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By Gregory Walsh
Nineteen-year-old Mukesh was born into a marginalised community in an impoverished region of rural India. Now he documents corruption in his region's school system in an effort to transform his community for the better.
Mukesh Rajak's childhood was...
ANALYSIS: By Professor Steven Ratuva
The highly anticipated 2022 election last month was a very close, emotionally charged and highly controversial affair.
All that is behind us now and it is time to reflect on it critically and learn some important...
By Craig McCulloch, RNZ's deputy political editor
Young families are the clear target of Labour's election-year Budget, but its flagship promise - cheaper childcare - will not kick in until next year.
The 2023 Budget -- billed as a "no frills"...
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Three members of the United States Congress have introduced a resolution to recognise the legacy of US nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands.
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