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The latest youth justice statistics show a 26 per cent spike last year in the number of serious young offenders who continue to offend, with the Covid-19 p

The latest youth justice statistics show a 26 per cent spike last year in the number of serious young offenders who continue to offend, with the Covid-19...

Liam Dann is business editor-at-large for the New Zealand Herald. He is a senior writer and columnist, and also presents and produces videos and podcasts. He...

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Cabinet door closed on key portfolios Having shown triple crims, gangs and under-performing ministers who’s the boss, PM/CEO Christopher Luxon could do more...

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ANALYSIS The Government is readying Social Investment 2.0, aiming to target society’s most vulnerable from an early age before they’re lost to the wrong side...

A new social media policy is being described as having a chilling effect on politics and by extension the health of democracy . Meta, the global behemoth...

(I know it is late but occasionally educators do work the long hours). For many years in NZ schools have fudged their data. There used to be something called participation data that was, frankly, gamed to the point of being fraudulent. The previous National government hit that on the head. In February schools publish their

OPINION This is a transcript of Audrey Young’s subscriber-only Premium Politics newsletter. To sign up, click on your profile at nzherald.co.nz and select...