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If you want to talk about being poor... you've got to be rich
Critics say the entry cost of $2295 plus GST for the two-day Child Poverty NZ Summit in October is far too expensive for most frontline workers.
Helen Clark calls for UN reform
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark is calling for a major rethink about leading multilateral institutions including UN where she is No 3 in command.
Benefiting who?
Dita De Boni wonders whether a food stamp scheme for those on low incomes could work in New Zealand.
<i>Deborah Coddington</i>: Time to wake up to reality of child-bashing shame
Today's column may offend, so if you're of delicate mind, turn the page now.
National urged to help poor - before three-course lunch
Great poverty still affects pockets of NZ, ministers were told yesterday - shortly before their sumptuous three-course lunch.
Family want to bring long-lost 'Auntie Ethel' home
Homeless woman found on the streets of Honolulu is believed to be the granddaughter of a chief who signed the Treaty of Waitangi.
Auckland City Mission calling for donations
The wintry weather is putting pressure on the Auckland City Mission.
Voluntary 'Mum' to Auckland's homeless
Some call her the "Mother Teresa of Queen St" after the Mother Teresa medallion that she wears around her neck.
The man who lends cash to people banks won't touch
Meet microfinance pioneer and Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, banker to the world's poor.
City cracking down on street beggars
Auckland City Council increasing its focus on enforcing a by-law which makes begging illegal.
Kindness kills when aid prolongs wars
Humanitarian help has become a huge industry, buffering corrupt regimes and perpetuating war, claims the author of a new book.