Late payers' power bills may drop $30/month
Low-income families may save through a new package of electricity reforms.
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Landlords charging $300 a night to house homeless
MSD is being charged four times the market rent by landlords who take in homeless people.
Campaign to fight hygiene poverty goes national
Toiletries drives are being held in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland this week.
Evicted Campground residents may end up homeless
Some residents of a former Queenstown camping ground may be homeless from next month.
'Weapons, drugs, violence': Moteliers cop it all
A meeting to discuss Rotorua's housing crisis brought interested parties to the table.
'She's a hard road finding the perfect trade deal' - On the Map podcast
Commentators discuss what kind of trade deals are best.
Auckland City Mission struggling to keep up with food demands
The charity has seen a 40 per cent increase in demand for food parcels this year.
Anti-vaxx debate: Vaccination rates plummet for NZ babies
Just 77 per cent of six-month-old babies are now getting their vaccines on time.
Tobacco giant tried to target poor through poverty group and DHB
The Philip Morris tactics follow revelations it was targeting Māori
Mayoral candidate criticised for his views on homelessness
"This is not the right look to encourage the right sort of people," Craig Baylis said.
Editorial: Child arrests an absurd blight on our society
We say: Far too many of our young charges are left poor, hungry and in need of transport.
555 primary school kids arrested: What they told cops
Why are so many youngsters being picked up? Police say poverty is a factor.
The immunisation fallout: NZ set to lose measles 'all-clear' status
Kiwi kids at "growing risk" of dying from measles if the Government does not act soon.
Teens on road to sporting success thanks to Variety scholarships
"It was either pay the bills or my son would play for weeks with holes in his shoes."
Variety Appeal looks to remedy too many Kiwi kids sleeping on the floor
More than one in 10 children in our poorest communities don't have their own beds.
Matthew Hooton: Jacinda Ardern's 'year of delivery' is a hoax
How has this Government failed? Let me count the ways.
Destiny's Tamakis put up ex gang boss for Far North mayor
Brian and Hannah Tamaki put up a mayoral candidate in Far North electoral race.
Families struggle on $7 per meal: Auckland City Mission
Mission launches Winter Appeal to help families facing real food insecurity.
KidsCan filling the tummies of Tauranga kids
KidsCan helps 10 schools in Tauranga, filling hungry tummies and providing clothing, too.
Once were Warriors author's childhood tainted by violence
Alan Duff shares his difficult childhood, while examining today's issues with parenting.
Poverty tied to high Maori, Pacific child obesity rates
Study finds poverty one reason for ethnic differences in weight issues.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: How did this Govt get its priorities so wrong?
COMMENT: Put the needs of New Zealand's poorest ahead of those of the middle class.
Housing revolution? Buying a home with a $500 deposit
Could the refreshed KiwiBuild scheme include a rent-to-own option?
Best of 2019: 'Today's my day to wear the shoes, so I come to school'
'The level of hardship seems to be getting worse,' says KidsCan boss.
John Roughan: Spare a thought for our rough sleepers
COMMENT: Where do the homeless go when the chill arrives and rain turns to sleet.
Family of 7 living in tent with disabled kids pleads for help
How can it be that seven people including two disabled children are living in a tent?
Claire Trevett: PM could take a target lesson from William Tell
The political risk of missing the bullseye is no reason not to put up a target.
'By Māori, for Māori': Call for kaupapa approach to tackle disparities
Researchers are calling for a change in approach at Oranga Tamariki.
Letters: Smoke out disadvantaged
At the end of the day, smoking is a personal choice and should remain so.
Comment: Children had no say in the Wellbeing Budget, and that matters
Budget seems to be missing the well-being of 20% of the New Zealand population.
Rachel Stewart: Rail on track but climate challenges ignored
Comment: When will Government change their emphasis on solving the biggest crisis of all.
Audrey Young: A Budget of style and substance - and a little daft, too
The Wellbeing Budget is a marketing triumph writes Audrey Young.
National set to upstage Wellbeing Budget
Jacinda Ardern is promising "transformational" change for mental health services.