The UN has expressed concern over shortfalls in the rights of NZ children, including "staggering" infant and child mortality rates, and a lack representation for children in legislation. It questions why NZ does not have a department of
A New Zealander gives a harrowing account of how Haiti's nightmare is continuing.
The Salvation Army says it is seeing an increase in the number of people unable to put food on the table, having spent all their money during Christmas.
Nobody wins unless everybody wins. It's a phrase on a post it that's been stuck to my computer monitor for weeks.
The disease has begun to infect residents of the capital's densely populated tent cities, where more than a million people are still living.
Following reports of Australian charities paying for homeless Kiwis to fly home, a down-on-her-luck NZer in Melbourne tells her story.
An Auckland agency for the homeless has offered to help destitute Kiwis who are being sent home after falling on hard times in Australia.
India has slipped three places to 87th spot on an international Corruption Perception Index.
The athletes have performed, the medals have been dished out but the locals are still wondering if it was all worth it.
In an area where dropouts are the norm a school is making dreams of a higher education come true.
It hits your nostrils first - the pungent smell of rotting fruit, mashed dog faeces and mounting rubbish by the roadside.
The world has seen major improvements in key areas like literacy, access to clean water and infant mortality, writes Gwynne Dyer.
Barry Coates writes that the Pacific is falling behind in the fight against poverty.
The chances of meeting any of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals seem remote.