New ZealandTourist: We were connedTourists say a rogue operator promised them visits to farms, geyser parks and buffet dinners - but instead took them to free events.04 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew Zealand great place to draw in lottery of lifeNew Zealand has been ranked one of the world's best countries to be born in this year. Researchers named New Zealand the seventh most lucky nation in which to start life.03 Jan 04:30 PM
EconomyNew Year Honours: Dame Wendy PyeDame Wendy Pye will turn 70 next year but is still getting up at 4.30am to field international calls, travelling across the world to expand her publishing business and "beating the drum" for children's literacy.30 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldDesperate bid for better lifeFor more than three months he remained an unknown young African whose fatal decision to seek a better life in Europe ended with an 800m drop.25 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionTapu MisaTapu Misa: Christmas should be a time of hope for us allA Christmas story from an associate, who was in a Salvation Army op shop when a family - mum, dad, and three children - stopped by to drop off a new bike.24 Dec 04:00 AM
New ZealandRecord queues for Christmas foodFuelled by the highest rate of unemployment in 13 years, the queues snaking along the pavements outside the Auckland City Mission have nothing festive about them.20 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionCatriona MacLennan: Loan plan start of something goodCatriona MacLennan writes: "The Government will be making a serious mistake and missing a major opportunity if it disregards one of the key recommendations of the Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty."17 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Community trust good way to keep loan sharks at bayEditorial: The Nga Tangata Microfinance Trust in South Auckland seems to be providing a less businesslike but no less welcome solution for some of the indebted poor in this country.17 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionHistory disproves poverty mantraThe recent small surge in reports recounting child poverty in New Zealand make grim reading, writes Paul Moon, especially as so many of the conditions blighting children's lives can easily be remedied.13 Dec 08:30 PM
New ZealandPeter Calder: December cruellest month for poorThe noticeboards in the public area at the Hobson St headquarters of the Auckland City Mission make grim reading.11 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Remedies for child poverty step in the right directionEditorial: When the Children's Commissioner set up an "expert advisory group on solutions to child poverty" this year, many New Zealanders will have cheered.11 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandGovt urged to offer low-cost loansGovernment-backed low-interest loans to undercut "loan sharks" could be on the cards in the wake of a pragmatic final report of an expert group on child poverty.10 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandGroup wants extra $10 a week for sole parentsMore than 80,000 sole parents, caring for 133,000 children, would get an extra $10 a week under a proposal to tackle child poverty.10 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandDownturn making kids sickThe Government is being urged to act now on child poverty rather than waiting for the economy to improve.09 Dec 07:34 PM
New ZealandDownturn still making kids sickThe number of children admitted to hospital with conditions that can be related to poverty has declined, but experts warn about problems with children's health.09 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandSteps to cut rheumatic fever rateNorthland has the highest rates of rheumatic fever in the country and last week visiting US expert Dr Stanford Shulman met health professionals to help with solutions.05 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionCharles Waldegrave and Bob Stephens: Counting the true costs of poverty trapTwo important points appear to be missing from the debate about child poverty.28 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandHunger striker has my respect - BennettSocial Development Minister Paula Bennett says she left a meeting with hunger striker Sam Kuha with respect for the man and his passion for the problem of child poverty.27 Nov 10:16 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Government is keeping abusive parents afloatHere's a quick quiz. You are a child. Who is most likely to kill you. Your mum? Your dad? Stepdad? Rodney Hide says police have the answer.24 Nov 04:45 AM
New ZealandMen called to step up for kidsThe respected policy expert charged with finding solutions to child poverty has challenged men to take responsibility for children's well-being - it's not enough to leave it to the womenfolk.17 Nov 04:30 PM
KahuAction urged on South Auckland's high baby death rateNewborns and unborn babies in later pregnancy have been dying in South Auckland at a higher rate than the national average for most of the past decade.14 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandRecord on rheumatic fever 'shameful'A medical leader has hit out at New Zealand's "shameful and intolerable" rate of rheumatic fever, a Third World disease associated with child poverty and overcrowding.08 Nov 04:30 PM
