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Nearly half of NZ Pacific young people living in poverty
Audio 20 Jul 2016Researchers have found nearly half of Pacific secondary school students in New Zealand are living in poverty. Audio
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Protecting farming livestock in India has many challenges
Foot and Mouth disease, opportunistic tigers and crop raiding elephants are among the biggest nightmares for farmers in many parts of rural India. Poverty, isolation, illiteracy and some faith healing… Audio
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Tough legal challenges remain for Pacific women
Audio 6 Jul 2016Law students in New Zealand say women still face tough legal challenges throughout the Pacific. Audio
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Pacific Kryptonite
The fructose in sugar is like kryptonite to Maori and Pasifika people so Hastings Girls' High School has begun a healthy food revolution in their community. Video, Audio, Gallery
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PM's Fiji trip puts media freedom in the spotlight
Prime Minister John Key's visit to Fiji drew attention to the fact some journalists are not welcome there. Mediawatch takes a closer look - including at the rules for the country's own reporters. Audio
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Can a late harvest help the hungry?
Every year in New Zealand more than $800 million worth of good food goes to waste while families in need go without. At a time when lines for food banks seem to be growing longer, what can be done to… Audio
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More homelessness in PNG capital
Audio 23 May 2016A newspaper editor in Papua New Guinea believes that signs of poverty worsening are becoming more evident. Audio
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Signs of child poverty growth in Tonga
Audio 23 May 2016There are signs that child poverty is growing in Tonga. Audio
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Linda Tirado - Down and Out in Utah and Washington DC
In her book Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America Linda Tirado writes eloquently of the millions of people in her home country – the US – who work hard, yet still struggle. She knows because she… Audio
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From Slavery to Steelpan – NZ's Freedom Music
NZ's first Steelpan Caribbean Orchestra drum up Carnival Night in Auckland, inspired by drumming traditions from Africa - originally developed to tolerate the inhumane practices of slavery in the… Audio, Gallery
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Fighting child trafficking in Vietnam
Working on the ground in Vietnam, Michael Brosowski's organisation Blue Dragon Children's Foundation has rescued 525 trafficked children, sent 4,046 kids back to school, and played over 2,000 games of… Audio
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Secret to Pacific growth in its growing working age population
Audio 29 Apr 2016A new report on demographics and human development in the Pacific says the region has a unique opportunity to accelerate growth by investing in its youth. Audio
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Funding woes for NZ's most difficult students
Alternative Education providers deal with the country's most difficult students, many of whom have been repeatedly excluded from school, but they receive 10-15 percent less government funding per… Audio
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Rohingya: Exile in the Rakhine
Graeme Acton asks if the lives of Myanmar's Rohingya people will improve now Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy is in power. Video, Audio, Gallery
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Fill their Lunchbox - Ben Atkinson
A Christchurch chef has decided to do something about kids in his area going to school without lunch. He's launched Fill their Lunchbox, and it's proved so successful he's now looking to take it full… Audio
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Fiji's interior finally gets supplies with PM's visit
Audio 29 Feb 2016Our correspondent travels to the interior of Viti Levu and finds out about the impact of Cyclone Winston on the town of Nadalei. Audio
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Government can't ignore OECD report - union
The secondary school teachers union says the Government can't ignore a new report that says children living in poverty are not learning maths as well as wealthier children. Audio
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"Boat People" - a Vietnamese family remembers
More than three million people were killed during the Vietnam War. The Chung family arrived in Wellington as part of the first wave of former refugees, known then as 'the boat people' from Vietnam. Audio, Gallery
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Child street vendors on the increase in Samoa
Audio 9 Dec 2015Child street vendors are on the increase in Samoa. Audio
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Insight for 22 November 2015 - What More Can be Done for Children?
It's been two decades since New Zealand signed up to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Philippa Tolley asks how well the country is living up to its commitments. Audio
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Jakarta looks to empower Papuans in modern mechanisms
Audio 30 Oct 2015Jakarta focuses development approach in Papua on enabling grassroots communities to become equipped with the tools and skills to compete in modern market mechanisms. Audio
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UN adopts ambitious agenda for development
The United Nations has adopted an ambitious agenda to guide the world's development over the next 15 years. Audio
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Fiji's economy booms but not for all
Audio 23 Sep 2015Fiji's economy grows at more than 5% but concerns remain about debt and poverty. Audio
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"My teacher is six months old" - Babies tackle bullying
Ever wondered how a baby and a large green blanket might help combat child abuse? Babies are now the teachers. They're being brought into classrooms to break the intergenerational cycles of domestic… Audio, Gallery
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Te Reo o te Raki - Nora Rameka
Nora Rameka talks about her life in the Far North with regional reporter Lois Williams in part one of a new series Te Reo o te Raki. Audio, Gallery
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Freedom from Calcutta's sex slave trade - Freeset, India
From a life in broadcasting in New Zealand to living in Kolkata (Calcutta) helping women to be free from the sex trade in India, social innovator John Sinclair meets Lynda Chanwai-Earle on a flying… Video, Audio, Gallery
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Pensions and tensions between generations
Anusha Bradley explores how NZ will pay for superannuation in the future and the impact on generations to come. Video, Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 20 May 2015
Audio 20 May 2015The Opposition is on the attack over what they say is a half baked plan to lift children out of poverty from the Government. This hour, advocates say they're disappointed with what appears to be in… Audio
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PNG's economic growth struggles to reach those who need it
Audio 30 Mar 2015United Nations says Papua New Guinea's strong economic is not enough if it doesn't translate into the country's human development. Audio
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War Report - 1 March 2015
Audio 1 Mar 2015By March 1915 the war had settled down to a round of recruiting, sending parcels to Belgium and hearing news of the New Zealanders training in Egypt. The anti-military training lobby of the pre-war… Audio