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Gambling fund panel conflicts disclosed
Two of the six panel members who made the shock decision to stop funding the Problem Gambling Foundation had conflicts of interest, a review has found.
Good news on state of our nation
Crime is at a 34-year low, incomes and employment are rising and teenage pregnancy has plunged, a new report on the state of our nation shows.
Crime, jobs and our kids - things are looking up
Simon Collins takes a look at the 'state of our nation' report, a stock-take of New Zealand's social trends.
Dad's pledge to spread Xmas cheer
Christmas is meant to be a time of joy but many children around NZ go without. This year one dad has vowed to make a difference, pledging 100 gifts for kids.
Fears of a tight Christmas
Charities are bracing themselves for an influx of more than 40,000 struggling Kiwi families who can't afford to serve Christmas dinner or put presents under the tree this year.
All our yesterdays
Dionne Christian checks out activities on offer during Auckland's Heritage Festival.
Destiny sells complex to Sallies
The Salvation Army has bought the Destiny Church complex in the Auckland suburb of Mt Wellington and has its 12-storey building in Queen St up for sale.
House supply gap begins to close
Auckland's critical housing shortage worsened again last year - but the gap between population growth and house-building may be closing at last.
Rubbish swamping Sallies
Rubbish being dumped outside Salvation Army stores is costing the organisation hundreds of thousands of dollars.
When a state house was for life
Two tenants who moved into their Auckland state house two years after the start of World War II are still living there - more than 70 years later.
45 years in jail - and set to stay there
New Zealand's longest-serving prisoner has been denied parole and will not be considered for early release again until 2015.






























