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The benefit system that holds the poor in poverty
Debt owed to government agencies by the country's poorest residents adds up to more than three billion dollars, and there's no easy solution
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Northland's railway to nowhere
The drive through one section of Northland is notable for the kilometres of concrete sleepers stacked up by the rail lines, but no work is going on and there are no trains
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The blissfully boring British election
A leader who continues to shoot himself in the foot, a country with more problems than answers; and an election without any fire or brimstone
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The oil and gas storm
Will the oil and gas ban reversal bring much-needed international investment , or just stymy efforts to combat climate change?
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For university students, the cost of living crisis continues
Budget 2024 will bump funding for universities, but students will likely be the ones footing the bill
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The post-Covid hangover
It's been nearly two years since New Zealand shook off its Covid isolation, but the populace is far from content