Gold Coast charity says sending homeless Kiwis home is now the ‘only option’
"I dare say we’re sending a couple back a month."
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Drug survey headline oversells findings while masking advocacy
Critics say the sample would not meet professional polling standards.
ASB Classic fans told to hide Croatian shirts despite no formal ban
“We were told it was because of geopolitical tensions in other countries and our shirts were too controversial and political.”
Wind turbine rebuild looms as ageing renewables face costly second transition
A “second transition”.
Dairy prices jump as auction demand rebounds after months of decline
Buyers from the Middle East doubled their share of purchases.
XXX: Grok allowed to generate nonconsensual sexual images of women and girls
“I’m not speaking as Elon Musk’s baby mama."
NZ troops in Ukraine would require Cabinet approval under ‘Coalition of the Willing’ talks
“We welcome recent progress made towards negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine.”
ManageMyHealth cyber attack exposes patient data as responsibility falls on private operator
The breach occurred on December 29.
Wayne Mapp says New Zealand should keep distance as US captures Maduro
“The US has always acted fairly unilaterally in Latin America..."
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Readers kept returning to Centrist for context where mainstream coverage felt incomplete or cautious.
Homelessness rises as housing support falls, surveys and official data show
Auckland's homeless population more than doubled in a year.
Scam ads hijack Simon Power’s image to lure investors with fake stock tips
Meta internally projected about US$16 billion of its 2025 revenue could come from ads linked to scams.
Calls for accountability over ‘flawed’ immigration visa decisions grow
"Where's the incentive to make a proper decision?”
Grant argues Dubai’s economy can outperform Western democracies, albeit with risks tied to authoritarianism
Dubai’s rise “cannot be explained by oil alone."
Battery storage fires raise questions for countries pursuing renewables backed by large-scale batteries
The risks of large lithium-ion batteries are underexamined.
India–New Zealand free trade agreement agreed, parliamentary support uncertain
NZ First “agree to disagree."