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Tuvalu is fronting the UN for a review of its women's rights record. Audio

One size fits all approach to regional development unrealistic. Audio

A new report has found poverty and hardship is taking its toll on the children of Kiribati who make up nearly half the country's population. Audio

Lisa Thompson meets Buddhi Wilcox, a Northland Hare Krishna devotee who has so far delivered 70,000 hot meals to school children, in his bid to try and tackle child poverty in his region. Audio

The Labour Party says the Treasury should rely on common sense and support proposals to feed hungry school children. Audio

Philippa Tolley explores what lies ahead for Fiji after the first elections in 8 years. Audio

Oxfam New Zealand, Executive Director reflects on partnerships in Papua New Guinea. Audio

A Catholic priest whose NGO provides help for orphans as well as women and children at risk in Papua New Guinea's capital says recognition that poverty is a problem in Port Moresby is lacking. Audio

Man barred from NZ after using baby to bolster residency bid, Partnership school expansion plans worry critics, Education Minister responds to questions on charter schools, Evidence in Ashburton… Audio

Radio New Zealand's  Education, Health and Economics correspondents consider election policies and inequality Audio

The PPTA says there's a quiet revolution at many High Schools around the country where hungry teenagers are being fed, it's not just about breakfast clubs in primary schools. Poverty is causing an… Audio

The Child Poverty Action Group says children from poor families are paying the price for the Government's rush to increase enrolments in pre-school education, with quantity winning out over quality. Audio

The Child Poverty Action Group says children from poor families are paying the price for the Government's rush to increase enrolments in pre-school education. Audio

Research just released by the Child Poverty Action Group sheds new light on the scale of the issue of children having to move between schools. The survey found decile one schools had a median roll… Audio

NGOs say better policies and community-led development is needed to alleviate hardship, which affects between 20 and 40 percent of households across the Pacific. Audio

1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Minister of Finance: How will the expected increases in the Official Cash Rate over the coming year affect New Zealand families and businesses?
2. JOHN HAYES to the Minister of…

A World Bank report has found up to 40 percent of households in the Pacific are living in hardship, and the region is particularly vulnerable to economic and environmental shocks. Audio

Tobacco plain packing bill passes first reading, Greens call for TPP deal to be made public, Education Minister says charter school funding not comparing 'apples with apples', UK floods: Hard hit… Audio

The UNICEF findings come hard on the heels of the latest OECD education report, which showed New Zealand sliding down international rankings in maths, science and reading. So is poverty holding… Audio

Workers reps say proposed minimum wage not high enough, but small businesses expected to suffer. Audio

The Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme says the Pacific's development goals beyond 2015 will be more ambitious and deal with unfinished business. [Corrected version] Audio

An agreement signed by five groups that have made a committment to cleaning up a lake near Levin shows bitter relationships have been put aside; The Gisborne mayor, Meng Foon, predicts it'll be… Audio

An agreement signed by five groups that have made a committment to cleaning up a lake near Levin shows bitter relationships have been put aside; An independent Maori communications advisor says the… Audio

Labour's Maori Affairs spokesperson says the Electoral Commission should use more social media to target young people in the next Maori Electoral option; The head of Maori at Auckland's Rutherford… Audio

Labour's Maori Affairs spokesperson says the Electoral Commission should use more social media to target young people in the next Maori Electoral Option; An East Coast farmer says the Gisborne economy… Audio

Organic agriculture helping communities out of poverty. Audio

Students and teachers at Gisborne's Kaiti School will march to meet their mayor today - as part of their campaign for Poverty Bay to be called Turanganui a Kiwa; The Maori Language Commission says… Audio

A Maori academic says if the government helps with insuring marae, it could be undermining the mana involved with looking after marae and its taonga; The Iwi relationship board to Te Tairawhiti Health… Audio

A Gisborne primary school is campaigning for Poverty Bay to be called Turanganui a Kiwa; The Minister of Maori Affairs, Pita Sharples, says the leaders of Government departments are not aware that… Audio

The Minister of Maori Affairs, Pita Sharples, says the leaders of Government departments are not aware that Maori are culturally significant - and says the lack of understanding causes stand-up rows… Audio