These are the stories of those who call Auckland's streets home.

COMMENT: The problem is not period poverty. The problem is poverty, pure and simple.

A Tauranga hero feeds families in her community. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

14-year-old Alejandra spends her nights waiting for truckies to pick her up.

Hundreds of products have been donated for people who can't afford them.

Forty-three food parcels a day were given out over the past year.

COMMENT: A south Auckland experiment is a success and paves the way for more support.

Why economic success isn't the only - or even the best - indicator of our progress

Rotorua Lakes Council is working with Visions of a Helping Hand to consent a new location.

The girl was admitted to hospital with maggots in her hair.

One basic item helped relieve a family from sickness, sleepless nights and stress.

For an 8-year-old from Manurewa, a second pair of shoes and rugby fees are unaffordable.

Twenty-five children from families in hardship have been sponsored today.

A family of six in South Auckland told Variety they were all sharing a double bed.

Samantha once sponsored a child in poverty. Now her own daughter is being sponsored.

District court judge says courts need more resourcing to deal with domestic violence.

COMMENT: What if the Working for Families scheme was actually part of the problem?

"In a developed country like New Zealand, we can make choices...," paediatrician tells.

A country's greatness can be measured by the way it provides for its most vulnerable.

He apologised saying he didn't have much to offer - then donated everything he had.

Nine emergency housing units originally dubbed "prison cells" to open in West Auckland.

Just a few blocks away from luxury homes people are suffering in squalor.

State housing gives poor a secure base to build successful lives, writes Dara McNaught.

COMMENT: If the council treated people fairly, how would poor people know their place?

COMMENT: In my late twenties, I learned what it was like to live hand to mouth.

Why poverty is rising faster in suburbs than in cities.

Time to check what odds you can on Judith Collins leading National sometime late 2019.

Darryl Evans from Budgeting and Family Support Services takes aim at Mike Hosking.

Rising rental prices are forcing more working families into poverty, support groups say.

Prime Minister Ardern has a lot to live up to in regard to this negative Māori budget.