Ronji Tanielu
Covid-19: Salvation Army wants lockdown rent freeze
The Salvation Army wants the Government to impose a freeze on rent increases to ease the burden of lockdown.
It says people who were already struggling with both food costs and housing security have… Audio
Investors driving property prices up in small town NZ
Big money investors and urbanites are moving into small town New Zealand, snapping up properties and driving rentals to exorbitant prices.
The Salvation Army's State of Our Communities Report, which… Audio
Proliferation in online financial and cryptocurrency scams
The Financial Markets Authority says it has issued 30 per cent more warnings in relation to scams so far this year, compared to last year. The FMA already issued 19 alerts this year, in an effort to… Audio
Pasifika fair poorly in State of the Nation report
New Zealand's Salvation Army released this year's State of Nation report and although it's a national report that doesn't drill down heavily into ethnicities, the data they have on Pasifika are very… Audio
One in four Pasifika children experiencing material hardship
Stats NZ has released the latest official child poverty figures and the rates for Maori and Pacific peoples are higher across most measures compared with the national average. Audio
Salvation Army releases 'illuminating' social report
The Salvation Army has released its sixth social impact "dashboard", measuring how New Zealanders struggling with financial hardship have coped with Covid-19.
The results have been "disturbing and… Audio
Election 2020: Pacific community's views on cannabis
The question of whether cannabis should be legal has divided New Zealanders for years, but what does the Pacific community think of the upcoming referendum?
The most recent Health Survey found 15… Audio
Salvation Army snapshot of covid impact paints bleak picture
New research on how COVID-19 has impacted communities paints a bleak picture. Salvation Army social policy researcher Ronji Tanielu is a co-author and he talks through the findings with The Panel. Audio
Funding could be wasted in Pacific housing - experts
Groups working to house Pasifika families in New Zealand say millions of dollars in funding could be wasted if the government doesn't involve their expertise. Audio
Millions could be wasted on housing funding if pacific experts not involved, advocacy groups warn
Groups working to house pacific families fear millions of dollars in funding could be wasted if the government doesn't involve their expertise.
Nearly one in five pacific people in New Zealand live… Audio
Coronavirus: Salvation Army concerned by growing 'underclass'
The Salvation Army is warning of a growing "underclass" of people out of work because of Covid-19.
In a report released this morning they catalogue how food parcel demand has gone up by 350 percent… Audio
Government not doing enough to stop poverty - Salvation Army
The Government is being told it hasn't done enough to lift the country's poorest families out of poverty and many are still struggling to find secure housing.
The Salvation Army's annual State of the… Audio
No rule change planned for beneficiary debt write-offs
The Government won't be changing the rules any time soon to allow debt write-offs for beneficiaries who are struggling to pay back loans they've taken out loans to cover basic living costs. Our social… Audio
Drug abuse, housing still major concerns - Salvation Army
People on the streets want to see action as well as words from the government as their communities struggle with the problems of drug abuse, lack of mental health services and housing shortages… Audio
Govt to cap interest rates on high cost loans
The Prime Minister announced today that there will be an interest rate cap on "high cost" loans. This is in a bid to stop people getting swamped in debt.The Salvation Army has responded positively to… Audio
Poor communities feeling ignored, maligned - report
A report being launched at Parliament this morning says people in poor communities feel like they're ignored and maligned by those from outside. The Salvation Army's State of Our Communities report… Audio
State of the Nation report on Pasifika people 'This is Home'
The authors of a state of the nation report on Pasifika people say the exclusion of Pasifika families from the Auckland housing market should be a major election issue, along with youth unemployment. Audio
Report says Pacific people in NZ worst hit by financial crisis
A state of the nation report on Pacific people in New Zealand says they've been more severely hit than anyone else by the global financial crisis. Audio