Greens co-leader Metiria Turei is not backing away from her criticism of NZ First.

Auckland City Mission loath to dip into building fund to meet daily demands.

A trust is ready to dole out cash to change the country.

Families are getting a boost from Labour with more money and a $3000 "baby bonus".

A boost for the poor is a boost for everyone, says a social service provider.

American business giant Warren Buffet has just donated billions of dollars to charity

Labour leader Andrew Little's pitch to voters: Tax cuts not needed.

Homeless Onehunga man with a "wicked sense of humour" died on a park bench.

It hasn't always been glitz and glam for farm girl turned beauty queen Tania Dawson.

Organisers behind Lifewise's Big Sleepout say it does help hundreds of homeless Kiwis.

COMMENT: This election will be about how we define national success.

Maori, Pacific Island babies far more likely to die unexpectedly in their sleep.

Hone Mihaka opens up about suicide in light of NZ's low ranking for child wellbeing.

AIi Kitinas, who is 16 years old, is so successful her own mum works for her.

After her father died she took a job working seven days a week, with one day off a month.

Parents forced to keep kids out of school because they do not have enough food for them.

Auckland artist Zoë James is protesting the cost of sanitary products.

Bug kills about 500 New Zealanders, with Maori, men and the poor at greatest risk.

Children from disadvantaged households are more likely to hit puberty early.

A European advocacy group has ranked NZ 158th out of 165 nations on children's rights.

Activists attempted to break through police lines to where Bill English is speaking.

Single parent Suzanne Cannell explains how her business was motivated through hardship.

The Government has refused to support a new free advocacy service for the poor.

More than 620,000 Kiwis live below the poverty line and most are adults.

Warning for parents amid cases of children being left alone: 'We're not a daycare.'

The Salvation Army is slamming the county’s poverty levels saying that all of the onus shouldn’t just fall onto them and that everyone has a part to play.

Crackdown on forced marriages: "It's hell on Earth for some of them."

North Korea has been secretly training elite special forces to kidnap Westerners.

Teachers are being kicked, punched and stabbed by children of P-addicted mothers.

A joint effort by Herald and World Vision fundraising campaign sees them make $200,000.