Inequality
South Auckland families will struggle with rates rise, councillor says
A proposed 5 percent rates rise and increased water charges will be too much for many South Auckland residents, a councillor says.
Politicians, advocates react as figures show little change in child poverty
There has been little annual change in the number of children living in poverty across most measures, but there has been a drop in the number of whānau struggling to provide the basics.
Covid-19 likely to have undone child poverty improvements - officials
Latest child poverty stats show improvements were being made before Covid-19 hit - but officials warn any progress is now likely to have been undone by the pandemic.
Figures released by Stats NZ for… Audio
Child poverty: 'The picture is still pretty bleak for our children'
Analysis - The latest child poverty figures are set to be released this morning - but they will not show the impact of the economic fallout from Covid-19 on struggling families.
Judge rules prison's treatment of pair of inmates cruel and inhumane
Auckland Women's Prison treated a pair of inmates in a degrading, cruel and inhumane manner in a "concerted effort to break their spirit," according to a stinging ruling from a district court judge.
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Majority favour more income support for those in need - survey
A survey has found seven out of 10 New Zealanders believe the government should increase income support for those on low wages or not in paid work.
25pct of renters leave homes due to landlord forcing them to
New research shows a quarter of renters who leave their homes do so because landlords force them to.
That's one of the findings from the largest research project on eviction in this country.
Hamish… Audio
Period products soon to be free to school students
Period products will soon be free for all primary, intermediate, secondary school and kura students.
More than 3,000 students in Waikato have already been receiving the products as part of a trial of… Audio
Govt uncertain how big housing shortage is across NZ
The government has no idea how big the housing shortfall actually is in New Zealand.
The Housing Minister says there are so many different figures being thrown around - from 28,000 to 200,000 - that… Audio
Housing crisis: More than 4,000 NZ children living in motels
There are now more than 4,000 children growing up in motels across New Zealand, devastating parents who are desperate to find a permanent place for their kids to live.
Skyrocketing house prices are… Video, Audio
NZ sport's bullying problem
Reviews, resignations, recriminations - New Zealand sport is rife with bullying accusations, particularly against women and girls. What's being done to change the landscape? Audio
NZ sport's bullying problem
Reviews, resignations, recriminations - New Zealand sport is rife with bullying accusations, particularly against women and girls. What's being done to change the landscape?
AudioCovid-19 heightens racism against Māori, Chinese - research
Māori and Chinese communities reported the highest rates of discrimination since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows.
Claims rising incomes only shows growing disparity in society
Latest figures showing rising household incomes are hiding what some say is a growing disparity between the have and the have nots, particularly around homeownership.
Wellington midwives say they're physically and emotionally exhausted due to understaffing
Midwives in the Wellington region say they are working themselves to physical and emotional exhaustion, because if they don't, mothers and babies could die.
The Capital and Coast DHB confirms that of… Audio
Salvation Army urges 'brave' govt action to address inequality
The Covid-19 pandemic could exacerbate "unacceptable" levels of poverty and inequity in New Zealand, the Salvation Army has warned.
'Extreme haircut': Dunedin student told to undo cornrows
A Dunedin teenager is butting heads with his high school over his hairstyle.
Lewis O'Malley-Scott's corn-rows were deemed to be extreme by King's High School.
But, as Timothy Brown reports, his… Video, Audio
Covid-19: MIQ cleaners say they're stressed, overlooked, underpaid
A managed isolation cleaner says she and her colleagues are the forgotten border workers - overlooked and underpaid for the work they're doing to keep the country safe from Covid-19.
Most cleaners… Audio
Rez Gardi: From refugee to human rights investigator
Rez Gardi was just six when she came to New Zealand from a refugee camp where she was born. Her Kurdish family spent nine years living in the camp, after they fled to Pakistan from Iraq and Saddam… Audio
New revelations about volunteer fire fighters association
The Chair of the Volunteer Firefighters' Association, the UFBA, and its Chief Executive are the sole directors of a limited liability company registered two weeks before the chair commissioned an… Audio
