Inequality
Struggling shoppers stick with carbs to keep tummies full
An economist said he did not expect the Commerce Commission's supermarket investigation to make a difference on its own. Audio
Couple use savings to build centre for homeless youth
Aaron and Summer Hendry are digging into their own pockets to build the first 24-hour youth emergency centre in the country.
City Mission, partners provide 8000 food parcels, 40,000 gifts for Christmas
Inflation has volunteers packing food parcels and presents for families in need worrying about the cost of giving.
Christmas in a cost-of-living crisis
Some tips on what you can donate to help someone have a Merry Christmas this year.
Protesters wanting to keep Fair Pay Agreements target ACT leader's office
Opposition MPs joined the picket line, including Labour's Camila Belich and the Greens' Marama Davidson and Ricardo Menéndez March. Audio
Sliding backwards on human rights
A 75 year old UN declaration still holds sway over New Zealand's legislation and conduct. But the Human Rights Commission sees threats around the corner. Audio
Touchscreen Eftpos machines unusable for the blind
A blind Dunedin resident says she's had to resort to telling shop workers her pin number because touchscreen Eftpos machines are unusable.
Unlike a typical Eftpos machine with raised keys, the… Audio
Pay parity for ECE teachers 'further out of reach' after cost blowout
The government underestimated the cost of passing on school and kindergarten teachers' pay rises to ECE teachers by $253 million.
Electricity users who can pay helping those who cannot
A social enterprise in Wellington is helping people pay their power bills. Audio
Child Action Poverty Group demands meeting with incoming Prime Minister before Christmas
With a record almost half a million New Zealanders relying on food handouts from charity each month - the new government is being told that child poverty must be at the top of its agenda.
The Child… Audio
Chuck D rapping lyrical
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of hip hop, a cultural and political movement that started in the Bronx and went global. As a founding member and main MC for Public Enemy, Chuck D was a pioneer of the… Video, Audio
Pacific flavour gone from the Beehive
Political representation from the Pasifika community has been lost in an ocean of white faces and blue suits. Does it matter? Audio
Rotorua council and police trespass homeless refusing to leave reserves
Nine homeless people in Rotorua have rejected offers of help - and could face being trespassed from the city's reserves.
Exploited pizza shop worker wants former employer put in jail
A pizza shop worker swindled out of tens of thousands of dollars by his former employer says there's nothing left but for the man to go to jail. In October 2022, the Employment Relations Authority… Audio
'Nobody knows where to go': Homeless struggling to enrol, vote in election
A lack of voting information and accessibility is stopping people living on the streets from exercising their democratic rights. Audio
How can you vote if you live on the street?
People living on the streets of Auckland say a lack of voting information and accessibility is stopping them from exercising their democratic right. As New Zealanders cast their votes in this year's… Audio
Nobel economics prize awarded to Goldin for work on women's pay
This year's Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Claudia Goldin, an American economic historian, for her work on women's employment and pay.
New TV series flirts with what's 'unacceptable' for middle-aged women
Frustrated by the lack of decent roles for middle-aged women, actor Robyn Malcolm and screenwriter Dianne Taylor decided to do something about it. Audio
Pay equity deal for care and support workers delayed by review
The Aged Care Association is dismayed by Te Whatu Ora's decision to subject a pay equity claim for care and support workers to another review.
Research into police bias looks at recruit training
Researchers looking into bias among police have followed a wing of recruits through training.
