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British economist Kate Raworth is garnering a big following worldwide with her message that growth isn’t always good - rather the opposite. But halting GDP and business growth is heresy for most… Audio

Beneficiary advocates say people in South Auckland are being forced to endure inhumane conditions to access emergency grants to feed and clothe their families. Video, Audio

A year after they opened, more than a thousand people have been given a roof over their heads and hot meals through the homeless shelters a Rotorua man funded by mortgaging his own house.

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A Roman Catholic diocese in Providence, Rhode Island, has published a list of clergy members accused of sexually abusing minors.

The list contains 50 names of deacons, clergy members and priests who… Audio

Low personal polling for National Party leader Simon Bridges doesn't necessarily mean that replacing him before the election is a sure thing.  Audio

Giving a voice to those on the margins is at the heart of a concert in Wellington this week. Audio

A watershed Waitangi Tribunal report backs claims the system is racist, finding the Crown has breached the Treaty in failing to give Māori control over a primary health system that works for them.  Audio

Some of America's richest people are urging US presidential candidates to back a wealth tax on the super-rich to improve inequality and climate change.  Audio

It's 30 years since Tracy Edwards and her all-women crew completed the Whitbread Round the World Race on Maiden, defying all the odds as well as the yachting fraternity who said it couldn't be done… Video, Audio, Gallery

A lawyer is calling on international leaders to speak out against the US government's treatment of migrant children.

US law professor and child advocate Warren Binford has visited children who are… Audio

From July 1, landlords can be ordered to pay up to $4000 to their tenants for not providing floor and ceiling insulation where possible.

Last month officials estimated as many as 100,000 properties… Audio

New figures show a growing disparity between the numbers of rangatahi Māori (under-18's) and non-Māori being arrested.

Although the total number of youth arrests has fallen - Māori under-18-year-olds… Audio

Oranga Tamariki is set for a massive shakeup today, with The Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act coming into full force.

Under the law, the Ministry must provide a practical commitment to… Audio

Despite the government's talk of a well-being budget, the makers of a new play exploring Aotearoa's inequality gap remain unconvinced that life will improve for those who're struggling financially… Audio

Short, succinct opinions from New Zealanders on subjects of their choice. Tommy Wilson from the Te Tuinga Whanau Suport Services Trust on the issue of babies being uplifted from their mothers and why… Audio

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Creating positive social change through sport is at the heart of Michele Cox's game plan in her new role as CEO of the New Zealand Football Foundation.