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Gareth Morgan defends unconditional income policy
Video: Giving young New Zealanders an unconditional $200 a week would help them get into the workforce, TOP leader Gareth Morgan tells Morning Report. Video
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Debating the merits of a universal basic income
The Opportunities Party leader Gareth Morgan and inequality researcher Max Rashbrooke debate the merits of a universal basic income. Audio
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Gareth Morgan wants to give $200 each week to every young NZer, no strings
An economic expert says it isn’t enough to help those who need it most.
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NZ 'shamefully' poor on tax policies - Oxfam
New Zealand has one of the world's most unfair tax policies when it comes to closing the gap between rich and poor, a new report has found.
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'The vast majority of Māori are on the general roll'
Māori electorates have failed to deliver what Māori really need and should be abolished, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says. Audio
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Alexia Hilbertidou: 'Young women can’t be what they can’t see'
After years of being the only female in many of her high school technology and science classes, Alexia Hilbertidou founded GirlBoss New Zealand - a network of young women passionate about science… Audio
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Slice of Heaven - Have You Come Far?
With record migration and a fast-growing population, Aotearoa/New Zealand is changing. How that will look depends upon the interplay between people here now and those who want to come. So who is… Audio
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Struggling Kiwi families hard hit by cold snap
As a wintry blast makes its way up the country, social services are busy making sure those without a place to stay are coping.
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Flying Solo: Imogen's story
Sleep deprivation will make you desperate. In episode five of Flying Solo, Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets a solo-parent who's in the majority - 33 year old Pakeha mother Imogen and her 4-year-old son… Audio, Gallery
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Winter warnings after homeless man dies on cemetery bench
Rough sleepers in Auckland will continue to die unnecessarily this winter unless shelters are setup across the city, a church support worker says. Video, Audio
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KiwiSaver provider pushes firms to get serious on diversity
Simplicity has challenged the top-50 listed companies to bring diversity to their businesses and governance within five years.
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'Poor kids are not a priority for our Government'
School principal Gordon Pepere is on the verge of tears while describing children arriving at school barefoot and with little food in their bags, which they use as raincoats to shelter from the rain.
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New glucose test should be govt-funded - Diabetes NZ
Diabetes NZ is concerned the price of a new blood-sugar testing method will prove too expensive for some unless the device receives funding from Pharmac.
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Brighter Future? Nothing to smile about
Audio 6 Jul 2017Less than half of all New Zealand adults have been to the dentist in the last year. Sarah Robson reports on a decaying situation.
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Flying Solo - a cop and a solo dad, Henare's story
In episode four of Flying Solo, Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets a Wellington police constable who has been a solo dad full-time since his son was five. Audio, Gallery
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Brighter Future? Mangere community fights to get healthy
Mangere locals have some of the highest rates of obesity and diabetes in New Zealand, but they're hoping to change that - one dance step at a time. Video, Audio
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Call to crack down on 'rogue landlords'
The government needs to introduce minimum living standards to prevent people living in squalor and in overcrowded boarding houses, a Parliamentary select committee has heard today.
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State housing boost for Lower Hutt
The Government plans to build an extra 330 new homes in Lower Hutt to house people who are sleeping rough, and bring hundreds more up to warm, dry standards. Audio
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Politicians warned they risk spreading ignorance on immigration
Politicians are risking creating "ignorance and misrepresentations" about immigrants, the Federation of Multicultural Councils says.
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NZ's Pasifika men gather to challenge social ills
The over-representation of New Zealand's Pacific people in negative statistics is being targeted at an event in Porirua this weekend. Audio
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Labour would boost minimum wage to $16.50
The Labour Party promises to lift the minimum wage and soften the government's 90-day trial period for employees, if it is elected to government.
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Sitting in a grey area
Many view protesting as a human right but conflict can arise when a movement takes over a public space indefinitely - a bill before Parliament hopes to offer a balanced solution. Audio
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Sitting in a grey area
Many view protesting as a human right but conflict can arise when a movement takes over a public space indefinitely - a bill before Parliament hopes to offer a balanced solution.
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Flying Solo - solo parent Tamsyn's story
In the third episode of Flying Solo, Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets single-working parent Tamsyn Matchett who knows a thing or two about being discriminated against, especially overcoming the stigma around… Audio, Gallery
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Poverty debate skewed wrongly says NZIER
Talk about poverty not income inequality. Audio
