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Some communities campaign for more street lighting but in one town in Central Otago they’ve been toiling for years to make the place as dark as possible.

New Zealand's a world-leader with its smokefree laws, but can it do the same when it comes to vaping?

Sixteen lucky volunteers will be combing the most southerly beaches in the country next month for trash from as far afield as Australia.

Bard Billot once more on the barbarian Brown.

‘Mental illness’ is no longer seen as a metaphor but a taken-for-granted truth. This view acts as a barrier, preventing alternative understandings and interventions being taken seriously, argues Peter Adams

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

"A client in unmatching bra and knickers"

As part of a weekly showcase of future leaders and inspirational young New Zealanders from the Hyundai Pinnacle Programme, Isla Day wants to develop better connections between industry and academia in the field of drug development – and fight for climate justice | Content Partnership

By David Cohen: The death of Mike 'the juggler' Wahrlich in the Loafers Lodge fire prompts Cohen to examine Mike's past.