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Water, sewage and solar top new survey of infrastructure priorities
Global research company Ipsos said the results were a shift from the survey two years ago, when housing supply was the number one infrastructure concern for Kiwis.

Neonatal nurse on why infant mental health matters
Although infant mental health might conjure images of a baby lying on a therapist's couch, the first thousand days of life are crucial for brain development.

NZ star track: A watch on space from Beijing to Tehran, Paris to Somalia
Documents reveal New Zealand is helping track satellites, including from Iran and the Chinese military, in a network that also watched over the Paris Olympics.

RNZ poll: Did National make the wrong call keeping Luxon?
More voters are saying the caucus got it wrong than right over Christopher Luxon, according to RNZ's new poll.

Star track: A watch on space from Beijing to Tehran, Paris to Somalia
Documents reveal New Zealand is helping track satellites, including from Iran and the Chinese military, in a network that also watched over the Paris Olympics.

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‘I’ve got to prepare my own funeral now’: Cancer drug costing funeral director $12,400 a month
Global drug companies giving up on Pharmac funding as Kiwi cancer patients miss out.

Schools adopt NCEA alternative as number of unqualified school leavers soars
A qualification originally provided by tertiary institutes has been adapted for school use and now more schools are taking it on.

National goes it alone on social media ban for under-16s
National is progressing its efforts to ban under-16 year olds from social media platforms, but so far is going it alone, unable to gather the support of its coalition partners.

Takapuna community reeling from alleged attack on two teens
A business leader in the North Shore community says it's usually "one of the safest areas".

Student loan borrower number climbs along with amount loaned
An Education Ministry report said 126,696 people borrowed from the student loan scheme in the first three months of the year, 12 percent more than last year.

Could Bitcoin collapse?
While actor Ben McKenzie is vocal about his wish to take down cryptocurrency, even local supporters say it is possible that at least some of them could see their value go to zero.

‘He had the cleaver to my throat’: Hawke’s Bay grandmothers unite against meth
Nannies Against P members say the meth epidemic has brought violence, financial abuse and fear into their homes.

Ka huri te hikoi o te ata hei whaiwhai tere, motuhake hoki i runga ara hikoi
Ehara te piropiro, me te omaoma hoki i runga i te ara hikoi i te timatanga o te ra mahi e hiahia ana te tangata, engari, koia pu tena e pae nei.

When your morning walk turns into a bizarre, high-speed pedestrian chase
Clip-clopping down the footpath at top speed is not how anyone wants to start their workday, yet here we are.

Kaden asked for help. His family tried to get it. The system kept letting him down
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says the system is fragmented but there is capacity to support young people.

Owner of 15-room lodge told he cannot use it as a hostel
The council and Fire and Emergency have held concerns about the large wooden building on the property for more than a decade.