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June 27, 2024 | News
Demographics fuel racist fears
Veteran journalist Paddy Gower says rapidly changing demographics are scaring Aotearoa-New Zealand 's baby-boomer white population.
September 9, 2024
June 18, 2024 | News
Hipkins stronger as Opposition leader
Political commentator Shane Te Pou says positive polling means Labour leader Chris Hipkins is unlikely to be challenged for his position before he next election.
June 17, 2024 | News
Veterans seek rongoā care
A veteran of the Malaya conflict is calling for government funding for rongoā Māori treatments.
June 13, 2024 | News
Tauranga commissioners farewelled with thanks from mana whenua
The commissioners who have been running Tauranga for the past four years have been farewelled by tangata whenua as the city prepares to elect a new council.
June 7, 2024 | News
Broad opposition to Māori ward bill
Green MP Huhana Lyndon says opposition to the coalition's plan to roll back Māori wards in local government is ovewhelming.
June 4, 2024 | News
Youth unemployment set to rocket
An economist for the Council of Trade Unions says unemployment generated by the Government's Budget settings will have a lifetime effect on whānau.
June 4, 2024 | News
Youth unemployment set to rocket
An economist for the Council of Trade Unions says unemployment generated by the Government's Budget settings will have a lifetime effect on whānau.
May 23, 2024 | News
French betrayal triggers Kanak youth rebellion
A New Zealand Kanak woman, Jesse Ounei, says young people in New Caledonia feel a sense of anger and betrayal at the way France is attempting to snuff out any prospect of independence for its Pacific territory.
May 22, 2024 | News
Strong emotion at Cassino memorial
A Northland roopu which is remembering the sacrifices of New Zealand forces in Italy has moved on to Crete, which today is marking the anniversary of the invasion in 1941 spearheaded by German paratroopers.
May 16, 2024 | News
Rotorua housing crisis recedes
Rotorua mayor Tania Tapsell says the number of people being put in motels and hotels as emergency housing has dropped by 60 percent thanks to the combined effort of council, government and iwi.
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