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Winston Peters · New ZealandMinister for Sport and Recreation Mark Mitchell. Photo: RNZ
By Giles Dexter of RNZ
Sport NZ is ditching its guidelines for the inclusion of transgender people in community sport after direction from the government.See the Story
Govt Orders Scrapping of Transgender Guidelines in Community Support
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HomelessnessA just-released Government report on homelessness shows the number people living without shelter has increased at a rate researchers believe is faster than...See the Story
‘It’s Clear We Have a Real Problem’: Homelessness 'Appears' to Be Outstripping Population Growth
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New Zealand · New ZealandThe changes are primarily being made to improve the timeliness of the official vote count, and so give voters certainty of a result. Photo: Electoral Commission
By Giles Dexter and Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira of RNZ
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says comments made by the Deputy Prime Minister - calling voters who enrol late "dropkicks" - are "unhelpful", as changes to voter enrolment are rolled out.See the Story
Seymour's 'dropkick' voters comment unhelpful: minister
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