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'One or two people of these people ... may well be dead before winter ends.'
New Plymouth District Council votes to approve funding for new homeless shelter
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Do you know what people on benefits actually get?
A misguided view of the generosity of welfare is one of the problems threatening social cohesion, a researcher says: "Without social cohesion, societies become increasingly unstable."
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Musk's grandfather and the 1930s movement aiming to merge the US, Canada and Greenland
A movement that wanted to merge North America into one nation and extend its borders might sound incredibly familiar.
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Parole board orders release of Dean Wickliffe
The Parole Board has ordered the immediate release of hunger striker Dean Wickliffe from prison. Lawyer Sam Vincent spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
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Analysis: The government's latest plan for schools might fail the history test
Returning to national standards - either in name or just in spirit - should raise alarms for everyone.
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UN report questions fairness of GST
The committee for economic, social and cultural rights say regressive and ineffective tax policies could disproportionately affect low-income households, women and disadvantaged groups.
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These are the world’s happiest countries in 2025
New Zealand has been ranked 12, while Finland holds on to the top spot.
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Voters give government a record-low score in survey
Labour is closing in on National on inflation, the economy and crime, as voters give the government a "4.2 out of 10". Audio
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New Zealander of the Year announced
Professor Bev Lawton, a pioneering force for women's health, has won the top honour.
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Baby boomers urged to leave something behind for charity
New Zealand was a relatively wealthy country, but very little gets left behind in wills for charity. Audio
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Dean Wickliffe on hunger strike in Spring Hill prison
Green MP Steve Abel has visited hunger striker Dean Wickliffe in Spring Hill prison. 77-year-old Wickliffe, who was returned to prison after breaching his parole conditions, stopped eating in protest… Audio
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Alleged beating of parolee Dean Wickliffe condemned
The alleged abuse of a 77-year-old kaumātua at a Corrections facility highlights the failure of the prison system to uphold its own commitments under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, says a prisoner advocacy…
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Feature interview: how the economic system overlooks care work
There's a dirty secret in economics says Danish writer Emma Holten. Audio
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The "largest ever" wealth transfer is starting
The "largest ever" intergenerational wealth transfer is underway in New Zealand, and around the world, as baby boomers begin to pass. Audio
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Digital inclusion is a right, not a privilege - disability advocates
They warn that without urgent reform, a significant portion of the population will continue to be excluded. Video
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Defence Force sex assault prevention team's future uncertain
The NZDF have put its team specialising in preventing and responding to sexual offences on notice as part of consultation on cost cutting.
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Brown rejected officials' advice to have lower bowel screening age for Māori, Pasifika
Health Minister Simeon Brown rejected advice from officials to lower the bowel screening age to 58 for the general population and 56 for Māori and Pacific people, just-released documents show. Audio
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Jackie Diprose: The woman feeding Matamata
Jackie Diprose noticed some inequity with the school lunch programme in her home town of Matamata, so she decide to do something about it. Audio
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Māori educators concerned by proposal to axe funding for resource teachers
The government is proposing to reinvest the funding into other "more efficient" frontline support.
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A 'destruction of Whānau Ora by stealth' - providers
A change in direction at Whānau Ora has drawn the ire of agencies, which are set to lose their long-held positions as commissioning bodies and say up to 1000 jobs could be lost.
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Auckland sees spike in number sleeping rough
A homelessness support group says New Zealand is failing women as Auckland services see a spike in demand - prompting an SOS call to the government. Coalition to End Women's Homelessness Project… Audio
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'Some of the worst they've ever seen': Landlords fined
The tenants were evicted after complaining about sewage in the kitchen, electrical problems, a lack of working smoke alarms.
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Auckland Council asks govt for help as homelessness surges
Auckland Council has written a 'please help' letter to the government over a surge in homelessness. Community Committee chair Angela Dalton spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
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Auckland Council asks govt to help with surge in homelessness
Auckland Council has written a 'please help' letter to the government over a surge in homelessness. Katie Todd reports. Audio
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'Deeply disappointing': Experts on why cancer screening changes are a concern
Cancelling a plan to lower the age for Māori has been described as "institutionalised racism", though some experts say the move overall will save lives.
