Prepay power leaves kids ill
Children in homes with prepaid power meters risk developing bronchial illnesses because many families run out of cash to keep the meters topped up, experts say.
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Jonathan Boston: Three myths about child poverty
Jonathan Boston exposes three popular 'myths' about the current levels of child poverty in New Zealand, including that it is all the fault of the parents involved.
Matt McCarten: No need to starve yourself, just give poor some more
Most of us hate talking about poverty. Last week the media swooned over a fundraising campaign by Kiwis who tried to live on a couple of bucks a day, now Matt McCarten gives his view.
Govt eyes school-food aid
Food programmes for hungry Kiwi schoolchildren may soon get a boost from the Government to top off an overwhelming public response to recent media appeals.
Tapu Misa: Still searching for right way to help poor kids
Good teachers matter, but the problem with conflating education and poverty is that the focus can narrow unhelpfully on one piece of the puzzle, writes Tapu Misa.
1400 Kiwis try poverty for a week
More than 1400 New Zealanders attempted to make do with only $2.25 worth of food and drink for each of five days.
$1 meals boost kids' health
A Putaruru school serving up compulsory breakfasts and hot lunches for just $1 a meal says the benefits are showing in students' dental records.
Children go hungry amid plenty
A quarter of primary and intermediate pupils in poorer Waikato areas go to school hungry, researchers have found.
Ex-MP arrested at protest
Former MP Sue Bradford and four others will appear in court on Friday after a protest action at the Ministry of Social Development's Auckland regional office today.
Tapu Misa: Precious little sense on Planet Paula
Cost should not be only driver of social policies; principles matter, too, writes Tapu Misa.
Phil O'Reilly: Child poverty affects us all
Phil O'Reilly says attacking the issue of child poverty from many directions, by everyone, has a greater chance of succeeding than simply focusing on benefit payments.
Being Kiwi: Fighting to beat poverty
The Herald continues its series looking at our changing National identity. Today, those aged 20 - 39, the children of Rogernomics.
Breakfast is not too much to ask
Editorial: A simple breakfast is not much to ask and should be provided for all children who need it. But if it is to be public funded, the food should be distributed by agencies that know a community.
Bruce Logan: Same-sex marriage threatens civil liberty
Bruce Logan argues if the state passes a law that changes the nature of marriage then every citizen's liberty is endangered.
Key dismisses proposal as 'dopey'
Prime Minister John Key said he welcomed the report recommending solutions to child poverty, but ruled out reinstating universal child payments, which were ended in the 1990s, or tax breaks for parents, another recommendation.
Report recommends raising wage, parental leave
Increasing the minimum wage and paid parental leave to a minimum of 18 weeks are recommended in a report on how New Zealand can improve the quality of life for children.