Inequality
The food bank supplying one of our richest regions
Escalating food, fuel and housing prices are driving people everywhere to desperation - even on the North Shore. Audio
The food bank supplying one of our richest regions
Escalating food, fuel and housing prices are driving people everywhere to desperation - even on the North Shore.
AudioPasifika women helping drive gender, cultural diversity on boards honoured
Pasifika women in leadership across New Zealand were recognised at the recently held Women in Governance awards at Parliament. Audio
Reserve Bank to deliver OCR raise to seven-year high of 3 percent
It will be the seventh rise in the OCR since last October, the most aggressive tightening cycle since the current monetary policy system was instituted in 1999.
Starvation, child marriage on rise in Afghanistan under Taliban
World Vision have released a report detailing the horrific conditions people are facing in Afghanistan, exactly one year since the Taliban took power.
Far North wants to delay fluoridation despite abysmal tooth decay figures
Te Tai Tokerau children finishing primary school have the worst tooth decay in the country.
NZ growth fund joins global partner to expand support for businesswomen
A New Zealand growth fund has joined a London-based global partner to expand support for women in venture capital.
National's welfare plan over-simplified and out of touch, opposing parties say
Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni says there's no evidence National's welfare plan will work, while the Greens say it shows a "depressingly familiar side of the National Party".
Filming the reality of poverty for children in Aotearoa
An interesting study has been completed at the University of Otago to observe the impacts of child poverty from a child's perspective. Professor Louise Signal from the university's Department of… Audio
Access for New Zealanders Bill is (currently) a joke
Opinion - The Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill was supposed to mark a significant legislative milestone for disabled New Zealanders, instead they got an empty piece of legislation, writes Chris…
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
'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
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.
