants evicted
It lifts weekly support for 110,000 families by almost $15 but 80,000 will lose $30/week.
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'Survival mode': Kiwi families struggle with costs as child hunger rises
Principals report more children needing lunches and snacks at school.
‘You’re a good boy’: Colman Domingo on coming out and being loved anyway
His sister Averie was upset she was not the first to hear he was gay.
When I was 11, my mother forgot who I was. She’s never recovered
Telegraph: Katie Carr's mother came home from hospital a 'cold, angry imposter'.
Revealed: Tyson Fury's wedding gifts for teenage daughter and new husband
The 16-year-old bride has shown off her new caravan home and its gold fittings online.
Benji Marshall on the Wayne Bennett chat that convinced him to walk away
The current Wests Tigers coach won the Rugby League World cup and one NRL Premiership.
'She was writhing in agony. Her treatment cost $40k a year. What choice did we have?'
Ben Rose’s daughter Becky was diagnosed with severe Crohn’s disease aged 9.
'Looks like a nuclear bomb went off': Families lose joint barn home in fire
The parents said trying to explain the fire to their young kids 'was really emotional'.
Disability Support Services Bill ‘worst piece of legislation I’ve ever seen’ – advocate
The bill states the Crown is not the employer of family carers.
Being 'friend-zoned' was supposed to be the end. For us, it was the foundation
This couple say starting out as friends helped both their marriage – and their careers.
'Thrown into a nightmare': Father's $500k race for last-chance cancer treatment overseas
Wayne Fearnehough, 59, is facing his third bout of aggressive lymphoma.
Tyson Fury's 16-year-old daughter's lavish wedding ends with mystery arrest at hotel
The lavish reception featured 18 bridesmaids and 20,000 flowers.
'I couldn’t even make my bed': Heart problems force mum to quit job
'I felt like the Christmas just gone would be my last.'
I thought I knew my father. Then I found him sobbing at the kitchen table
NYT: In the final stages of his dementia, Ellen Barry's father found his 6-year-old self.
Surrogacy in Auckland: How a US sister-in-law helped create a Kiwi family
A family surrogacy is a gift that keeps on giving for the grateful couple.
The Ex-Files: Do I get a share of rises in value of my ex’s business post-separation?
OPINION: My ex is insisting we use the house and business value at the date we separated.
‘I’ll just help myself’: Mum builds booming business weeks after giving birth
Her first 120 Breasties pumps sold out in about two months, leaving no stock.
'I don't want my kids to go through what I did': Peter Andre's breakdown and the NZ role that changed his life
The Aussie pop star is starring in a Kiwi-created crime series.
Violent land feud: Man hanged from tree, slashed with sickle fights for refugee protection
The man feared he would be harmed by a 'mentally unstable man' from his village in India.
Parents make every day count for daughter with rare condition
Willow Dargaville, 5, lives with the rare genetic disorder mucolipidosis type 2.
'Use food as medicine': Nutritionist fights for food reform
Hawke's Bay mum-of-four Gina Urlich has her energy back after a cancer battle.
UK pastor in court after man dies during live-streamed baptism
Cheryl Bartley is charged with one count of gross negligence manslaughter.
US driver who crashed into tent at child’s birthday party jailed for 10 years
Washington Post: A woman was killed and 13 others, including eight children, were injured.
At 54, my husband persuaded me to have a baby via surrogate. I hated being an old mum
Telegraph: One woman shares her hidden struggles and guilt with becoming a mum in her 50s.
Man being sought after mother’s death ‘most likely’ dead - police
His car was found abandoned near Rotorua's Green and Blue Lakes.
Parenting in a 'polycrisis': The real reason birth rates are in free fall
NYT Analysis: There's much more to it than money and domestic equality, researchers say.
NZ-born composer Mark Smythe dies suddenly on hiking trip at 53
The musician collapsed during a hike with friends on Mt Wilson in California.
Sixty years of love: Ray and Judy share memories and secrets to a lasting marriage
Local Gisborne couple Ray and Judy Taylor are celebrating 60 years of marriage.
Editorial: Lack of prostate cancer screening means men should be proactive
OPINION: The experts cannot agree and for the average man, this seems confusing.
'Right time': Ivan Cleary to quit Panthers coaching role
Ivan Cleary's son Nathan's future at the Penrith Panthers is uncertain.