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Salvation Army: State of the Nation
The Salvation Army has delivered a report on the state of the nation, revealing housing is a major issue that needs to be addressed.
PM's focus on family hardship
Prime Minister John Key has announced a review of the ways the Government spends billions on vulnerable families and children ahead of the Budget in May.
1 per cent holds half the world's wealth
Combined wealth of world's richest 1 per cent will overtake that of remaining 99 per cent by 2016 unless action taken to curb "shocking extremes" of inequality.
Richard Randerson: Moral society must vote against poverty
Thirty years ago, NZ was a much more equal society. It could be so again. But it will take a huge shift in the mindset of the majority. Changing this state of affairs is a moral challenge to us all.
Deborah Morris-Travers: Kids should top Key's New Year resolutions
A new year means a wealth of resolutions. Most of us want to make life better, challenge ourselves or realise some of our ambitions
Living conditions worsening as services collapse
Isis' vaunted exercise in state-building appears to be crumbling as living conditions deteriorate across the territories under its control.
Cages lack any Christmas chair
A French mayor has been accused of a shameful lack of Christmas spirit after banishing homeless people from the city centre by putting cages over public benches.
Asian children's poverty rates rise
Asian youngsters are now more likely to suffer overcrowding and poverty-related illnesses than European children, a report has found.
Paul M Southwick: My love letter to Melbourne - cc Dita
As a Melburnian born in NZ, I cannot leave readers misinformed after Dita de Boni's article "The yawning rich-poor Oz divide" (Nov 13).
A little goes a long way
A trip to the beach is among treasured items Barnados New Zealand wants to provide needy kids with this summer.
Dita De Boni: The yawning rich-poor Oz divide
Certainly New Zealand offers a lot less than Australia in many ways, but at least we can still have the conversation about inequality, writes Dita De Boni.
Nicaragua's only billionaire says resort can lift economy
Mukul Resort provides classes for employees, plus health care, portable water and a soccer academy for the local community.
Russell Wills and Phil O'Reilly: Help families and we all win
The Prime Minister recently made two announcements which appear worlds away but are intrinsically linked: making child poverty his priority this term, and attracting skilled people to New Zealand to enable continued economic growth.
Number of billionaires doubled since financial crisis
The number of billionaires has doubled since the start of the financial crisis, according to a report from anti-poverty campaigners.
Child poverty in NZ not improving
Child poverty rates in New Zealand are "stagnating", having barely changed since 2008, an international report by UNICEF says.
Twelve Questions: Paul Brown
Paul Brown wanted to be an architect but I wasn't artistic enough. I've rebelled against that (King's College stereotype) a bit. I'm a maverick I suppose.
Catriona MacLennan: Taking on the loan sharks
Catriona MacLennan writes: Low family incomes and high rents are the two key sources of poverty for my legal clients. The third is huge debt associated with car purchases.
Discipline key to living on nothing
Five days of tinned vegetables, lean meals and no snacks are over for Petra Bagust's family who joined thousands of Kiwis voluntarily living below the poverty line this week.
Solo parents' benefits cut due to travel
New figures show 9 per cent of solo parents in Auckland had their benefits cut for travelling overseas, but advocates say they had good reasons to travel.
Lucy Lawless: Hungry children - the hidden toll
We are already paying for the offspring of poverty, writes Lucy Lawless. Hungry kids are sick kids - so feeding them in schools is a smart strategy.
David Hill: Shock and dismay only response to shifty kids
He was about 13, coming towards me on the downtown footpath. I could see he intended to say something, so I prepared to tell him the time, or where the nearest public loo was.
Child poverty march
A "poverty of benevolence within the corridors of power" was denounced today as crowds marched to raise awareness of child poverty in New Zealand.
Action on child poverty wanted - but...
A new poll on child poverty has found most Kiwis want more done to fix the problem - but not if it meant paying higher taxes.
Peter Lyons: I've learned my lesson, life's just not fair
Teacher Peter Lyons says he's finally learned a valuable lesson - life isn't fair, so he explains why he's decided to vote the right way this election.
John Hawkes: Williams a remarkable man in any language
Dr Harold Williams has long been featured by Guinness World Records as the world's greatest linguist. He spoke 58 languages.
Nigel Latta: Ten things I've learned
As his hard-hitting TV series about New Zealand’s biggest challenges draws to a close, Nigel Latta reflects on what he knows now