Lake Alice Hospital, one of many institutions investigated by the abuse-in-state-care inquiry. Wikimedia Commons

24 years of life lost: people placed in state care have died earlier, more violent deaths – new study

Children placed in state care from 1950 to 1999 have had significantly shorter average life expectancies than the wider population, this new analysis shows.
A hikoi (march) to deliver a petition to the prime minister over the Ihumātao land protest in Auckland in 2019. Getty Images

Decolonising the news: 4 fundamental questions media can ask themselves when covering stories about Māori

A Treaty framework developed for New Zealand On Air offers a way for journalists to critically evaluate their own work and promote more accountable and equitable day-to-day reporting.

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