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Budget 2019: $1.9bn for mental health, $1bn to rebuild rail
The government has put mental health spending at the centre of its first Wellbeing Budget, including rolling out a new frontline service.
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Budget 2019 at a glance
The government's first Wellbeing Budget has been revealed - here's what you need to know.
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Opinion: A Budget for the Status quo, not transformation
The very pedestrian Budget finally settles it - this is not the promised "transformational government", writes Bryce Edwards.
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Budget 2019: Struggling community can't wait any longer
As NZ waits for the first Wellbeing Budget, Tamaki residents say they can't wait around any longer, with families evicted from their Housing NZ homes to make way for a housing development. Audio
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Budget 2019: Disability advocates have low expectations
Disability advocates aren't holding out much hope today's budget will deliver the wholesale changes they are hoping for.
But at a conference at Te Papa they heard about overseas projects designed to… Audio
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Rainbow Tick refutes claims it's a marketing ploy
The organisation Rainbow Tick is denying claims that its diversity and inclusion certificate is a marketing ploy for corporations.
On Wednesday we heard from queer and trans employees who felt unsafe… Audio
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Pasifika women face institutional racism, discrimination and pay inequality
New Zealand's commissioner of employment opportunities says they know levels of poverty have actually gotten worse for Pasifika peoples.
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Pasifika women face institutional racism, discrimation and pay inequality
New Zealand's commissioner of employment opportunities says they know levels of poverty have actually gotten worse for Pasifika peoples.
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Eggboy donates more than $100k to people affected by mosque attacks
The Australian teenager Will Connolly shot to fame in March when he egged the far-right Senator Fraser Anning blamed Muslim immigration for the Christchurch mosque shootings. As the teen dubbed "Egg… Audio
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Pacific women at the low end of pay scale
Audio 28 May 2019Institutional racism, discrimination and always being at the bottom of pay scale are just some of the challenges facing Pasifika women in the workforce. Audio
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Life-saving resuscitation isn't a luxury
A recent study has highlighted the inequality when it comes to just where defibrillators are located. Audio
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The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Ben Thomas (Part 2)
Audio 27 May 2019Question of the Day: What object in your house sparks joy? Giving up air travel for the sake of the planet is an idea that seems to be gaining some traction. Air travel accounts for 2 per cent of… Audio
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Mums on the breadline hold hopes for Wellbeing Budget
Mothers hope this week's budget will have funding to help parents get better qualifications.
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What will Wellbeing Budget do to fix child poverty?
Those at the coal-face of New Zealand's child poverty problems say it will not be eradicated until there is a fundamental shift in the way we deal with the issue.
Funding to tackle child poverty is… Audio
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Struggling parents hope for boost in Wellbeing Budget
A single mother who works full-time yet struggles to provide the basics for her children says she'd like to see more funding in this week's Budget go towards helping struggling parents obtain better… Audio
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'There's no safety net, you can't just go home to mum or dad'
A former foster child says a new transitional support service for young people leaving care has been a long time coming.
The government has pledge $150 million for helping young people stand on their… Audio
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New money to house homeless sparks hope in Whangārei
People caring for the homeless in Whangārei say the imminent arrival of the Housing First programme has sparked new hope.
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Toast and marmite reveal sexism alive and well at King’s College in the era of girl power
At the 2018 Word Christchurch writers' festival, 125 years of women's suffrage is discussed by a panel of leading New Zealanders. Kim Hill is in the chair. Audio
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Public transport move for low-income groups welcomed but 'not enough'
The Child Poverty Action Group is pleased the government intends to lower public transport costs for low-income households, but says the announcement does not go far enough.
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Has the Military shaken off its anti-LGBTQI history?
Insight - The Defence Force is working to improve its support for the LBGTQI community, but as Jonathan Mitchell discovered there are calls for investigations of sex abuse in the past. Video, Audio
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Rates of homeless Māori should be wake-up call, experts say
The first Auckland-wide census of people living without shelter shows nearly 43 percent were Māori, with a similar proportion living in temporary accommodation.
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Helen Clark urges women: ‘Make your luck and hustle’
Former New Zealand Prime Minister the Rt Hon Helen Clark is a formidable leader. But she, like many women in leadership, has had to fight every step of the way. She speaks with Fair Play’s Zoë George…
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Mana of Moana returned back to Ngāti Porou hapū
It was a moment in Parliament 16 years in the making...
The waiata celebrated the passage into law of a landmark bill that gives Ngāti Porou greater rights to marine and coastal resources.
It is the… Audio
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'I just shut up' - man says he was raped in NZ Army in 1970s
The partner of a man sexually assaulted while in the army in the 1970s is demanding the attack be investigated.
An Insight investigation has discovered Terry King's partner wrote to the Defence… Video, Audio
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Govt not fixing child poverty fast enough - advocates
The Child Poverty Action Group is disappointed in the new government targets that aim to halve child poverty within 10 years.
The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the plan is an important step in… Audio
