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Budget 2023: Targeted support welcomed but projects need securing 'for long-term' - agencies
Social support agencies welcomed practical and targeted funding in the Budget they believe will help some children and families, but say short-term funding to some projects leaves initiatives facing… Audio
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Anti-Poverty advocates 'shocked' by Budget
Young families, anyone needing a doctor's prescription and people under 25 who catch the bus or train were the winners in yesterday's election Budget. Let's go through the details : - At a cost of… Audio
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'Struggling to keep up' - Hopes families will get more support in Budget
Anti-poverty campaigners are hopeful of tangible support for New Zealand's vulnerable in today's so-called "no frills" Budget.
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Jacinda Ardern: Text and Photos - full valedictory
Prime Minister’s farewell speeches are rare events. We have photos, video and the full transcript of Jacinda Ardern’s valedictory address. Video, Audio
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How Ardern's politics of kindness fell on unkind times
Opinion - While the past 15 years has undoubtedly changed Jacinda Ardern, she remains in many ways the same person she was as a novice backbencher.
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Oral Questions for 5 April 2023
Audio 5 Apr 2023Questions to Ministers ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What reports has she seen on material wellbeing? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand… Audio
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Child poverty reduction stalls ahead of cost-of-living crisis
The latest child poverty stats show there was no statistically significant improvement in the year to June 2022. But Child Poverty Reduction Minister Jan Tinetti says even one child living in poverty… Audio
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Greens back call for rent controls after Auckland floods
The Green Party is calling on the government to stop landlords hiking rents in the wake of the Auckland floods.
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Sepuloni's appointment symbolic for NZ, Pacific leaders say
Leaders in the Pacific community are singing the praises of the country's first deputy prime minister of Pacific descent. Audio
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'The best book I read this year is...'
What better time to read than than the holidays? RNZ asked several of Aotearoa's leading authors, critics and book lovers to recommend the best book they read in 2022.
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Woman switches to diet shakes to cut grocery bill
Mother-of-three Anahera and her husband are switching to diet shakes to help cut their food bill, because, she says, they do not qualify for enough government support.
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'They effed up': Poverty report stokes demands for stronger action
The government is hailing the latest child poverty report as evidence its approach is working, but critics on the front line say it's a reminder of how much more needs doing.
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A gov report shows decline in child poverty numbers
The government says child poverty is declining in spite of Covid - but kids in single parent households are still struggling.
The annual Child Poverty Report shows hardship rates are declining and… Audio
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Govt warned of human rights risks in emergency housing years ago
Documents released to RNZ have shown the government was warned emergency housing law changes put human rights in jeopardy - even by the Ministry of Health.
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Swarbrick frustrated by Deputy PM not backing alcohol harm minimisation bill
Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick says she is frustrated that her bill to ban alcohol sponsorship in sports is not receiving the backing of the government, despite the presence of overwhelming evidence. Audio
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Poverty groups disappointed by budget
Audio 20 May 2022Groups representing those most disadvantaged in Aotearoa say they're disappointed the budget hasn't gone far enough.
Child Poverty Action Group says while it is encouraging to see large investments… Audio
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Rising tensions: Parties clash over inflation and spending
Today's inflation rise cannot be blamed entirely on global effects, National leader Christopher Luxon says, but the finance minister says tax cuts are not the answer.
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Indications children being lifted from poverty - report
The government contends that two new reports reveal progress is being made to lift children from poverty.
The reports are the first statutory Annual Report for the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy… Audio
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Oral Questions for Thursday 7 April 2022
Audio 7 Apr 2022Questions to Ministers ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister of Education: What is the Government doing to encourage healthy drinks in schools? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Minister for Social Development… Audio
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Income insurance scheme risks two-teir system
Under a new policy proposed today by Finance Minister Grant Robertson, workers who lose their job could be paid up to 80 percent of their wage for up to seven months. The Child Poverty Action Group… Audio
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Anti-poverty group says families package still falling short
The government's touting the success of a families package scheme, saying it helped more than half of all families with children in its first year.
Introduced in 2018, the Families Package boosted… Audio
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Question Time for 8 December 2021
Audio 8 Dec 2021-
CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and actions?
Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New…
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Slow pace of welfare reform increasing pandemic-related inequity - report
Faster action on welfare reform could have eased some of the pressure on struggling families over lockdown, the Child Poverty Action Group says.
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As food prices rise, Auckland City Mission sees higher demand for services
Over the past three months, the demand for Te Tāpui Atawhai Auckland City Mission's services has been the highest in the organisation's 100-year history.
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'This level of increase to family incomes is not enough'
Increases to the Family Tax Credit and Best Start payments are welcomed, but are not enough to lift children out of poverty, the Children's Commissioner and Green Party say.