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• Tragic Napier Bus Collision Claims Life of Pregnant Mother and Beloved African Community Leader Olawande Braimoh

  Published: Apr 21, 2026

  Section: Australia & Oceania

  A 36 year old pregnant woman was struck and killed by a local bus while walking to her workplace on Tennyson Street in Napier. Olawande Braimoh, a Nigerian immigrant and mother of...

• Ministry Downplays Rough Sleeper Numbers as "Narrative" in Leaked Document

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Politics

  An internal briefing from the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has sparked controversy by labeling the existence of hundreds of unsheltered New Zealanders as a "narrative" with...

• MSD Overturns Decision: Benefit Granted After Failure to Consider Expert Medical Advice

  Published: Apr 14, 2026

  Section: AXL News

  The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has admitted to a significant error after declining a financial benefit to a mother caring for her four-year-old son with life-threatening...

• Future of Kaikōura Youth Jobs Programme Remains Uncertain Amid Policy Shift

  Published: Apr 9, 2026

  Section: Politics

  The Te Hā o Mātauranga youth employment initiative in Kaikōura is facing a precarious future following a drastic reduction in government funding and narrowed eligibility criteria....

• Whangārei Court Sentences Repeat Offender Jerry Moka to Five Years Following Rape of Incapacitated Victim

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Australia & Oceania

  Jerry Moka has been sentenced to five years and two months in prison after being found guilty of raping a friend’s daughter while she was incapacitated. The 51 year old, who posses...