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Best features of 2017: Equality
What divides us and the people breaking it down.
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Waitangirua Christmas party held for neediest residents
Members of one of Wellington's most disadvantaged suburbs were brought to tears after fellow residents organised a community Christmas party.
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Hamilton homelessness on the rise again
One year since Hamilton was declared homelessness-free, organisations working with those in need say the number is on the rise again.
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Cyril Ramaphosa elected ANC leader
South Africa's deputy president has been elected leader of the African National Congress, succeeding President Jacob Zuma as head of the ruling party.
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NZ welfare safety net starting to unravel - report
New Zealand's welfare system grinds people down and entrenches poverty, says the Child Poverty Action Group.
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War on the Waterfront
Five months without work, scant food and the whole nation against you... Katy Gosset hears a first-hand account of the 1951 Waterfront Dispute. Audio
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Minister says KidsCan funding a process, not a guarantee
The Minister for Children Tracey Martin said KidsCan always had time-limited funding which is up for assessment. Audio
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Why is our prison population booming and how can we fix things?
We ask an ex-prisoner, a politician, an academic, an NGO worker and a lawyer.
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Māori Party president quits, calls for co-leaders to do the same
The president of the Māori Party, Tukoroirangi Morgan, has resigned and is calling for the party's co-leaders to follow suit. Audio
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Dear Damien Grant
I'm right on time for my revolution, writes Mary-Margaret Slack
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PR push to highlight the glass ceiling
New research concluding the lack of women in top jobs costs the whole country dearly got a lot of coverage this week - even in blank spaces in the Herald. Audio
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PR push to highlight the glass ceiling
New research concluding the lack of women in top jobs costs the whole country dearly got a lot of coverage this week - even in blank spaces in the Herald.
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Damon Salesa: our Pacific future
'Auckland and New Zealand are becoming more Pacific by the hour' writes Damon Salesa in his new book Island Time, NZ's Pacific Futures. Yet unlike other ethnic communities, Auckland's Pacific… Audio
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Children's Commissioner wants indexing of some benefits
The single best thing to combat child poverty is to index child benefits to wages and prices, the Children's Commissioner says.
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France's ruling party to contest Tahiti's 2018 election
France's ruling En Marche party has announced that it will contest French Polynesia's territorial election next year.
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'How is a parent supposed to survive on $20?'
Alana Takimoana's daughter is five years old - some days she can't afford to buy her breakfast or lunch.
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Jackie Clark and The Aunties
How the pampered, private schooled daughter of Crown Lynn's founder became a breast baring battler for women.
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'Don't let your past predict your future'
Scholarships and prize-money have been awarded to 20 young people in state care at the annual William Wallace awards in Wellington.
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Number of children in poverty dropping, but still severe - report
The number of children living in poverty is dropping, but thousands are still living in severe situations. Audio
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NZ must 'keep up' on fixing child poverty - Commissioner
The latest Child Poverty Monitor shows the number of children living in hardship in New Zealand dropped by 5,000 in the past year. That's being welcomed by Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft… Video, Audio
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Aucklanders already lining up for Xmas food parcels
People in need have been lining up since midnight to get a Christmas food parcel and presents for their children, Auckland's City Mission says.
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For richer, not for poorer
At the age of 20, Huia Welton got married. But not to the person she loved. Produced by Justin Gregory. Audio
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Workers exploited in broadband roll-out - union
The E Tu union wants a government inquiry into claims of worker exploitation during the ultra fast broadband roll out. The $1.7 billion programme to provide better, faster internet to homes around New… Audio
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Smaller communities feel 'forgotten' - report
People in poorer areas near the main centres feel ignored by government and maligned by those outside their community, a Salvation Army report reveals.
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Poor communities feeling ignored, maligned - report
A report being launched at Parliament this morning says people in poor communities feel like they're ignored and maligned by those from outside. The Salvation Army's State of Our Communities report… Audio
