OpinionJohn Dew: Clear picture needed of nation's most vulnerableThe measurement of child poverty is complex, hard to understand and has become a highly polarised matter, says John Dew.19 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionChild poverty is everybody's businessNext year is election year and all the parties have an opportunity to show us their commitment to children, writes Russell Wills, Children's Commissioner.19 Dec 08:30 PM
New ZealandCall to focus election on child povertyChildren's Commissioner, Dr Russell Wills, wants motorists, the well-off and the elderly to take less from taxpayers so that more public funding can go into tackling child poverty.19 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandFood queues already huge: MissionAucklanders are queuing for up to seven hours for food parcels from the City Mission, as donations run thin.13 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionGareth Morgan and Susan Guthrie: Creating jobs will not end povertyThe Prime Minister's reaction to the latest survey of child poverty was predictable but misguided. It is not just about jobs.12 Dec 08:30 PM
WorldTime's 'Person of the Year'Time magazine has named Pope Francis its person of the year, saying that in nine months in office the head of the Catholic Church had become a new voice of conscience.11 Dec 06:58 PM
OpinionEditorial: Child poverty figure needs more clarity to target reliefEditorial: The Children's Commissioner has done well to raise independent funds for an annual report on child poverty, less well in publicising its first year's findings.11 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandChild poverty report applaudedA new report on child poverty in New Zealand has been applauded by groups who have criticised the Government for failing to thoroughly monitor the issue itself.09 Dec 12:28 AM
New ZealandChannel cash to poor, sick childrenChildren's Commissioner Dr Russell Wills wants Kiwis to shift support from older, middle-income families to give more to our youngest and poorest children.08 Dec 08:57 PM
OpinionEmily Keddell: When carrots are actually sticksOur minimum wage is so low about 40 per cent of children living in poverty are not living in beneficiary families, but have low-wage-earning parents, writes Emily Keddell.07 Nov 08:30 PM
OpinionDamien Grant: Poverty isn't fault of richInequality in New Zealand is rising. This is a fact. Damien Grant looks into it.02 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandChild poverty expert goes it aloneChildren's Commissioner Dr Russell Wills has decided to publish his own annual stocktake of child poverty after the Govt spurned his call to publish official measures and targets.28 Oct 04:30 PM
World3 million Australians living in povertyA grim picture of hard times in the lucky country has emerged in a series of new reports on poverty, revealing a nation that welfare agencies say is splitting into two Australias.18 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandLow-pay life sets banker a challengeAndrew Mexted-Bragg is trading his Audi for the bus and leaving a luxury inner-city apartment to share a flat with four other people.12 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: PC approach obscures factsLet's start with the numbers. They aren't mine. They come from a recently published Ministry of Social Development "factsheet".07 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandPower to move beggars on becomes lawBeggars who are considered intimidating or to be causing a nuisance will be banned from Auckland's streets under a bylaw passed by Auckland Council.22 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionShelley BridgemanAre squeegee bandits okay?Squeegee bandits, those pesky people who clean car windscreens at busy intersections are alive and well on the streets of Auckland.15 Aug 12:00 AM
New Zealand'They're there and we're here but we're all the same'"Be content with what you have". That's just one of the slogans on a mural at the Cannons Creek Four Square.03 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandIf you've got it, flaunt itRichard Balcombe-Langridge, like many people, quite likes Bentleys. He's a fan of the Rolls Royce, too.03 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandVoters support extension of tax creditsJust over half of voters support extending Working for Families in-work tax credits of at least $60 a week to beneficiaries.29 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandBeggar my neighbourWe don't really see the street. Most of us don't even look. Kids look, as I'm about to find out, but we adults, most of us walk on by, our attention fixed on anything other than that dude over there19 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Rising inequality largely a mythThe idea that New Zealand has become one of the most unequal societies in the developed world is just not supported by the data, writes Brian Fallow.17 Jul 05:30 PM
New Zealand'I have to resort to prostitution'Beau De Royce fears she could be forced to work on the streets if her sickness benefit is cut as part of a cull of welfare numbers.15 Jul 04:01 AM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Greed hardens Kiwi heartsWhen did this country become so mean? Did it begin in the 1980s, when greed became good and success became more about what you had than the sort of person you were?06 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldHigh rents hit home for AussiesAbout one in six Australians cannot afford to rent a home, with young families - especially single parents with children - among the worst affected, new reports show.05 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionCathy Casey : Begging a social issue, not a crimeMaking begging an offence at law counters many years of positive action by Auckland City Council and will serve only to criminalise beggars. writes Cathy Casey.03 Jul 09:30 PM
