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Editorial: Stocktake by Sallies shows NZ improving

The Salvation Army's annual stocktake on New Zealand's social health has earned high credibility. It owes this to its recognition of progress as well as problems.

Poverty causing kids to fall behind

A new report has given New Zealand one of the worst rankings in the developed world.

Jenesa Jeram: Truth on poverty lies amid wealth of statistics

There is no poverty in New Zealand because the poor are not living in slums. Some people in so-called poverty even have cars and ovens, writes Jenesa Jeram.

Unequal cities are more expensive for the poor

It's not necessarily surprising - or even a bad thing - that dynamic cities like Washington have higher income inequality than the national average.

Rachael Le Mesurier: Rich/poor gap has risen dramatically

It's time for the fairness of good tax systems to help us build a better world - and the meeting in Davos offers a real opportunity to put this into action, writes Rachael Le Mesurier.

Lizzie Marvelly: What do we do about child poverty?

Kiwi children are suffering right now. Believe it, writes Lizzie Marvelly.

Why has NZ become so hard-hearted?

What has caused today's hard-heartedness? Three decades of neo-liberal politics has changed Kiwi outlooks, writes Martin Thrupp.

Deborah Hill Cone: Self-plagiarism hides poverty of ideas

The self-plagiarist tries to take undeserved credit for the work as new and original when they know the material was derived from a previous source, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

Dr Russell Wills: Child poverty recommendations need to be acted on

When money is tight, we may need to make trade-offs to make this investment in our children and our future, writes Dr Russell Wills. What are we prepared to give up, so that Govt can prioritise children?

Editorial: Child poverty needs more direct action

The latest report tells us 29 per cent of children lived in poverty in 2014, up from 24 per cent the previous year. About 14 per cent live in material hardship, lacking several of the items most New Zealanders would consider essential.

One in three Kiwi children 'living in poverty'

The number of NZ children living in households earning below 60 per cent of the median household income has almost doubled.

Richard McLachlan: Faces of wage inequality around the world

There is a growing impetus in some countries to consider providing everyone with a fixed sum of money that would help address basic needs such as food and housing, writes Richard McLachlan.

Activists crash National's Christmas party

Anti-poverty activists protested outside a National Party Christmas function in Te Atatu, West Auckland, this afternoon.

Bernard Hickey: Poverty trap awaits retiring tenants

This week's Salvation Army report into housing baby-boomers in retirement exposed the deepest fault-line in NZ society and its economy - home ownership.

Paul Little: Ingenious poor help themselves

Families in cars new reality

At least one family every three days is now seeking housing help across Auckland because their only place to live is a car.