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Focus: South Auckland marae sets up drive-thru food bank

Focus: A marae setup a drive-thru food bank for those in need during lockdown. Video / Michael Craig

'A nightmare': Single parents told to leave children in supermarket carpark

Thought shopping was hard under lockdown? Try being a single parent.

Focus: Spark Arena transformed into food distribution centre

Focus: Spark Arena has been transformed by Auckland Council into a food distribution centre for Aucklanders in need due to job losses and financial hardship as a result of Covid-19. Video / RNZ

Eat My Lunch to feed Kiwi kids at home during lockdown

The social enterprise will deliver lunches to 2000 children in lockdown at home.

Comment: Raise welfare now to save lives in virus crisis

Comment: The economic rescue plan will fail to help many of our most vulnerable workers.

How will New Zealand's lockdown change Kiwis?

Will we appreciate the little things more? Will we be kinder?

Surge in Kiwis seeking budget advice, food packages as lockdown looms

Seek assistance, avoid debt, track expenses and get creative to get through the lockdown.

Coronavirus: Panic-buying means homeless mum can't feed her children

Coronavirus: Panic-buying means homeless mum can't feed her children. Audio / Newstalk ZB

Letters: Strategies to put spotlight on shame

In the claustrophobic head space, shame can spiral into self-destructive behaviour.

Letters: SFO parties investigation a bad look

Let's hope our SFO and impartial justice system help ensure we retain the world's respect.

Make it illegal to throw people onto the street: UN visitor

A special investigator from the UN says we should be doing more about homelessness.

One child killed every five weeks; what are we to do about child abuse?

NZ has one of the worst records of child abuse with one child killed every five weeks.

Housing crisis: 'I'm scared my kids are going to live that same struggle'

Residents say they feel housing redevelopments are threatening their community.

What free school lunches means for school trialling the initiative

"They used to pick out every colourful bit of vegetable from the food, now they love it."

Kathryn's story: Child homicide, fraud, and an insurmountable debt

Kathryn died in September with a fraud conviction and a $117,000 debt hanging over her.

Simon Wilson: This broken country (and the Govt that says it wants to fix it)

COMMENT: Why has Govt done so much less than promised? Simon Wilson's election challenge.