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Demand for food parcels jumps 12 percent
The number of food parcels being handed out at the Salvation Army's foodbanks has jumped 12 percent in the last year, according to the organisation's latest State of the Nation report.
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Opera’s such a drag…
Drag Queens combine with New Zealand Opera to celebrate the colourful and fascinating life of a legendary Aucklander Peter Taylor. Audio
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Child abuse hotline overwhelmed by calls
A pre-school manager trying to report an at-risk child to Oranga Tamariki was on hold for over half an hour with no answer, then again for 20 minutes, she says.
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Pokies pushing children into poverty and illness - Northland GP
A prominent Northland doctor has described his frustration with having to deal everyday with the sick children of parents addicted to pokies.
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ANC impatient over Zuma's future - leader
The leader of South Africa's ruling party has acknowledged growing impatience over the failure to resolve President Jacob Zuma's future.
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Housing crisis worse than thought - govt report
The experts commissioned by the government to investigate the housing crisis say it is even worse than they thought. This morning at Parliament, Housing Minister Phil Twyford will release the housing… Audio
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Church must recognise priests' children - ex-Vatican staffer
A woman who quit a top Vatican job in protest at its handling of child sex abuse cases, says the Catholic Church must front up to the new issue of the children of priests. This comes after an Auckland… Audio
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Collection of racist memorabilia aims to educate
The Jim Crow Museum of racist memorabilia at Ferris State University in Michigan uses objects of intolerance to teach tolerance. It holds more than 10,000 items of racist memorabilia collected from… Audio
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Māori unemployment drop welcome but still too high - Jackson
The falling unemployment rate has been welcomed by the Minister of Employment Willie Jackson. But he says the percentage of Māori out of work compared to the national average is still too high. Mr… Audio
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Grant Robertson discusses market dive, Waitangi, Māori
The New Zealand stock market is about to open on Wednesday morning after being closed on Waitangi Day. It comes as global markets fluctuate wildly, with the European market hitting a six-month low and… Audio
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Want to help Māori? Rethink mega prison
Opinion - The Prime Minister acknowledged today that the Māori incarceration rates are a government failure. Tania Sawicki Mead writes accountability requires admitting that more prison beds means…
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PM 'saddened' at claims Nats not consulted on poverty Bill
The opposition leader says National was denied the opportunity to help shape child poverty legislation.
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New Year, Old Me?
As February nears, some of those well-intended healthy New Years resolutions might be slipping into the back of some people's minds. But according to a leading health academic, it's this very mindset… Audio
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Watch: English on government's child poverty legislation
National is considering whether to support the government's child poverty reduction legislation as it gets an official briefing today, leader Bill English says. Audio
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NZ women actors to launch own #MeToo campaign
New Zealand women actors are to launch their own #MeToo campaign, to stamp out sexual harassment in the screen industry.
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NZX reveals slow uptake on gender equality
Businesses still have a long way to go to bring about greater levels of diversity, according to industry experts.
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Pharmacists build support to improve Pacific health
Audio 29 Jan 2018Pharmacists in New Zealand have set up a new network to help Pacific people make more informed choices about their health. Audio
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Six male BBC presenters agree to pay cuts
Six of the BBC's leading male presenters have agreed to take pay cuts after revelations over equal salaries.
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David Parker in Davos: TPP, foreign buyers
Trade Minister David Parker is at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Davos is the annual gathering of the world's movers and shakers. He tells Guyon Espiner he was struck by the evidence of… Audio
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Loan sharks target back-to-school families: 'It's appalling'
High-interest finance companies are using social media to target families struggling to pay for back-to-school costs. Audio
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One percent of the population, 30 percent of the wealth
New Oxfam research shows the richest one percent of New Zealanders earned nearly 30 percent of all the wealth created last year. Audio
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NZ not immune to sexual abuse in sport
Sports journalist Zoë George and a roster of athletic co-hosts shine the spotlight on women in sports – this month women commentating men’s cricket, dividing sport by gender, potty parity and the rise… Audio
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More Pacific nations urged to support biodiversity efforts
More Pacific island nations are being encouraged to better protect their islands' biodiversity and associated traditional knowledge.
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Wahlberg donates reshoot fee to Time's Up
The actor Mark Wahlberg has donated $1.5 million to the Time's Up legal defence fund.
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Mississippi Burning case: KKK killer dies
The 1960s Ku Klux Klan leader who was convicted over the infamous deaths of three civil rights workers in Mississippi has died.
