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An entire sports stadium in Auckland has been transformed into a food bank to help feed thousands of households going hungry during the lockdown.

As New Zealand's cases of Covid-19 start to level… Video, Audio

Children who would usually get guaranteed meals through their school are going hungry as families struggle to afford groceries during the lockdown.

The charity KidsCan is rushing to get thousands of… Video, Audio

Multiple siblings sharing a single school uniform. School kids living with their families in cars. They are stories that sound as though they are from another place but sadly these are first-hand… Audio

Insight - The government's school donation scheme gets underway this year, but schools have been looking for ways to push its rules to the limit. John Gerritsen investigates how far they will go to… Video, Audio

While the Christmas season is supposed to be a joyous time for many, for those living under the poverty line - it can mean suicide, depression and family violence. The Spirit Army is a citizen-led… Audio

Insight - The government's school donation scheme has not even started and schools are already looking for ways to push its rules to the limit. John Gerritsen investigates how far they will go to give… Video, Audio

Reading and writing in the digital era is celebrated by Lani Wendt Young, who charts the increase in brown, Pacific and LGBTQ voices. More people then ever are reading what speaks directly to them. Audio

Kim Hill explores the true cost of abundant cheap, fatty and sugary food with Dr Sally Mackay, Dr Matire Harwood, Deborah Manning and Prof. Hugh Campbell. Audio

Solo mums say benefits just aren't enough to raise a family and food banks say they're seeing unprecedented demand from parents. Sarah Robson investigates the Coalition government's promise to… Audio

If you want to know why everyone on Earth walked a little taller, and felt a little braver and better on 20 July 1969, watch this spectacular documentary. Video, Audio

Family First says the new government policy to give hungry kids a free lunch rewards bad parenting. A 45 million dollar government programme announced yesterday will serve a daily free lunch in 30… Audio

A programme to feed hungry kids with a free lunch at school each day is going to be trialled in 30 schools next year.

The Prime Minister announced the initiative at the launch of the Child and Youth… Video, Audio

It's World Refugee Day and tonight an exhibition called My Life To Live will be launched at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery. It celebrates the contribution of refugee workers in Aotearoa. Audio

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is celebrating its 50th anniversary! The best-selling book is was first published in June 1969 and has been translated into 62 languages.  Audio

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is celebrating its 50th anniversary! The best-selling book is was first published in June 1969 and has been translated into 62 languages. More than 50 million copies have… Audio

Pupils at Auckland's Tamaki College say they're hoping an investment in social housing will be a priority for the Government in today's Wellbeing budget. The students say many of their families have… Video, Audio

Once your baby's on the move, the easiest way to identify potential hazards around the house is to do a video tour with your phone held at knee height, says Nicola Woollaston, author of the new book … Audio, Gallery

Nearly a third of former prisoners go back to jail within their first year after release. Leigh-Marama McLachlan explores why so many Māori prisoners end up back inside. Video, Audio

The toddler years are a labour-intensive phase of parenting – as your child learns about food, they're feeling a lot, pushing back a lot and don't have a lot of impulse control, says Dr Julie Boshale… Audio

Former Kīngitanga advisor Tuku Morgan has written a scathing email criticising King Tuheitia's leadership skills and says his chief advisor Rangi Whakaruru is paid $250,000 and takes extended trips… Video, Audio

Lord$eez is 16-year-old Kiwi-born South African, Sizwe Singhsesi. He's a trap rapper building a name online, and drawing young audiences to his energetic live performances. RNZ Music contributor… Video

Are the kids today less disciplined than ever? According to a US researcher and author the answer is emphatically yes. Audio

Teenagers sent to youth justice residence Te Au Rere a te Tonga will almost certainly end up in jail, if their offending doesn't stop. In the second part of this series, John Campbell goes inside the… Video, Audio

With the return of electricity, business is slowly resuming in Tonga's capital a week after being hit by Cyclone Gita. Audio

Government funding for children's charity KidsCan will end from mid next year, although it says no final decision has been made. KidsCan CEO Julie Chapman says children will struggle for longer as a… Video, Audio

Doctor Lance O'Sullivan, who was named New Zealander of the Year in 2014, says pokie machines are one preventable cause of poverty in his Northland community, and is calling for them to be banned. Video, Audio

Paediatric emergency nurse Sarah Hunstead is on a mission to build caregivers’ confidence and skills at performing first aid on children, in the vital minutes before an ambulance arrives. Video, Audio

Paris Can Wait is a melancholy debut feature from a woman who has been around the movie business for nearly 60 years, says Dan Slevin. Video

Ben Awa is on a mission to get dads into what he calls 'conscious parenting'. At Plunket's Improve for Change group in Wainuiomata, dads are working on themselves in order to strengthen relationships… Audio