Latest from Poverty

Are pads, tampons too expensive?

Manurewa MP Louisa Wall asked consumers to add pads and tampons to their shopping lists, in order to help young women who are unable to afford them.

Rodney Hide: We can beat poverty of spirit

COMMENT: We have the power to change our own lives and far better to live a life of hope and ambition than one of hopelessness and despair.

The danger of 'not fitting in'

Teenagers from poor families have more psychological problems if they live in rich areas, a new study has found.

Lonely life and death of Daniel Bindner

He walked the streets and slept where he could shelter. Public spaces were his home and lots of people looked at him - but few actually saw him.

Charity struggles with demand for basics

Items as basic as soap and toothbrushes are in growing need among the country's most impoverished children this winter, says a national charity.

How tourism puts the poorest places on the map

Over one million tourists visited a township, favela or slum somewhere in the world in 2014.

Why tourists are visiting Peru's slums

Lima's huge shantytowns are not the standard fare of tourists, but for some, they're precisely why they come.

Tua joins park-up in freezing conditions

About 200 people braved freezing conditions overnight to sleep in their cars as part of the Park Up for Homes event in Auckland's Onehunga.

James Gavet - a Warrior among men

Warriors star James Gavet has been through a lot in his 27 years, on and off the football field. Now he's using his life experiences to help those in need.

Editorial: Homeless pose a test of our humanity

Homeless people sleeping rough pose a visible challenge to all of us. The poor who camp in public places and beg in streets make themselves very visible.

Cartoon: Quick fix that fixes nothing

Divorce 'to blame for child poverty'

Conservative lobby group blames "family malformation" - including parental breakups - as major culprit.

Paul Little: Keep calm and have another Bluffie

COMMENT: There's been far too much hysterical hanky wringing over the so-called problems of homelessness and poverty lately.

Wills: We must house vulnerable children

In 1993, New Zealand ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Marvelly: Election promises ignore those in need

COMMENT: It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why the Government isn't making election promises to those in need.

The short, tragic lives of Nia and Moko

Nia Glassie and Moko Rangitoheriri were both beaten to death at the age of 3.