Poverty
Government counters with its own housing figures
Labour claims only 18 homes sold in Auckland's special housing areas were affordable. The Government calls Labour's figures crazy and publishes its own. Audio
Government counters with its own housing figures
Labour claims only 18 homes sold in Auckland's special housing areas were affordable. The Government calls Labour's figures crazy and publishes its own. Audio
Government counters with its own housing figures
Labour claims only 18 homes sold in Auckland's special housing areas were affordable. The Government calls Labour's figures crazy and publishes its own. Audio
Campaigners against child poverty hit back at Police Minister
Te Whanau o Waipareira chief executive John Tamihere says Judith Collins has got it wrong - and she should know better. Audio
Poor parenting claims opens up police minister to claims she is out of touch
Government Primary cause of child poverty is poor parenting the opens up her to be out of touch Audio
Child poverty campaigners aghast at Police Minister claim.
Campaigners against child poverty are aghast at a claim by the Police Minister, Judith Collins, that there's money available for every New Zealander who needs it. Audio
Collins says bad parenting drives crime, not poverty
Police Minister Judith Collins says crime is driven mainly by poor parenting, not by poverty. Audio
'I see ... a poverty of parental responsibility'
Many of the problems blamed on child poverty can be blamed on parents, Police Minister Judith Collins says. Audio
Judith Collins under fire for comments on poverty
Police Minister Judith Collins is under fire for comments implying that bad parenting is the cause of child poverty, and that there is money available to everyone who needs it. Audio
Frontline workers back call to cut child poverty
The Prime Minister is being told setting a target to eradicate child poverty is not as complicated as he makes out.
Salvation Army says there are clear figures of how many children in poverty
The Prime Minister says it is hard to put a specific figure on how many children live in poverty in New Zealand - but the Salvation Army disagrees, and meanwhile, says the problem is ever increasing.
…PM rejects Children's Commissioner's call to cut child poverty by 10% by 2018
Prime Minister John Key is rejecting the Children's Commissioner's call for a 10 percent reduction in child poverty by the end of next year - but Labour wants it to take up the challenge. Audio
Foreign students 'misled' over life in NZ
Government agencies are misleading international students about the reality of living in New Zealand, a university forum has heard.
Homelessness in New Zealand
Dr Kate Amore from the University of Otago, Wellington's He Kainga Oranga/Housing & Health Research Programme shares her research on the growing number of New Zealanders who don't have a house to call… Audio
Teen burglars 'only had to ask' - Sallies
Teenage burglars who robbed a Salvation Army food bank in Christchurch should have visited in work hours if they were hungry, a spokesperson says.
NZ's lowest earners spend half of their income on housing
Rising housing costs have put the country's lowest earners under intense financial pressure. Audio
No material increase in income inequality - report
The latest report on income and poverty shows New Zealand's economy is on the right track, Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce says.
Homeless seeking driveways to rent
Some homeless Aucklanders are seeking driveways to rent so they can sleep in their cars.
Darrin Hodgetts on 'welfare with a big stick'
Darrin Hodgetts is Professor of Societal Psychology at Massey University. He's critical of what he calls the "victim blaming, punitive approach" to welfare in Aotearoa, which is punishing the poor for… Audio
Minimum wage 'doesn't really cut it'
Employers are being recognised for paying staff the 'living wage' including one who had in the past struggled on the minimum wage.