OpinionJonathan Boston: Three myths about child povertyJonathan Boston exposes three popular 'myths' about the current levels of child poverty in New Zealand, including that it is all the fault of the parents involved.07 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandGovt eyes school-food aidFood programmes for hungry Kiwi schoolchildren may soon get a boost from the Government to top off an overwhelming public response to recent media appeals.05 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandHunger striker hopes to meet BennettDisabled hunger striker Sam Kuha is hoping to meet Social Development Minister Paula Bennett in Auckland tomorrow.03 Oct 09:56 PM
OpinionTapu MisaTapu Misa: Still searching for right way to help poor kidsGood teachers matter, but the problem with conflating education and poverty is that the focus can narrow unhelpfully on one piece of the puzzle, writes Tapu Misa.30 Sep 04:30 PM
New Zealand1400 Kiwis try poverty for a weekMore than 1400 New Zealanders attempted to make do with only $2.25 worth of food and drink for each of five days.28 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandRise in assaults during CupSexual assaults by players and supporters in last year's Rugby World Cup helped set a new record for assaults on women reported to an Auckland sexual abuse service.26 Sep 05:30 PM
New Zealand$1 meals boost kids' healthA Putaruru school serving up compulsory breakfasts and hot lunches for just $1 a meal says the benefits are showing in students' dental records.25 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionGareth Morgan: Benefit tightening won't reduce unemploymentGareth Morgan says the Social Security Amendment Bill could be the "most irrelevant sideshow" in the circus that is tighter targeting of social benefits.23 Sep 09:30 PM
New ZealandBenefit tests only for the most at riskSocial Development Minister Paula Bennett has admitted the Government does not have the resources to test all beneficiaries under tough new welfare reforms.23 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandPaula Bennett: Not all kids need pre-schoolSocial Development Minister Paula Bennett says she believes some parents do not need to enrol their children in early childhood education - but concedes her welfare reforms will force beneficiaries to do just that.22 Sep 11:44 PM
New ZealandTeen welfare hard, some sayTeens among the first "guinea pigs" for a new money management system for welfare say they get enough for food - but not for transport, baby supplies and medical costs.20 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandChildren go hungry amid plentyA quarter of primary and intermediate pupils in poorer Waikato areas go to school hungry, researchers have found.20 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Labour's instability recipeMonetary policy is always contentious when the dollar is high, and at the moment it is very high.20 Sep 05:29 PM
New ZealandWelfare reforms pass first readingThe bill pushing ahead with the Government's second wave of welfare reforms passed its first reading in Parliament today.20 Sep 07:19 AM
New ZealandSports major gainer from pokiesNew Zealand's most popular sports have taken nearly $1 billion in gambling proceeds in the last seven years, records show.19 Sep 05:30 PM
New Zealand'The jobs just are not there'Jack Daylight came to protest against welfare reform because he wants a job. He was arrested yesterday outside the Ministry of Social Development's office in Auckland.18 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandReforms target benefit 'trap'The Government's latest welfare reforms will help get people out of the "trap" of benefit dependency, Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says.17 Sep 10:31 PM
New Zealand'One strike' rule for beneficiariesSecond bill in welfare reform cancels payments for those who refuse offer of 'suitable' job.17 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandWelfare reforms introducedLegislation introducing an "investment approach'' to welfare has been signed off by the Cabinet and will go before a select committee after its first reading in Parliament.17 Sep 06:04 AM
OpinionTapu MisaTapu Misa: Precious little sense on Planet PaulaCost should not be only driver of social policies; principles matter, too, writes Tapu Misa.16 Sep 09:30 PM
OpinionAnn David: When intention is keyAnyone who can understand the difference between rape and lovemaking can understand the difference between killing and compassionate assistance to die, writes Ann David.16 Sep 09:30 PM
New ZealandJob losses leave town battling to surviveKawerau has one of the country's highest proportion of beneficiaries, with 1725 of its 6921 residents receiving some kind of assistance.14 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionBennett out-nannies LabourDr Andrew Cardow says Paula Bennett appears to be working under the belief that beneficiaries do not have the wherewithal to decide what is best for their children.12 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandBeing Kiwi: Fighting to beat povertyThe Herald continues its series looking at our changing National identity. Today, those aged 20 - 39, the children of Rogernomics.12 Sep 05:30 PM
