Social Services
Social service providers fear children at risk due to funding uncertainty
Hundreds of charities and NGOs providing care for vulnerable children and families say they're in limbo waiting for Oranga Tamariki to tell them whether funding will be continued, and they fear young… Audio
Gambling researcher: 'Get help now, don't wait'
New research out this morning has found counselling can have long-lasting benefits as a treatment for gambling disorders. It's based on a randomised clinical trial with 227 people who were taking part… Audio
New book examines how childhood shapes later life
In his new book, The Origins of You: How Childhood Shapes Later Life, University of Otago professor Richie Poulton and his co-authors set out to determine to what extent our origins shape our later… Audio
3MM: Tommy Kapai Wilson on making a difference this Xmas
Succinct opinions from New Zealanders. Judging by the advertising that's already arrived it's not too early to start discussing Christmas, and here's Tommy Wilson from Tauranga's Te Tuinga Whanau… Audio
A Kiwi in Los Angeles' Skid Row
Two Kiwis have been working with the homeless of LA's notorious Skid Row, to help them express their hopes and experiences on stage. Audio, Gallery
The Colville Project
The remote, rural Colville community is digging deep trying to fund a new wellbeing and education centre for its 700 strong population. The purpose-built complex would house medical and social… Audio
Mother speaks out over uplifted child laws
A mother who had three children taken by social services has opened up about when she fell pregnant and her fear that they were taking her baby. Under current laws, most parents who have a previous… Audio
Govt calls for public's views on social services
The government will consult with social service providers and the public on how best it can use personal data to improve services, it says.
Doing Good for a Profit
With the Social Enterprise World Forum meeting in Christchurch this month, researcher, writer and analyst, Victoria Crockford joins us with the low-down on Social Enterprises and what this means for… Audio
Months-long delays for rape victims' ACC support
People who have been raped or sexually assaulted are sometimes having to wait months to access funded specialist support services. Audio
Labour's economic plan puts social spending ahead of tax cuts
Labour's finance spokesperson, Grant Robertson, says the plans shows how the party is going to take the country in a new direction. Audio
Social Services for At-Risk Kids
A national hui starts today, to try and figure out if 'wraparound' social services are the answer for New Zealand's at-risk kids. Massey University psychologist, Dr Ruth Gammon, organised the hui to… Audio
Tess Casey and Jo Goodhew - Community services under pressure
A survey of community providers of social services has found the organisations are under increasing pressure. The NGOs say they are struggling with increasing demand for their service, greater… Audio
Whitianga Philanthropy
Whitianga is a beautiful seaside town on the Coromandel peninsula. Geographically it's an isolated, rural community more than an hour's drive from its nearest service centre. And while it may look… Audio
Whānau Ora needs cross agency buy-in - Flavell
Whānau Ora's service delivery approach will need buy-in from other government agencies before it can be extended, Te Ururoa Flavell says.
Government willing to spend more on social services
The Government says it will spend more money on social services for those most in need; if that's what's needed. Audio
Social Bonds - can private investment in welfare work?
The Government says social bonds - which are set to be trialled in the mental health sector here - are an innovative way to pay for social services that deliver results while critics say they are a… Audio
Labour says Government's social services plans are flawed
The Labour Leader Andrew Little says the Government's plan to give private investors the opportunity to invest in, and make money from, social services is flawed. Audio
Govt seeks private investors' cash to fund social services
Earlier we spoke with Health Minister Jonathan Coleman and asked him whether it was right to encourage private investors to profit from social services. Audio
Advocates say social bonds are an experiment
The Government wants to give private investors the chance to make a profit from social services. Audio
