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Child poverty: 'The picture is still pretty bleak for our children'
Analysis - The latest child poverty figures are set to be released this morning - but they will not show the impact of the economic fallout from Covid-19 on struggling families.
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Africa correspondent Debora Patta
Debora talks to Kathryn about the new mutant strain of coronavirus that's more contagious first identified in SA becoming the dominant strain in entire Southern African region, the vaccine inequality… Audio
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Judge rules prison's treatment of pair of inmates cruel and inhumane
Auckland Women's Prison treated a pair of inmates in a degrading, cruel and inhumane manner in a "concerted effort to break their spirit," according to a stinging ruling from a district court judge.
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Majority favour more income support for those in need - survey
A survey has found seven out of 10 New Zealanders believe the government should increase income support for those on low wages or not in paid work.
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James Goodman: 'Trump is simply too lazy to run again'
He's sitting third in the odds to win the 2024 U.S. election, but James Goodman, distinguished professor of history at Rutgers University, says there's little to no chance of Donald Trump running… Audio
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25pct of renters leave homes due to landlord forcing them to
New research shows a quarter of renters who leave their homes do so because landlords force them to.
That's one of the findings from the largest research project on eviction in this country.
Hamish… Audio
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Period products soon to be free to school students
Period products will soon be free for all primary, intermediate, secondary school and kura students.
More than 3,000 students in Waikato have already been receiving the products as part of a trial of… Audio
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Govt uncertain how big housing shortage is across NZ
The government has no idea how big the housing shortfall actually is in New Zealand.
The Housing Minister says there are so many different figures being thrown around - from 28,000 to 200,000 - that… Audio
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Housing crisis: More than 4,000 NZ children living in motels
There are now more than 4,000 children growing up in motels across New Zealand, devastating parents who are desperate to find a permanent place for their kids to live.
Skyrocketing house prices are… Video, Audio
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NZ sport's bullying problem
Reviews, resignations, recriminations - New Zealand sport is rife with bullying accusations, particularly against women and girls. What's being done to change the landscape? Audio
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Covid-19 heightens racism against Māori, Chinese - research
Māori and Chinese communities reported the highest rates of discrimination since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows.
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New statistics show little progress on poverty
New data from Statistics New Zealand shows household incomes and other key measures were on the rise before the country went into lockdown. Journalist and researcher, Max Rashbrooke, that's not all… Audio
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Claims rising incomes only shows growing disparity in society
Latest figures showing rising household incomes are hiding what some say is a growing disparity between the have and the have nots, particularly around homeownership.
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Salvation Army calls for 'brave policy action' to stem increasing inequality
The Covid-19 pandemic could exacerbate "unacceptable" levels of poverty and inequity in New Zealand, the Salvation Army has warned.
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Wellington midwives say they're physically and emotionally exhausted due to understaffing
Midwives in the Wellington region say they are working themselves to physical and emotional exhaustion, because if they don't, mothers and babies could die.
The Capital and Coast DHB confirms that of… Audio
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Salvation Army urges 'brave' govt action to address inequality
The Covid-19 pandemic could exacerbate "unacceptable" levels of poverty and inequity in New Zealand, the Salvation Army has warned.
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'Extreme haircut': Dunedin student told to undo cornrows
A Dunedin teenager is butting heads with his high school over his hairstyle.
Lewis O'Malley-Scott's corn-rows were deemed to be extreme by King's High School.
But, as Timothy Brown reports, his… Video, Audio
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Covid-19: MIQ cleaners say they're stressed, overlooked, underpaid
A managed isolation cleaner says she and her colleagues are the forgotten border workers - overlooked and underpaid for the work they're doing to keep the country safe from Covid-19.
Most cleaners… Audio
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Chairman Mark: Meet the man who could fix South Auckland's inequality crisis
He quit politics to care for a wife who had suffered a brain haemorrhage. Today he holds leading roles at the apex of the two great challenges facing South Auckland: housing and health.
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Question Time for 10 February 2021
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BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he seen on how New Zealand’s economic recovery has been influenced by the Government’s approach to COVID-19?
DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime…
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Rez Gardi: From refugee to human rights investigator
Rez Gardi was just six when she came to New Zealand from a refugee camp where she was born. Her Kurdish family spent nine years living in the camp, after they fled to Pakistan from Iraq and Saddam… Audio
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New revelations about volunteer fire fighters association
The Chair of the Volunteer Firefighters' Association, the UFBA, and its Chief Executive are the sole directors of a limited liability company registered two weeks before the chair commissioned an… Audio
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Discrimination still rife for Māori living with HIV, report finds
A Māori sexual health group says there's been no progress on ending HIV stigma in more than 25 years.
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Waitangi: 'Much to discuss' about speaking rights for female politicians - commentator
Commemorations at Waitangi have been somewhat muted by concerns over Covid-19, but most politicians still travelled north this week to mark the signing of the Treaty in 1840.
A miscommunication meant… Audio
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PM at Te Whare Rūnanga: 'New challenges will always come'
The prime minister has acknowledged there remain significant social inequalities faced by Māori, but challenged the view her government had achieved little so far in addressing these. Video