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  • March 1, 2026

Child material hardship unchanged year-on-year, but higher than 2022 levels

Rates remain below 2019 levels.
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  • February 24, 2026

Fatal dog attacks spark calls for tougher breeding and enforcement laws

“Why hasn’t somebody done anything about it?”
Society - Centrist
  • February 10, 2026

Waitangi Day, Hōne Heke and the original tax revolt

Hōne Heke “even flew the American flag as a symbol of his anti-tax, anti-colonial protest.”
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  • February 4, 2026

Insurance costs soar for owners of New Zealand’s most stolen car

For every 1,000 insured Toyota Aquas, 54 had a theft claim, compared with just 15 per 1,000 Corollas.
Society - Centrist
  • February 4, 2026

NZ scraps full licence driving test in overhaul of licensing rules

There are no changes to the rules for overseas or senior drivers.
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  • January 25, 2026

‘Who gets to live here?’ Immigration debates mask deeper demographic change across the West

“Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Great Britain – every English-speaking country is changing at very high speed.”

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