Poverty

We take a look at the always controversial topic of child poverty in New Zealand.

Three year-13 students at Wellington East Girls College tell Jeremy Rose about their experiences of child poverty… Audio

Wellington's St Peters Anglican church on Willis St, established in 1848, has a long history of providing succour for the poor and under-privileged and taking a strong stand on controversial topics… Audio

With Aileen Lawrie, chief executive of the Opotiki District Council and Arihia Tuoro of the Whakatohea Maori Trust Board and a director of Eastern Sea Farms - which is the majority owner of the new… Audio

Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia (Ngati Apa, Nga Rauru, Tuwharetoa, Whanganui) talks about whanau poverty and the nature of inequality faced by Maori, the thinking behind Whanau Ora - and how we… Audio

An Auckland councillor outraged by a proposal to outlaw begging says it impinges on basic human rights and treats beggars like dogs. Audio

Wellington City Council's senior advisor on vulnerable communities, Steve Flude, who has worked on its new response to begging - a campaign aimed at getting people to give money to organisations who… Audio

Education correspondent John Gerritsen explores why poverty is so closely linked in NZ to poor grades Audio

Child poverty is back in the headlines this week with 80 organisations banding together to call on the Government to make the well-being of children its top priority. Jeremy Rose visits Seaview's… Audio

Political Editor, Brent Edwards looks at how bad poverty in NZ really is. Audio

London-born Nigerian spoken-word artist Bohemian Thanni is living in Wellington where he's found kindred musical souls to help him realise his first album 'Magnificent Dyslexic', which deals with… Audio

Philippa Tolley travelled to Fiji and reports on efforts to reduce levels of poverty. Audio

City councils and retailers in both Auckland and Wellington say beggars now have more of a presence on their city streets. In Auckland, begging is the most common form of anti-social behavior reported… Audio

Maureen Garing talks with Andrew Johnston of Christian World Service about the war on poverty. Audio