Auckland City — The winner of the 2025 Race Unity Speech Awards is Jordyn Joy Pillay, from Ormiston Senior College, Auckland.

By New Zealand Police
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Christchurch — It’s been a challenging decade for shops on Rutland Street in St Albans but one owner says she wouldn’t be anywhere else.

By RedPR
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Perched on the peaceful shores of Tauranga Harbour, Ōtūmoetai is more than just a scenic suburb—it's a place steeped in rich heritage and enduring community spirit.

By Media PA
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Pacific Resort Hotel Group (PRHG) is honoured to receive multiple nominations in the 32nd annual World Travel Awards (WTA).

By Media PA
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At the heart of Pacific Resort Hotel Group’s award-winning hospitality are the incredible women who create unforgettable guest experiences.

By Media PA
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By Media PA
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Christchurch — Work to remove 20 large trees in two Mairehau streets has been postponed after community and elected member feedback.

By RedPR
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Canterbury — When the bills come in and money is even tighter, the need for food bank support soars.

By RedPR
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Christchurch — The Christchurch City Council has voted to make a bus lane on Cranford Street, permanent.

By RedPR
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The Salvation Army’s Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit’s latest State of Pacific Peoples report reveals that while progress has been made in areas such as employment and crime reduction within Pacific communities, significant challenges persist, particularly around child poverty, educational achievement and family violence.

By Salvation Army
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New Plymouth — The Salvation Army has launched a new social supermarket serving the Taranaki community, empowering people and their whānau.

By Salvation Army
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Christchurch — A Christchurch programme is getting Pacific children excited about healthy eating by helping them and their families grow fresh food in community gardens.

By University of Canterbury
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Hamilton — The Salvation Army has opened its newest social housing (SASH) complex in Kirikiriroa Hamilton, providing people and their whānau with warm and safe places to live amid increasing cost of living pressures and a deepening housing crisis across the motu.

By Salvation Army
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As many as 15,000 children in New Zealand are estimated to be working paid jobs to support their families, according to research by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), which called for more support for these students.

By Expert Briefing
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Neighbours Aotearoa is a month-long celebration running throughout March, which encourages people across New Zealand to connect with their neighbours through activities or events.

By Expert Briefing
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New Zealand's Ted Manson Foundation, in conjunction with HelpAtHand and Family Success Matters, is expanding its family violence prevention programme in South Auckland, an area that sees police attend an incident of family or sexual violence every four minutes.

By Briefing Bot
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Today’s Budget was short-sighted and failed to put money directly into the pockets of families with children who are struggling to meet the most basic living costs, according to Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG).

By Child Poverty Action Group
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The Salvation Army welcomes moves in today’s Budget to boost social housing by 3000 homes over the next two years.

By The Salvation Army
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The Government’s commitment to areas supporting children and their families such as early childhood education, public housing, free public transport for under 12s and free prescriptions announced in Budget 2023 have been welcomed by child rights organisation Save the Children New Zealand.

By Save the Children
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In recognition of the increasing demand for food support and the important work carried out by the New Zealand Food Network (NZFN), donor partner and iconic household brand, Sanitarium, is increasing its intentional giving of Weet-Bix by 50%, to help feed vulnerable communities and whānau facing food insecurity.

By One Plus One Communications
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Auckland — Auckland councillors need to keep funding the city's Citizens Advice Bureaux which provide critical services to communities across the city, says the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi.

By PSA
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The former chair of the Claimants Reference Group - CRG (which worked for several years with EQC on behalf of people affected by disaster / events), says people currently dealing with the damaging weather, should be better supported with advice about what to do, insurance-wise.

By RedPR
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