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Viral 'Cat in the Hat' TikTok trend sparks fun fake videos but also real fear
The social media posts have prompted police forces in Ireland and the UK to issue statements that the images are fake.

'It will come back': Wellington business owners optimistic despite ongoing challenges
Wellington businesses are trying to turn around the idea that the capital city is in a downward spiral.

The $2 billion cost of our failure to care for Kiwi mums
New reports expose the devastating human and financial cost of New Zealand's maternal mental health crisis.

New poll shows Opportunity in kingmaker position, Luxon and Hipkins approval slumps
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has recorded his lowest approval rating to date as well, with Chris Hipkins recording a negative approval rating too.

Opportunity leader: Voters starting to see us as a stable and safe coalition partner
National is doubling down on its vow not to work with the party, as Labour's Chris Hipkins leaves the door open.

How Wellingtonians are making charitable gifts last forever
Beyond the single donation: How local funds are futureproofing generosity

Which foods have become less affordable for New Zealanders?
Some essential food items have increased in price twice as fast as wages have risen over the past 10 years.

'Absolute nightmare' - patients left waiting in soiled beds at North Shore emergency department
Emergency department nurses say Health NZ had failed to plan properly for winter, and conditions are increasingly "feral".

Has New Zealand run out of spiritual leaders?
When anyone says anything too grim, my instant response is to bounce in there with enthusiastic counterexamples.

‘Selling potential income’: The farmer, the drought risk and a looming El Niño summer
Earth Sciences New Zealand expects El Niño to intensify into one of the strongest events on record, affecting rainfall patterns across the country.

Devastating cancer bottleneck experts say shouldn’t have happened - and the cost for one woman
Her cancer check should have taken weeks. Six months later, ‘none of your cervix looks normal’.

NZ tobacco policymaking based on media optics, rather than international law - research
The NZ government has never properly implemented a treaty clause which requires the protection of health policies against tobacco industry interference, says a researcher.

Term deposit rates will rise - but is that where your money should be?
As interest rates have risen, term deposits rates have inched up.

Dilworth child sex offender must wait six months before moving into home near school, kindergarten.
A survivor of Ian Robert Wilson's offending has waived his automatic right to name suppression to speak out and says he genuinely fears for children in the community.

Plumber shortage: Not enough people in the pipeline to fill the gaps
Hundreds of plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying jobs will need to be filled in the next year as the workforce ages out or moves overseas.

Coroner: Driveway death of Palmerston North toddler Satvik Nainwal was preventable
Satvik Kumar Nainwal was found lying face down, and died in hospital from head injuries.

National's pain is no gain for Labour in latest RNZ-Reid Research poll
Analysis - The latest RNZ-Reid Research poll delivers more bad news for the coalition - and Labour.

Mayors left disappointed by National ruling out bed tax
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says the decision raises serious questions about the government's commitment to the Regional Deal.

Former principal accused of not passing on complaints to school's board
A former principal at a Christchurch school has been accused of not passing on complaints to the school's board.

Kaden told the hospital he wanted to die. They sent him home. Less than a month later he was dead
The rate of young people experiencing significant mental distress has more than quadrupled since 2011.