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John Gascoigne: NZ's cruel economic obsession

OPINION: If we have such a great economy, why do we have child poverty? Here's why.

'Stress and anxiety': Britain to see 80pc spike in energy bills as crisis deepens

Millions struggle to cope during Britain's worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

'Bleak picture': Shocking stats for Kiwi preschoolers linked to child poverty

Report showed a 'stark intersection between poverty and preventable childhood illness'.

Mum's impossible choice: Sell daughter to survive or die of hunger

World Vision reports from Afghanistan on the cruel dilemma facing starving famiies.

Opinion | Closing the poverty gap will take more than health reforms

OPINION: Factors outside healthcare cause about 50 per cent of health issues.

Body camera child poverty study reveals 'shameful' extent of problem

'Perhaps these images will help us get some action from the adults.'

Susan St John: Social security cold comfort for too many

OPINION: Benefits have become harder to access over years of systemic changes.

From gang life to farm life: How a ground-breaking employment programme is changing lives

Door-knocking in gang community is paying dividends by getting people jobs.

Homelessness in the Auckland CBD: Has it got worse, and what can be done to fix it?

Just 30 to 40 people are sleeping rough in the CBD, but many more are in motels.

Cost of living crisis: Top hacks to save hundreds of dollars off your household bills

Our top tips which could save you hundreds of dollars as the cost of living rises.

Budget 2022: Cost of living measures 'takes hard edges off' inflation, Govt says

New measures would 'take the hard edges off' rising inflation, the Finance Minister said.

Budget 2022: Nearly $1b to disability sectors and changes to benefits

Benefit changes are expected to lift up to 14,000 more children out of poverty.

Budget 2022: Nearly $3b to education including decile changes and pay parity

It comes as the sector moves away from the decile system.

Budget: The cost of living and what's in it for you

New payments, fuel tax and public transport relief have been extended.

Budget 2022: 10 key things - Where the money's gone

Here are the highlights as Grant Robertson announces the Government's plans.

'You can't budget your way out of poverty'

More than a quarter of Pacific children in New Zealand live in poverty.