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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.
<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Daunting challenge to feed the world
Prime Minister John Key will today front the first full meeting of a global environmental alliance.
Families with kids feel pinch hardest
An official survey has found that families with children are far more likely to be in hardship than any other New Zealanders.