Taika Waititi says he is "really happy and proud" to be chosen as New Zealander of the Year.

Sophia Nash, ex of radio jock Thane Kirby, is accused of stealing a $20 bag from the op shop she worked at in Mt Eden.

Pharmac is considering funding women's hygiene products as the cost leaves some resorting to rags and old clothing as an alternative. The

It's a long, hot slog fighting a fire as big and complex as the one in the Hawke's Bay in the blazing heat. But it's also satisfying work.

NZ is heading "off the track" on housing, child poverty and imprisonment despite dramatic gains on some other social indicators, a new report says.

Church leaders remind us that the message of Christmas goes beyond just words.

The Salvation Army says a gift appeal is further behind its target than at any other point in the appeal's 23 year history.

The Salvation Army would not sell Buddha statues - or icons of other religions - in its charity shops.

More than 200 schools took part in this year's Wattie's Cans for Good Campaign.

For a year Lee Nearne, her husband Andy (not their real names) and their three sons, two of whom are special needs, lived in a garage

Calls to mental health helplines have spiked since the Kaikoura Earthquake.

It was an experience Trish Wilson (not her real name) and her six-year-old daughter Sarah never want to repeat: sleeping in the cold

The Salvation Army is launching an urgent Christmas appeal today as demand for food parcels is expeced to soar.

Police are checking that people have a legitimate reason to be in quake-hit areas.

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The Government will buy up to three more motels and construct modular housing as part of a new $300 million investment in emergency housing.

Bay homes are earning almost $80 a day more than the average worker, as Rotorua house prices play "catch up" with other parts of the

The Government appears certain to miss its target of cutting reoffending in New Zealand by next year.

Budgeting agencies are "in shock" after a radical shakeup which has ended state funding for a third of all previously funded budget

The NZ Herald is today raising awareness of the struggles of thousands of homeless Kiwis.

Salvation Army representatives hope to meet with Whanganui District Council staff to discuss a proposed joint venture for pensioner

Marae, women's refuges and other social agencies have won funding to house 3000 homeless families and individuals a year in the latest

The streets are no place to sleep after a long day at work, especially in winter's depths. But for some New Zealanders, a freezing

Labour's new emergency housing promise is a vast improvement on its last effort.

More people seek help for problem drinking in the three months following Dry July, the Salvation Army says. Dry July is a campaign

The Salvation Army's annual stocktake on New Zealand's social health has earned high credibility. It owes this to its recognition of progress as well as problems.

A number of businesses have stepped in to help the Salvation Army after one of its centres was vandalised.

The Sallies are absolutely right to request that donations be pristine and new because there are some people in our community who are truly evil, Kerre writes.

Kiwi families searching for help this Christmas may be left with empty stockings for their kids if Kmart's Wishing Tree appeal falls short.