OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: Will the Government take the poverty crisis seriously?Political Roundup: Will the Government take the poverty crisis seriously?16 May 05:09 AM
New ZealandRape, digging your own grave, mock executions part of horrific Social Welfare camp''The supervisors told us we were getting executed and we've got to dig our graves.''07 May 08:09 AM
New ZealandWoman's suspicion about miscarriage validated during inquiryA woman raped by welfare home staff outlines her ordeal.06 May 09:57 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHomeless shelter: 'I felt sick just being in there'Opinion: Some young people feel safer on the streets than in emergency accommodation.05 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandGovt spends $5.5m on IT to charge for emergency motel staysPeople in emergency accommodation now charged 25 per cent of their income towards costs.03 May 07:40 AM
New Zealand'Inhumane': Minister takes aim at emergency housingAssociate Housing Minister Marama Davidson not satisfied emergency housing is fully safe.26 Apr 06:08 PM
New ZealandCost blowout for $56m inquiry into careInquiry warned to watch costs after seeking funding top-ups three times.22 Apr 06:28 PM
New ZealandEmergency housing: Woman beaten unconscious, children being 'put at risk'Distressing revelations about life in emergency housing continue to emerge.20 Apr 07:01 PM
New Zealand'Motel generation' feared as emergency housing need continuesWhānau struggling with rents are being bumped across emergency accommodation providers.13 Apr 07:31 AM
New Zealand'$20 an hour'- Minimum wage and benefits get a boost from today!The minimum wage and benefit levels get a boost today, as part of a package of changes.31 Mar 07:23 PM
New ZealandWatch: PM faces questions on rents, Covid at post-Cab presser175,000 New Zealanders to receive the increase when minimum wage increases to $20 an hour.29 Mar 01:45 AM
New ZealandActing OT chief Sir Wira Gardiner: 'What we need is ngakau aroha'Acting Oranga Tamariki chief Sir Wira Gardiner urges aroha in decision-making. Video / Maori TelevisionWatch17 Mar 05:31 AM
KahuActing OT chief Sir Wira Gardiner: 'What we need is ngākau aroha'Sir Wira has a six-month brief to restore public confidence in the long-beleaguered agency17 Mar 03:01 AM
New ZealandSchool lunches feed pensioners in lockdown"I didn't realise it was so good, and I'm grateful that the kids are getting this."17 Feb 03:18 AM
KahuMāori leaders to head Oranga Tamariki advisory boardIt comes days after the embattled agency's chief executive resigned.26 Jan 04:00 PM
VideoFocus Live: Judith Collins gives State of the Nation speechNational Party leader Judith Collins gave her State of the Nation speech, calling for government to use emergency legislation to make it easier to build houses.Watch26 Jan 12:34 AM
New Zealand'Sexually abusing in the name of Jesus. How disgusting'A victim says pent-up frustration prompted him to stab a convicted paedophile in prison.11 Dec 08:37 AM
Politics'Children cannot wait': Government slammed for 'unjustifiably slow' welfare reformChild advocates say there is 'immediate, severe need, and children cannot wait'.29 Nov 08:12 PM
KahuKelvin Davis 'disturbed' by Oranga Tamariki's removal of foster childrenDavis is still refusing to publicly back his ministry's chief executive, Grainne Moss.25 Nov 11:42 PM
KahuDefiant Oranga Tamariki boss says she will not quitGrainne Moss insists she's committed to the agency to make change.25 Nov 02:24 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe human cost of Crown's 'brutal' strategy to settle abuse claims"I want the Prime Minister to apologise, to the thousands of children they harmed."13 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandMSD spent $80m resolving abuse claims - $30m went to survivorsThe rest has covered legal and operational costs.19 Oct 10:47 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionCecilia Robinson: Why 2023 must set the benchmark for child povertyOPINION: Child poverty is our national disgrace, writes Cecilia Robinson.12 Oct 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandElection 2020: What's the plan for welfare and child poverty? Policies comparedLabour is offering the carrot, National the stick, and other parties want a new approach.28 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandState abuse survivor dies during lockdown, evidence read on behalfHe endured 'disgraceful' abuse at Lake Alice Hospital in his early teens in the 1970s.22 Sep 11:59 PM
New ZealandCautious approach to avoid 'work for the dole' schemeCarmel Sepuloni wants to prepare people for work - but doesn't want to make it compulsory.02 Sep 01:43 AM
New ZealandAccused fraudster fights MSD over use of personal informationMSD has previously been criticised for breaching its clients' privacy.19 Aug 02:49 AM
New Zealand'Very concerned': Oranga Tamariki newborn baby uplifts 'routine''Decisions were being made late, without expert advice... without whānau involvement.'06 Aug 04:22 AM
KahuChildren's care or protection: Calls for radical changes to be made to Family CourtMāori children represent 68 per cent of all children in state care in New Zealand.26 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandCovid's grim toll: NZ approaches unwanted milestoneDire economic conditions mean welfare numbers have peaked at historic levels.10 Jul 06:15 PM
New ZealandFocus: Family talk about the challenges of living in temporary accomodationKain Rongokea and partner Nikki Reynolds talk about the challenges of getting by in temporary accomodation with their young children. Video / Dean PurcellWatch10 Jul 12:39 AM
New ZealandMuller promises more welfare spending under a National GovernmentMuller made the commitments in a wide-ranging speech in his home town of Te Puna today.14 Jun 01:00 AM
New ZealandFocus: Variety's Warm Hearts winter appealVariety National Programme Manager Emma Bolwell on Variety's Warm Hearts winter appeal. To make a donation and provide a bed for a Kiwi kid this winter go to Variety.org.nz. Video / Dean PurcellWatch07 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentWatch: Neil Finn and Stevie Nicks pen song for Auckland's homelessAuckland City Mission has some high profile support for its centenary.29 May 07:30 AM
