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The Last of the Nazi Hunters
Nazi war criminals who fled Germany at the end of World War II are dying of old age and so are the men and women who hunted them across the generations. Former Newsweek foreign correspondent Andrew… Audio
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Can a late harvest help the hungry?
Every year in New Zealand more than $800 million worth of good food goes to waste while families in need go without. At a time when lines for food banks seem to be growing longer, what can be done to… Audio
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Richie Poulton: 40 years of Dunedin health and development
Kim Hill talks to the Director of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, which has followed the lives of more than 1000 people born in that city in 1972 and 1973. A four-part… Audio
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Texan finds solution to homelessness in Austin
As the entire country confronts homelessness, emergency housing, overcrowding, and the best Government responses to it, an American man has found a solution to housing homeless people in Austin… Video, Audio
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Marae opens doors for family in need
Te Puea marae in Mangere has established a support programme to help those sleeping in cars and garages and on the street and four families have already come for help. Video, Audio
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Home insulation funding 'drying up'
A programme to help insulate high-priority homes in Auckland says there is a large waiting list, but funding is drying up. Video, Audio
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Govt accused of UN Rights of Child breach
As homeless children live in cars and garages, the government has been accused of breaching its obligations under the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child. Audio
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Do regional mayors support Auckland exodus grant?
New Plymouth Mayor Andrew Judd joins Checkpoint to discuss the Government's proposal to give grants to those in social housing prepared to leave Auckland? Video, Audio
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Up to $5000 - to leave Auckland
The government is offering people living in Auckland state housing or on its streets up to $5000 to leave the city and move to the regions. Audio
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The Auckland housing crisis is throwing up new issues
Mark Graham, Building Guide publisher, joins the discussion on dodgy products being used in houses as well as the cost of building a home. Audio
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Māori, refugee health services to miss out
A Wellington-based primary healthcare service says it's facing cuts to important services for Māori, refugees and others.
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Union says Spotless' payroll system like Novopay
The Union representing cleaners says hundreds of New Zealanders working for the company Spotless are not being paid for all the hours they work. Audio
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Call for Māori staff to curb cancer rates
Māori health providers say more Māori medical staff are needed if the woeful cancer rate is to improve.
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Violent protests erupt in Chile
Violent protests have broken out in Chile during the state-of-the-nation address by President Michelle Bachelet.
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Little targets National over growing inequality
The Labour Party has challenged the government to deliver a Budget this week that benefits middle New Zealand and stops the squeeze on working families.
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Linda Tirado - Down and Out in Utah and Washington DC
In her book Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America Linda Tirado writes eloquently of the millions of people in her home country – the US – who work hard, yet still struggle. She knows because she… Audio
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Funds cut from parents-as-teachers scheme
A programme that has helped tens of thousands of parents during its 25 years is to be scrapped.
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A radical approach to charity
GiveDirectly aims to help people living in extreme poverty in Kenya and Uganda by making unconditional cash transfers via mobile phone. Paul Brennan talks to Ian Bassin about this radical, but simple… Audio
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Living Wage gaining momentum in Nelson
Momentum is building in Nelson for a campaign to call employers to pay the Living Wage of just under $20 an hour.
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Toby & Toby... on the decile system and a schools funding shake-up
OPINION: Figuring out the decile system and whether it makes the grade can be trickier than Year 10 maths. Toby Morris and Toby Manhire do their homework.
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Better homeless data needed to drive better public policy decisions.
Guyon Espiner talks to Max Rashbrooke, who researches and writes on inequality and the founder of the Gimme Shelter campaign, James Crow. Audio
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State home tenant charged over meth use
A former Christchurch tenant has been ordered to pay nearly $20,000 after using methamphetamine in a state house.
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Hundreds tell WINZ they're homeless
Just over 400 people went to Work and Income saying they were homeless in March, Prime Minister John Key says. Audio
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'The last bastion of chauvinism' in New Zealand Sport
The New Zealand Rugby board has been in existence for 124 years and in all that time there has never been a woman on the board. Brent Impey is the chairman of New Zealand Rugby, and he's vowing to… Audio
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More women on public sector boards
Women now make up 43 percent of people on state sector boards and committees, a new record, the government says.
