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Question Time for for 30 June 2016
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Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister of Health: What reports, if any, has he received on the impact of homelessness, inequality, and natural disasters, on the mental health of New Zealanders?
Rt Hon…
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Three jobs but still struggling financially
A Porirua couple who work almost 80 hours a week still struggle to afford food for their two young children. Audio
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Porirua family can only afford biscuits
Working 80 hours a week and still not always able to feed their two young children decent meals . That's the reality for one family in Porirua. Our employment reporter Max Towle has their story. In… Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 30 June 2016
Audio 30 Jun 2016The Finance Minister tells us there's no evidence inequality is increasing. Headaches for farmers as record-breaking temperatures bring a surge in pests and a drop in production. Audio
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Today In Parliament for 29 June 2016 - evening edition
New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, levels serious allegations against Silver Ferns Farms. Greens foreign affairs spokesman, Kennedy Graham, attacks the government's response to Ombudsman's… Audio
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Question Time for 29 June 2016
JONO NAYLOR to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that “a priority for this Government is to build a more productive and competitive economy that supports jobs and higher…
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Rio police protests: 'Welcome to Hell'
Police and firefighters in Rio are protesting not being paid wages and a lack of essentials like toilet paper and fuel for vehicles.
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Home ownership would close inequality gap - Labour
The Labour Party wants the government to help Maori and Pacific people become home-owners after new wealth figures showed a large gap between ethnicities in NZ.
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Britain's Polish community hit by post Brexit xenophobia
As David Cameron heads to Brussels to talk to European leaders, Germany warns Britain there will be consequences for its decision to quit the EU. Meanwhile, attacks on immigrant communities in Britain… Audio
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10% richest Kiwis own 60% of NZ's wealth
New Zealand's wealth distribution is becoming increasingly uneven, but Prime Minister John Key is downplaying the latest figures. Audio
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Murky road ahead after Brits leave EU
Four days after Britain decided to leave the European Union the shockwaves are continuing to ripple around the globe.
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Brexit: The comedown effect
OPINION - The comedown from an explosive event like the UK's vote to exit the European Union, and the effect on NZ, will take some time to emerge, writes Rob Hosking.
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Enormous challenges ahead for UK leaders
OPINION: Fears over immigration and anger over economic inequality have driven a slim majority of British to vote to leave the EU, writes Rod Oram.
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Sport: Samoa Rugby partners with UN to end violence against women
The Samoa Rugby Union is dedicating Saturday's Pacific Nations Cup match against Tonga to the campaign to end violence against women.
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NZ egalitarian? That's a pretty little lie
OPINION: News that welfare fraudsters are prosecuted 10 times more often than tax evaders shows how class-stratified NZ has become, says Shamubeel Eaqub.
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Robots could become 'electronic persons'
Europe's growing army of robot workers could be classed as 'electronic persons' and their owners liable to paying social security for them.
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Welfare fraud targeted more than tax evasion
White collar criminals get a better deal than welfare fraudsters because the system is biased before they even get to the courts, a lawyer says.
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Barbaric conditions for those detained on Nauru, Manus
A psychologist says the Australian government is deliberately inflicting the worst trauma he has ever seen on asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island. Audio
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'We are talking about kids' lives here'
The Children's Commissioner is calling for immediate change in the treatment of children in state care. Audio
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Sanders and Clinton to team up against Trump
Bernie Sanders has promised to work with Democratic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton but hasn't formally pulled out of the race for the White House.
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Weary start for those parked out in cars overnight
After weeks of headlines about homelessness in Auckland, people showed up in droves to sleep in their cars in solidarity at the 'Stand Up For Homes' event. Audio
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Diversity - yeah right!
What will NZ On Air chief executive Jane Wrightson be doing to address inequality in television and digital media where white males hold the plum jobs. Ethnicity is also out of balance with most… Audio
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Transgender student petitions for bathroom rights
Marlborough Girls' College is taking steps to support a transgender student who says she's been told she can't use the girls' school bathroom, it says.
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Empowering single Indonesian women
Nani Zulminarni is on a mission to empower women in her home country of Indonesia, especially those marginalised by the status of being single, widowed, abandoned or divorced. Despite there being… Audio
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Roger Thurow: The First 1,000 Days
During Pulitzer prize nominee and Wall Street Journal reporter of three decades Roger Thurow’s time as a foreign correspondent he covered famines in Africa. Now he advocates for better nutrition… Audio, Gallery
