Darryl Evans
Māngere Budgeting Service chief executive resigns
Māngere Budgeting Service chief executive Darryl Evans has resigned and the board of the high-profile charity has appointed a Queen's Counsel to oversee an inquiry into allegations former staff have… Audio
Families across NZ struggling to afford food - budget advisor
An Auckland budgeting services trust says something needs to change - and fast - to help families struggling to feed themselves as food, fuel and housing prices increase faster than income.
Mangere… Audio
Calls to prioritise South Aucklanders for Covid vaccine
The Pasifika Medical Association says when rollout goes wider, consideration should be given to putting South Auckland near the top of the queue, particularly the most medically vulnerable. The latest… Audio
Budgeting service sees huge spike in pensioners needing food
The Mangere Budgeting Service says they have seen a 46 percent spike in pensioners needing food in the past two years. Darryl Evans, who runs the service, says the problem is crippling rents. He joins… Audio
Government to investigate price of groceries
The Government has announced it will investigate the cost of groceries, to see if we're paying too much at the supermarket. The Commerce Commission will carry out the study, with the final report due… Audio
Covid causing extra budgeting stress for struggling families
An Auckland budgeting and family support service has found some families of four have less than 40 dollars a week to put food on the table. The Mangere Budgeting Service also says many of the people… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland foodbank numbers grow to 29
Thousands of Aucklanders are desperately turning to food banks as increasing job losses wipe out family incomes.
There are now 29 registered foodbanks serving the city. Prior to Covid-19 there was… Audio
Covid-19: Concerns about number of foodbanks
The head of Mangere Budgeting Services is concerned about the number of foodbanks which have sprung up in Auckland since the last lockdown.
Thousands of people have been using community food banks… Audio
Mangere Budgeting Services Trust chief Executive Darryl Evans
Mangere Budgeting Services Trust chief Executive Darryl Evans. Audio
Coronavirus: Smaller food banks plead for funding
The number of food grants made by the Ministry of Social Development has skyrocketed under Alert Level 4, hitting close to 70,000 a week.
At the same time the demand of food banks has increased… Audio
Waikato pensioner flat residents face rent hike
The Waikato District Council is increasing the rent of its pensioners flats by 16 per cent, that's $26 a week. Budgeting adviser Darryl Evans of Mangere Budgeting Services says the elderly, who… Audio
Power poverty rising - Electricity Price Review
Nearly a third of households struggle to pay their electricity bills with many incurring fines or having their power cut entirely. A government report released yesterday shows more than 100,000… Audio
Loan sharks target struggling parents on social media
High-interest finance companies are using social media to target families struggling to pay the costs of getting their children back to school. Budgeting services say they are helping a number of… Audio
Cutting negative gearing could push up rents - budget service
The Mangere Budgeting Services Trust Darryl Evans says if taxpayer money is reinvested that great but "we all know the odd rogue landlord" and he has concerns they will pass on the cost to tenants. He… Audio
Budgeting service outraged at families living in WINZ-funded mo
Mangere Budgeting Service CEO Darryl Evans says it is disgraceful that Work and Income is placing families in motels costing thousands of dollars a week, many of which are substandard. Video, Audio
Budget advisers wait to hear if jobs are safe
Nearly 1,000 budget advisers will finally begin finding out today if they still have a job at the end of the month. Audio
Mangere Budgeting Services says hotel rooms not enough
Mangere Budgeting Services CEO Darryl Evans joins the panel to talk about pre-purchasing hotel rooms for emergency housing shows the government's housing policy is a failure. Audio
Akl families living in cars, garages and shipping containers
Organisations which help Auckland's most needy say affordable housing is at a crisis point and the Government cannot continue to ignore it. Audio
Increase in funding for budget services give much-needed boost
An increase in funding for budgeting services is being described as better than nothing by an overworked south Auckland service. Audio
Sth Ak community advocates say Housing NZ tenants are suffering
Housing New Zealand tenants around South Auckland are up in arms at having to wait months for what they say are shoddy and unsafe repair jobs on their homes. Audio