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![Brunner Mine disaster: 125 years since NZ's worst workplace accident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Brunner Mine disaster: 125 years since NZ's worst workplace accident
Coal miner John Pattinson died reading his Bible.
![Simplicity commits $20m to Aotearoa Pledge housing fund](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Simplicity commits $20m to Aotearoa Pledge housing fund
The contribution is the largest to date for the Aotearoa Pledge.
![Rapist on parole given Salvation Army job - then he attacked again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Rapist on parole given Salvation Army job - then he attacked again
A remorseless rapist on parole was given a volunteer role at The Salvation Army.
![Huge leap in mothers in distress, financial hardship in Auckland lockdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Huge leap in mothers in distress, financial hardship in Auckland lockdown
Charity data points to significant job losses in Auckland's lockdown.
![Salvation Army calls for 'brave action' from Govt over inequality](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Salvation Army calls for 'brave action' from Govt over inequality
Covid-19 pandemic may only worsen levels of poverty and inequity, says church.
![889 per cent rise in five years in demand for social housing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
889 per cent rise in five years in demand for social housing
Housing register numbers have rocketed across Hawke's Bay in the past five years.
![Christmas hope for Aotearoa: Message from church leaders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Christmas hope for Aotearoa: Message from church leaders
Glad tidings of joy needed more than ever in a year of Covid-19.
!['Sexually abusing in the name of Jesus. How disgusting'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
'Sexually abusing in the name of Jesus. How disgusting'
A victim says pent-up frustration prompted him to stab a convicted paedophile in prison.
![Referendum results: PM explains why she said yes to cannabis reform](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Referendum results: PM explains why she said yes to cannabis reform
Jacinda Ardern said her vote was a personal vote.
![Report burglaries immediately, police urge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Report burglaries immediately, police urge
Whangārei police looking into recent spate of mostly commercial burglaries.
![Tools and a ute nicked in commercial burgs across Whangārei](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Tools and a ute nicked in commercial burgs across Whangārei
Whangārei businesswoman questions why commercial premises being picked on by burglars.
![Three months ago, rough sleeping was virtually eliminated in NZ. Has it stayed that way?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Three months ago, rough sleeping was virtually eliminated in NZ. Has it stayed that way?
Rough sleepers have been returning to Auckland streets - but it's not what it seems.
![Aid agencies urge Kiwis to help starving children hit by pandemic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Aid agencies urge Kiwis to help starving children hit by pandemic
It comes as UN report says nearly a billion people could go hungry this year.
![Abused by state or church? The Royal Commission wants you](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Abused by state or church? The Royal Commission wants you
Judge Coral Shaw calls for survivors of abuse by the state or church to come forward.
!['My childhood was taken away' - the trail of sex abuse left by top church leaders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
'My childhood was taken away' - the trail of sex abuse left by top church leaders
The Royal Commission into Abuse in Care prepares to investigate abuse by clergy.
![Church leaders alleged to have abused children, kept details secret](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Church leaders alleged to have abused children, kept details secret
Assemblies of God in NZ under focus as inquiry into abuse in care turns to clergy.
!['We haven't experienced need this great': Rotorua charity feeding 3000 mouths a week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
'We haven't experienced need this great': Rotorua charity feeding 3000 mouths a week
Many people just needed a top-up in such a difficult time, a charity director said.
![Lockdown: Salvation Army urge public to stop dumping donations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Lockdown: Salvation Army urge public to stop dumping donations
Photos show a stockpile of water-damaged items in front of the New Lynn store.
!['One bill away from drowning in debt': Kiwisaver hardship withdrawals rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
'One bill away from drowning in debt': Kiwisaver hardship withdrawals rise
KiwiSaver users in Rotorua withdrew a combined $1.6m for hardship in 2019.
![Housing u-turn: All of a sudden Auckland has a surplus of homes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Housing u-turn: All of a sudden Auckland has a surplus of homes
Auckland's shock "housing surplus" has been revealed in a new report.
![Capital's tight rental market pushes emergency grants to $1m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Capital's tight rental market pushes emergency grants to $1m
Quarterly spend on grants cracks a million dollars, numbers skyrocket in 18 months.
![Our dark history of abuse in care - inside the first hearing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Our dark history of abuse in care - inside the first hearing
Inside the first proper hearing of the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care.
![Generous pensioners give their Winter Energy Payment to charity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Generous pensioners give their Winter Energy Payment to charity
The couple are frugal power users and feared "making money" from the payment.
![Salvation Army to trial free GP clinic in West Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Salvation Army to trial free GP clinic in West Auckland
The Salvation Army will hold the clinic once a week over July at their Waitākere centre.
![Rents 'skyrocket' while millions is spent on emergency housing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Rents 'skyrocket' while millions is spent on emergency housing
Millions of dollars is being spent on emergency housing as Rotorua rents skyrocket.
![Free firewood a winter warmer in Whangārei](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Free firewood a winter warmer in Whangārei
The Salvation Army's distribution of firewood to needy families is cutting power bills.
![Would you live here? Garage renos aimed at vulnerable tenants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Would you live here? Garage renos aimed at vulnerable tenants
Garage conversions add value to a house sale, but have been described as "exploitation".
![Housing revolution? Buying a home with a $500 deposit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Housing revolution? Buying a home with a $500 deposit
Could the refreshed KiwiBuild scheme include a rent-to-own option?