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What you might not know about insurance in a natural disaster
And a warning from the Natural Hazards Commission.

Mahurangi oyster farmers apprehensive about accepting mysterious $10,000 payments
The 10 marine farms have been in a seven-year battle with Watercare to stop sewage overflowing into the harbour north of Auckland.

Advocacy group calls for free dental care as families prioritise food and rent
Dozens of people have told of the desperate efforts they've taken trying to treat rotting teeth.

Complaint laid against early childhood advocate for 'deliberately misleading' parents, sector
The Early Childhood Council claims the advocate and her website is misleading parents and the sector.

Meet the Fiji female engineers making their mark in Marshall Islands
Thirty years ago, the presence of a female worker in the power plants in the Marshall Islands wasn't just unusual: It rarely occurred, but that's now changed.

Farmers won't need consent to pollute waterways as government undoes RMA rules
The changes will save thousands of farmers from having to lodge resource consents to discharge pollutants into waterways, but critics say councils should be in charge.

Newtown homeless woes: 'We need some assistance if we are going to help them'
The government is facing growing calls to deal with a homelessness "crisis" in Wellington, after RNZ revealed residents and businesses are concerned about an increase of rough sleepers and anti-social behaviour in the suburb of Newtown.

US arms sales surge while NZ increases defence spending
US foreign arms sales are surging, and it is more likely high-tech American systems will be sold in New Zealand, where billions of dollars in extra defence spending has been allocated.

Parents left out-of-pocket as orthodontist moves to Panama
Under the heading "Where did the money paid to True Alignment Orthodontic and Dental go?", the two dentists said "Patient money paid staff wages, Invisalign lab fees, building rent, utilities, supplies and overhead".

�I don�t know what I have to apologise for,� Chl�e Swarbrick expected in Parliament
The Greens co-leader said government MPs should support her Israel sanctions bill and grow a spine.

Tauranga returns 70 percent of impounded dogs to owners, 25 percent put down
Around half of all impounded dogs in most parts of the region are euthanised.

Rod Emmerson�s cartoons: Week of August 11 - 17
Rod Emmerson's take on the week.

BNZ cuts home loan rates ahead of OCR announcement
BNZ has followed ANZ in dropping some fixed mortgage rates ahead of next week's OCR announcement.

Suspension of salary 'unjustified' - Pryde
Fiji's chief prosecutor claims the President's suspension of his FJ$250,000 (approximately NZ$184,000) salary is illegal and unjustified.

SailGP�s Liv Mackay on managing periods in male-dominated sport - Go with the Flow, part two
Liv Mackay uses a menstrual cup for long hours at sea.

Kiwi mum being held by ICE in US hopes six-year-old son will be released today
The pair were detained last month after returning to the US from Canada.

Education Minister cut Maori words from future junior books
Education Minister Erica Stanford has imposed a near total ban on Maori in new additions to a series of books used to teach five-year-olds to read.

When everyone is closing, what makes a restaurant survive?
The roll call of restaurant closures continues to build, so what is it about some stalwarts that makes them stand the test of time?

Australia could be about to leapfrog NZ on climate targets
A conservative Australian politician turned climate leader has told New Zealand ministers it is in their interests to do more on climate change.

Mahurangi oyster farmers apprehensive about accepting mysterious $10,000 payments
RNZ understands about 40 workers in Mahurangi Harbour have been let go this week, following a stop on selling crops because of sewage pollution.

Canterbury's Mental Health Services inquiry findings 'really concerning', psychiatrist says
Forensic psychiatrist warns of 'more adverse incidents' unless inquiry into Canterbury's Mental Health Services prompts real change.