Inequality

Louise Upston has rejected criticisms of lowered child poverty reduction targets, saying they are achievable and ambitious. Audio

Fewer than half the population are likely to own a home in the next 25 years, according to a new report. Audio

The National MP for Coromandel says residents deserve to know when the Ministry of Social Development office in Thames can be reopened for clients.

Seventeen percent spend more than half of their income on rents or mortgages, compared to 11 percent in other countries.

With so many people queuing up for Rotorua Whakaora's free supermarket, older people are finding it hard to get what they need.

The Police Association says the government's pay offer fails to recognise how far officers have fallen behind inflation. Audio

About 360,000 people can't afford the power they need. Some sit there with "nothing but the lights on" as they freeze. Audio

The Christchurch City Council is considering options, including a bylaw, to address aggressive begging - with fears it is out of control in some areas.

One advocate has heard "harrowing" examples including an elderly man being physically restrained by his own family.

Almost a third of all the vape stores in the country are within a five-minute walk of a school. Audio

Ripeka Lessels says a 15.1 percent rates rise on top of increases in the costs of living would be "a double whammy for people already struggling".

The last thing we need when faced with the possibility of cancer is to have to push for diagnosis and care. Yet it's a common experience.

Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre will be lit up in the trans-inclusive flag colours as a show of support for the rainbow community.