Following yet another storm battering our coasts last weekend, pressure mounts on coastal communities to discuss relocation

New Zealand communities confront the financial, cultural, and spiritual costs of staying by the sea - and of leaving

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Scientists worry that the often-long time lags between cause and effect when it comes to polluting our lakes and rivers will give politicians the excuse not to do anything about it

There's always something more urgent to attend to, but here's why we need to take freshwater warnings more seriously

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Petroleum is in everything from plumbing products to chocolate, so with the Strait of Hormuz blocked, industries face price hikes and folding projects

The price of plumbing products is set to soar by 30 percent as the impact of the petroleum crisis spreads beyond the petrol pump, in what one expert calls a wicked problem
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'Not one cent' - National MP moves to cut taxpayer funding to gang-linked groups, but one critic calls it 'short-sighted' and argue there will be fallout - including more victims

A member's Bill could stop public funding to gangs and organisations with gang ties. It's unlikely to be a hard sell, but one expert says it's 'cutting off our nose to spite our face'.

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The Opua Cruising Club has taken over management for the iconic event, and it's promising to be bigger and better than ever

The oldest competitor in this year's solo trans-Tasman yacht race is also one of the favourites to take the title

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It's a second chance for criminals, which Letele says is really their first chance, given the life many of them were born into

A new documentary shines a light on the Grace Foundation's bold rehab model for high-risk offenders and addicts, fuelled by the loss and lived experience of a former gang criminal

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A 'permanent presence' on the moon is only a few years away, and Mars maybe a decade behind that - but that doesn't mean it's time to sell your house and make plans to relocate

Space scientists expect a 'permanent presence' on the moon by 2028, and say now is the time to lay the groundwork for international rules for lasting peace in space
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Birth rates are falling globally, inspiring pro-natalist movements and government schemes to incentivise procreation - but it's not working

Countries around the world are trying everything from financial incentives to law changes to reverse declining birth rates. None of it is working.
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