Inequality
Migrant workers in Queenstown face hardship as they get fewer hours than promised
The Queenstown Citizen Advice Bureau is helping dozens of migrant workers who are struggling to pay rent and basic living costs.
Power in the Park: a message about mobility access to venues
Sophia Malthus will be there. She's a disability advocate, and lives with a spinal cord injury. Audio
Women retiring with less than men despite living longer - FMA
Women live longer but will retire with 20 percent less in their KiwiSaver than their male counterparts. It's an uncomfortable equation the Financial Markets Authority would like to turn around. The… Video, Audio
House price decline slows for second month in a row
The residential property market may be close to bottoming out as the drop in prices eases slightly for a second month in a row - but the potential for further volatility continues.
Is the universal basic income the answer to inequality?
Would you like to be paid a basic income, no matter what? In the UK, a proposed trial would see 30 people paid an unconditional sum of about NZ$3295 a month for two years to see what effect it has on… Audio
Men without a safe place to call home
How do some of society's most vulnerable people – men in particular – fall into insecure housing? Audio
Men without a safe place to call home
How do some of society's most vulnerable people – men in particular – fall into insecure housing?
AudioSouth Island's first supermarket-style self-serve foodbank to open
The new foodbank - operational later this month - will run a bit like a supermarket, where clients can pick and choose items with support from staff.
'They get sold a dream': When big returns don't eventuate
Suspected investment scams are on the rise and authorities are worried some of our most vulnerable communities are falling victim to them. Audio
'They get sold a dream': When big returns don't eventuate
Suspected investment scams are on the rise and authorities are worried some of our most vulnerable communities are falling victim to them.
AudioTeen tells of lack of mental health support despite abuse in state care
A teen who has spent the last seven years in the care of the state says the government is failing to address the mental health of young vulnerable people. Audio
Queenstown's reputation takes a hit as housing crisis worsens
A quarter of the resort's houses are empty, but people arriving for work are being offered places with literal holes in the ceilings. Audio
Budgeting service expands as cost of living crisis deepens
Coordinator Tessa Bell said they are seeing an all-time high demand for financial mentoring and support.
Greens say benefit sanctions on people with children mainly used on women and Māori
The Green Party is concerned a policy that imposes sanctions on beneficiaries with outstanding arrest warrants is further widening the inequality gap.
Anti-poverty groups call 'bulls---' on Working For Families overhaul delays
Labour says this year's Budget was simply "not the time" to overhaul Working for Families.
Period products becoming 'nice to have' for struggling families
The country's largest period charity says demand is at an all time high, as sanitary products become a 'nice to have' for struggling families.
Two years ago the government funded period products in… Video, Audio
Govt's money saving tips campaign 'disrespectful' - AAAP
Auckland Action Against Poverty says a government campaign urging struggling households to find money in weird places is "disrespectful" and smacks of privilege.
The joint campaign with consummer and… Video, Audio
Few exporting firms majority-owned or led by women - report
Only 16 percent of New Zealand's exporting firms are female-led, according to a new report by economic analysts BERL.
Chinese overstayer claims Immigration covered up dawn raid
A Chinese overstayer whose wrist was broken during a dawn-raid in Auckland last year claims Immigration New Zealand created a cover-up story.
The 47-year-old man, who wants to be known as Chen, was… Audio
Loss-making property resales at seven-year high - Corelogic
Auckland had the highest proportion of properties resold at a loss, and more apartments were loss-making than other property types.
