KahuBudget offers little for middle class, but PM is unrepentantThe Budget ticked off a number of Labour promises, but had little for workers.20 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: A very Labour Budget in a very unusual timeGrant Robertson's Budget won't please all, but the outlook is better than most expected.20 May 05:00 PM
VideoAuckland Action Against Poverty invites PM Ardern to discuss benefit paymentsThe Auckland Action Against Poverty group invites PM Jacinda Ardern to meet with them and discuss a lift in benefit levels. Video / SuppliedWatch20 May 05:28 AM
KahuLive blog: Budget updates and the best memes and tweetsThe Government has just announced its new Budget — but what does it actually mean for you?20 May 02:00 AM
New ZealandSolo mothers on the benefit talk of week-to-week struggleSingle parents hope this week's Budget will increase income support.16 May 10:34 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: Will the Government take the poverty crisis seriously?Political Roundup: Will the Government take the poverty crisis seriously?16 May 05:09 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Why Robertson won't match big-spending AussiesFinance Minister needs to be prepared for backlash as he sticks to middle path on Budget.15 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: 'Surely we can feed the most vulnerable of our family'Children who need the lunches most would never ask, because it's just another indignity.15 May 05:00 PM
EducationSome parents still have reservations about free school lunchesA majority of South Auckland schools have been getting free lunches for one term now.08 May 11:59 PM
New ZealandIndia Covid-19 appeal: 'We are in a race against time to prevent even more people dying'Franklin Jones, who runs World Vision's response, says the crisis is devastating.03 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe 'motel generation': Nearly 4000 kids are living in motels'There are babies now being born in motels. It breaks my heart.'23 Apr 06:00 PM
New Zealand'Motel generation' feared as emergency housing need continuesWhānau struggling with rents are being bumped across emergency accommodation providers.13 Apr 07:31 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: 'Everybody Eats' feeds bellies not binsBehind the scenes of a slap-up meal with a difference. Made with funding from NZ On Air.10 Apr 10:13 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: America is going to war on tax havens and it's going to change the worldCovid-19 and Joe Biden are driving the biggest change in global economics in 40 years.10 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandHouse prices surging in Gisborne with many still living on streetGisborne is struggling to find enough homes for its isolated population.10 Apr 04:43 AM
OpinionBernie Smith: New Zealanders live in two different worldsLevels of income support aren't enough and they're becoming even more insufficient.09 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe parallel pandemic: Heavy toll of Covid on our kids' mental healthCovid's impact on mental health, especially in youth, will outlive virus, experts say.03 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionFrances Benge: Fighting hard for sick kids in turbulent timesOpinion: High living standards while our kids have poor health and wellbeing? Not okay.14 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe three issues New Zealanders are most worried aboutFifty per cent of poll respondents put protection against Covid at number one.07 Mar 01:19 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: PM has left herself no room to fail on child povertyOPINION: PM at a B- on child poverty, and Covid-19 may put a grade increase at risk.23 Feb 03:17 AM
KahuLive: Child poverty slightly decreasing, but impacts not shared equallyMāori, Pasifika and households with disabled children lag behind in poverty measures.22 Feb 09:49 PM
New ZealandCovid lockdown months not included in tomorrow's child poverty statisticsThe annual measure takes into account the nine months until March 2020.22 Feb 04:23 AM
New ZealandSupport for increased income for low or non-wagedPoll of 40 agencies finds consistent backing for boosting income support to the needy.21 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Why do we care so little about poverty?OPINION: The Salvation Army says poverty is growing fast, despite Government measures.18 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Housing crisis only adds to inequalityWhile lower interest rates help homeowners, rising rents just add to pressure on the poor.18 Feb 06:00 AM
New ZealandSalvation Army calls for 'brave action' from Govt over inequalityCovid-19 pandemic may only worsen levels of poverty and inequity, says church.16 Feb 05:39 PM
New ZealandFood insecurity an issue at Wairarapa schools, worsened by CovidKidsCan donates food, clothing, and health products to needy schoolchildren.14 Feb 08:29 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Meth easier to buy than milk' - Emails to NZ's top cop led to downfall of Mob bossTired of the gang running the town, a constable wrote directly to the Police Commissioner.13 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandFood hardship in NZ children's early years revealed in studyAbout half the families in a study of 6000 children struggled to afford healthy food.09 Feb 08:26 PM
PremiumPremiumEducationBack-to-school stress to be 'amplified' this yearThe budget advisory service is busier this year as families prepare for back to school.29 Jan 09:33 PM
New ZealandHot homes: How are you keeping your place cool this summer?A third of NZ homes are too hot in summer. A study seeks to find out how Kiwis cool them.09 Jan 11:23 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Archaic': Local business owner slams shoplifter 'shaming'"It's a shaming tactic that's a little bit archaic," a local business owner says.09 Jan 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSummer read: The people living in Rotorua's Kuirau Park. 'It's not that bad being us'Meet some of Rotorua's seasoned "streeties" who say "it's not that bad being us".28 Dec 07:00 PM
BusinessŌtara Millionaires Club: Properties hit new highs in low-income suburbLocal politician says Govt failure is allowing the market to drive further inequality.21 Dec 04:54 PM
