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State house applicant has been on wait list for 18 years, new data shows

Announcements around Whānau Ora coming in 'month or two' amid legal action from Māori leaders

Happiness course's surprisingly effective results confirmed by Oxford study

Ihumātao protest group hopeful resolution is near as Fletcher take down fences at disputed site

Māori leaders say Whānau Ora is failing, take legal action against Government

Changes to family care programme don’t go far enough, disability campaigners say

Details of family carers overhaul announced

Struggling social work agency has to reject job applicants over pay

The politics of 2020 - what to expect

Māori babies five times more likely to end up in state care

Mother and disabled daughter homeless for months despite reaching out to Government for help

‘I was an alcoholic when I was 12, but it’s not uncommon in NZ’ - Ex-NRL player opens up on battle with booze

Thousands of objects symbolising rage, hope from broken relationships on display in Dunedin

Public housing waiting list hits new high of 14,500 households

Pope likens violence towards women to disrespecting God

New Year Honours: Man who fostered more than 190 kids made Officer of the NZ Order of Merit

Plea for airlines to allow support dogs on New Zealand flights

NZ project to help women struggling with period poverty in the Pacific

Innovative fashion designers get creative with fabrics in name of sustainability

Past decade has seen human rights 'backlash', top UN human rights official says

Tina Turner mural defaced with swastika outside US record store

Coromandel Peninsula vandals obliterate public toilets - 'Know what your children are up to'

New campaign launched to tackle spike in domestic violence over holiday season

Counsellors dealing with rise in calls about grief as Kiwi families struggle with loss during festive season

Budgeting service flooded with desperate families in lead up to Christmas calls for charities' funding to be performance-based

Tauranga man rewarded for starting group that inspires men to give back to the community

Refugee Behrouz Boochani's overstay in New Zealand could fuel tensions with Australia

Crusaders pitch in as Christchurch's City Mission prepares for Christmas Day lunch for those in need

Wedding licences are pulling in about $3 million a year - so where does the $150 fee go?

Watch: Groom-to-be races clock in Wānaka trolley grab; winnings donated to food bank