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IRD tight-lipped on numbers overseas receiving cost of living payment
Nearly 1000 people have opted out of the government's $350 cost of living payment, Inland Revenue says.
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Cost of living funds to ex-pats 'salt in wound' for NZers struggling
Nearly 1000 people have opted out of the government's $350 cost of living payments.
The first installments have been landing in bank accounts today. But there's been a sour tinge to the government's… Audio
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Australian government reveals draft Indigenous recognition question
A draft referendum question on whether the Australia constitution should recognise the country's indigenous peoples has been revealed by the Australian PM.
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Call to improve health inequities for Pasifika and Māori after water fluoridation order
Pasifika and Māori health provider Hāpai Te Hauora is welcoming the Ministry of Health's order to add fluoride to Cambridge's water, but says more needs to be done to address health inequities.
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More demand on laundry and shower services for the homeless
One in six kiwis have been homeless and tonight about 41,000 of us will bed down without adequate access to housing - equivalent to the population of Whanganui, according to a new study.
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Coco Solid's hit book, How to Loiter in a Turf War
Audio 28 Jul 2022Jessica Hansell, best known by her rap nickname Coco Solid, is one of Aotearoa's most impressive artists. She's a writer, poet, musician, multimedia artist, creator of cult Maori cartoon Aroha Bridge… Audio
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Crisis within a crisis leaves rest homes in despair
A surge of elderly New Zealanders will require rest home care at the same time as a crisis in aged care nursing. Audio
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Crisis within a crisis leaves rest homes in despair
A surge of elderly New Zealanders will require rest home care at the same time as a crisis in aged care nursing.
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Water fluoridation order: 'Make dental care affordable' - Waititi
Dentists and politicians are welcoming a Ministry of Health directive to fluoridate some local water supplies, but a Rotorua MP says cheaper dentist trips would be better.
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New Zealand’s ‘tobacco endgame’ law will be a world first for health – here’s what the modelling shows us
Analysis - With the first reading of a new bill in parliament yesterday, Aotearoa New Zealand's plan to be smokefree by 2025 takes another tangible step forward.
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Manly player boycott a 'sad outcome' - Former Warriors chairman Peter Macky
Seven rugby league players, including three New Zealanders, will sit out Manly's NRL match against the Sydney Roosters this weekend, because Manly will wear a special rainbow jersey in support of… Audio
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Compelling reasons to back a law to create a smokefree generation
Opinion - Imagine a society where tobacco does not kill nearly 5000 people every year in New Zealand, and more than eight million worldwide.
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How to foster gender equality at home
Audio 26 Jul 2022Although gender equality has come a long way, women still do twice as much domestic labour and childcare as their male partners. Outdated expectations of "what women do and what men do" can negatively… Audio
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'Overly confident': Former RBNZ governor criticises central banks' decisions during pandemic
Former RBNZ governor Graeme Wheeler has co-authored a report which roundly criticises the Reserve Bank and central banks around the world for decisions during the pandemic.
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Elizabeth Kerekere not running for Greens co-leadership
Green MP Elizabeth Kerekere has ruled herself out of the running for the party's co-leadership.
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Cricket Scotland "institutionally racist"
The governance and leadership practices of Cricket Scotland have been found to be "institutionally racist", the organisation leading the independent review of the governing body said.
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Trans men, non-binary people missing cervical screening notifications
Trans men and non-binary people are missing regular cervical screenings because some health software systems are set up to only notify patients recorded as female.
Advocates say they want better… Audio
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Formerly homeless woman says social housing critics don't understand life on the streets
A young woman who was homeless for years says critics of social housing don't know what it's like to be on the streets in the middle of winter.
Housing agency Kāinga Ora halted construction at an… Audio
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'It sucked' - Five years sleeping rough in Auckland
A young woman who was homeless on and off for five years finds it hard to understand opposition to social housing.
State housing agency Kāinga Ora paused construction at an Auckland social housing… Audio
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Mayoral candidates offer solutions to liquor outlets problem
Mayoral candidates say the number of liquor outlets in south Auckland is an issue, but disagree about how to tackle it.
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Digital transformation must be balanced with equality, accessibility
Analysis - "Digital transformation" promises faster, more convenient and empowering online interaction, but four academics question whether it instead reinforces existing social divides.
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'Catastrophic' effect on human rights from pandemic says Samoan report
Samoa's Ombudsman Luamanuvao Katalaina Sapolu says the human rights effects from the covid-19 pandemic have been catastrophic.
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Waitangi Tribunal accused of being unfair to Māori
The Waitangi Tribunal, set up to address injustices against tangata whenua, has been accused of being unfair to Māori in the way it operates.
The Tribunal has heard that a lack of access for… Audio
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Waitangi Tribunal hears criticism of its 'cumbersome' bureaucratic process
The Waitangi Tribunal, set up to address injustices against tangata whenua, has been accused of being unfair to Māori in the way it operates.
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'It is horrifying': Study confirms lower pay rates for Pacific workers
Research that exposes inferior pay rates for Pacific people confirms years of complaints about inequity, a commissioner says. Audio
