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• 'The kids are catching everything' - Winter ailments plague families

  New Zealand children

  25 Jul 2023

  

  It has been a winter from hell for Lower Hutt mother "Jane", whose four children have had Covid, RSV and two strains of the flu since mid May.

  'The kids are catching everything' - Winter ailments plague families

• Road to remain closed overnight after sinkhole forms near Auckland police headquarters

  New Zealand transport

  25 Jul 2023

  

  A large sinkhole is forming on College Road near Auckland Police Station.

  Road to remain closed overnight after sinkhole forms near Auckland police headquarters

• The Week in Politics: Labour strikes back - who's soft on crime now?

  Politics Comment & Analysis

  21 Jul 2023

  

  National's "soft on crime" taunts finally get a response from Labour with three youth crime announcements in three days.

  The Week in Politics: Labour strikes back - who's soft on crime now?

• 'It's too much of a trade-off' - call to scrap Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme

  New Zealand immigration

  24 Jul 2023

  

  Immigration advocates say the new visa settings make it easier for employers to get accreditation to hire migrants and has exacerbated exploitation.

  'It's too much of a trade-off' - call to scrap Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme

• Escalated gun crime expected to remain a problem for years - police

  New Zealand police

  21 Jul 2023

  

  Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says the introduction of recent firearms controls will take time to reduce the number of guns in circulation in the community.

  Escalated gun crime expected to remain a problem for years - police

• Northland's first dedicated craft beer festival kicks off today

  New Zealand food

  21 Jul 2023

  

  The inaugural Brew of Islands Festival will feature beers from four Northland microbreweries and five of the nation's top independent brewers.

  Northland's first dedicated craft beer festival kicks off today

• Tougher laws and more funding needed to tackle crime, businesses say

  IndoNZ IndoNZ Featured Stories

  20 Jul 2023

  

  Business owners say they are being forced to cope with rising insurance costs, staff shortages and mental health stress as rising crime takes a toll.

  Tougher laws and more funding needed to tackle crime, businesses say

• Government announces new ram-raid criminal offence

  Politics Election 2023

  20 Jul 2023

  

  The government has unveiled a new criminal offence targeting ram-raiding, carrying a maximum 10-year sentence.

  Government announces new ram-raid criminal offence

• Chris Hipkins announces crackdown on youth and gang crime at post-Cabinet update

  Politics crime

  18 Jul 2023

  

  The government is making adults encouraging young people to offend and posting offending behaviour online aggravating factors in sentencing.

  Chris Hipkins announces crackdown on youth and gang crime at post-Cabinet update

• Inflation falls to lowest level since late 2021

  New Zealand Business

  20 Jul 2023

  

  Stats NZ said consumer prices rose 1.1 percent for the three months ended June, with the annual rate falling to 6 percent from 6.7 percent.

  Inflation falls to lowest level since late 2021