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  • Travelling 840kms a week for work
    Rob Barnes wanted a more rural lifestyle for his family. So, they moved to Wellsford and he makes the round trip between Wellsford and Auckland everyday. That's 840 kilometres a week, $800 in petrol a month, $300 in CBD parking, and 92 dollars in road tolls. He says it's worth it for his family and his future.
    4 min
  • Fat stigmatising
    The theme of World Obesity Day this year is a drive to get rid of the stigma attached to being fat. Researchers from the University of Otago and Massey University say stigmatising fat people had a detrimental effect on them physically and mentally. Dr Cat Pause says fat people spend their lives in a state of fight or flight, in fear of the judgments of other people.
    8 min
  • Swift result for voter registrations in US
    All it took was one Instagram post by pop singer Taylor Swift to get people registering to vote for the US mid-term elections. She says she sent a message to her followers because she's against Republican Marsha Blackburn, who is running for Senate in her home state of Tennessee.The result was almost immediate. There were 65, 000 registrations in the 24 hours after her post.
    4 min
  • Man in wheelchair kicked out of shop
    Auckland man Imtiaz Aziz has gone to the Human Rights Commission after being kicked out of a shop. He was told to leave by staff who said that his wheelchair was too big for the aisles. The shop's owner claims they've had thieves in wheelchairs who've stolen from them.
    2 min
  • Degree over experience for teacher salary
    A woman with over 40 years experience in teaching is earning $12k less than her son who is also a teacher and trained a decade ago. There was no Bachelor of Teaching when Eileen Gilmour trained. Her lower salary reflects the value a degree has over decades of teaching experience.
    8 min

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