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The Conversation
As the year ends, how has New Zealand fared on global and domestic measurements, from social and economic freedoms to tackling poverty and homelessness?
Newsroom
Housing agency's lawsuit defence says it didn't have confidence in Winton's large-scale housing project which it declined to put forward for fast-track, reports Andrew Bevin
The Conversation
Last summer was the worst for drownings in a decade, with some groups tragically overrepresented. Community groups are urging a change of approach to water safety education.
RNZ
People are being urged to prepare for a sustained economic slowdown, lasting until the end of next year at least.
Newsroom
Derivatives and shorting are a lesser-understood tool getting more shine in the current bear market.
NZPFU members nationwide voted in favour of the settlement, accepting a pay rise of up to 24% and blood screening for occupational cancers.
RNZ
Tourism New Zealand says the industry is making promising steps towards recovery but it will take years for it to bounce back after years of disruptions.
Kāinga Ora apologised for "missing a step" after failing to consult neighbours over the project in Auckland's Millwater.
RNZ
ACC is moving towards a shake-up of how it funds tens of millions of dollars of scans for patients as it grapples with a budget blowout amid a lack of public health capacity.
Newsroom
Poor decision-making this year by autocratic leaders has led to greater instability in their political systems, impacting New Zealand’s external environment. While we cannot control the weaknesses in other countries’ political systems, Nicholas Khoo argues it is time to ask some tough questions.
Stuff
Here are the numbers which show where the housing market has been left after the bubble burst.
RNZ
Biosecurity officers are staying vigilant as increasing numbers of international visitors return to the country.
Forecasts for 2022, from inflation to Ukraine, were generally off the mark. So in a world of deep uncertainty, what might surprise in 2023?
Newsroom
A Newsroom investigation has uncovered further details about alleged transnational policing by Chinese officials in our country.
RNZ
Colleagues were so alarmed they wrote an open letter and left it lying around the office.
Newsroom
One of Lake Alice’s longest-suffering victims emerges, and makes bombshell claims. @ddub_news reports
RNZ
When a Covid vaccination social media campaign finally got underway in earnest, almost all the people it was trying to convince had already been vaccinated.
Stuff
OPINION: It’s like weighing up if you should buy an ice cream from a dairy or a supermarket. There are benefits and disadvantages to both, says Simran Kaur.
Net emissions were expected to increase from 55 million tonnes in 2020 to 63 million in 2025, before dropping to 41 million by 2035.
RNZ
Many of Kāpiti Coast's main features rest on injustices to Māori, including land confiscations up to the 1960s, a report from the Waitangi Tribunal has found.
Newshub
"We've got to slow down harder and faster in order to get that inflation back under control."
Newsroom
From fertiliser to grow the grass on our dairy farms, through to supermarkets' profit margins, @JonoMilne investigates the different costs contributing to the $1 rise in a simple two-litre bottle of milk.
RNZ
The downturn in the property market is deeper than anticipated, with a bigger drop in values and sales volumes likely to persist into 2023.
RNZ
A further extension of half-price public transport fares until March is being called "short-sighted" by public transport advocates.
RNZ
Explainer - Fuel and public transport subsidies have been rolled over, again, for now - but for most of us the days of cheaper transport are coming to an end. Here's what you need to know.
If you're experiencing financial challenges, or think you might in the future, it’s important to reach out to your bank early.
Stuff
Budgeting to build a survival fund, and a potential mortgage restructure are amongst the hacks recommended by one financial expert.
E-Tangata
“Who can’t read the obvious lessons of the flooding of the last week? Existing water infrastructure is not fit for purpose. And there is no chance in this world that councils on their own will be able to fix it.” — Simon Wilson.
Newsroom
Rocketing interest rates have put huge pressure on people with mortgages. There are things borrowers can do to reduce their payments, but remember, with banks there’s no such thing as a free lunch
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