Poverty
Aucklanders seeking better life in Northland find more poverty
'Auckland refugees' are heading north in search of cheaper rent, but are finding that rentals are hard to find and rents are going up. That's leading to overcrowding, and the problem of people… Audio
Auckland refugees find they're worse off by fleeing north
One Northland based social service agency says it's dealing with growing numbers of Auckland refugees, who head north in hope but end up homeless and in some cases mentally ill. Our Northland reporter… Audio
Aucklanders heading to Northland finding they're worse off
Mental health workers are being run off their feet after Auckland families who moved to Northland to escape poverty found they were worse off. Audio
Early puberty linked to growing up in poorer homes
Research shows surprising findings linking early onset puberty in Australian children is likely to also be the case in New Zealand. paediatrician, Professor Melissa Wake says more research is needed… Audio
Plea to tackle poverty for children's mental health
Children living in poverty are three times more likely to suffer mental health problems than others, a psychologist says.
Demand grows for curtain banks as winter bites
Poor housing stock, bad weather and the fact that many landlords are not motivated to upgrade their properties are being blamed for a recent up-tick in demand for curtain banks around New Zealand. But… Audio, Gallery
Debt burden leaves low-income families trapped in poverty cycle
Many low income families are trapped in a cycle of poverty, because they are burdened with debts they're struggling to pay off, say anti-poverty advocates.
Low income families describe being burdened by debt
Debt was one of the key talking points at a hui about poverty at Auckland's Te Puea Marae today. Audio
Walter Scheidel - Violence as the great leveler
Walter Scheidel is the Dickason Professor in the Humanities, Professor of Classics and History, and a Kennedy-Grossman Fellow in Human Biology at Stanford University. The author or editor of sixteen… Audio
Insight: Poorer Schools - When the Middle Class Flee
The number of Pākehā students in low-decile schools has plummeted over the past 15 years. In this Insight RNZs Education Correspondent John Gerritsen visits three schools to find out the impact on… Audio
Rheumatic fever on the rise in Auckland despite govt targets
Government targets to reduce rheumatic fever are unlikely to be met and in some regions, particularly in Auckland, rates have actually risen. Kathryn Ryan speaks to Professor Harvey White, the… Audio
No logic to more police, prison beds - Salvation Army
The Salvation Army's says there's no evidence the crime rate is on the rise and criticised goverment pledges to put more police on the streets and build more prison beds.
Mayors want poverty resources targeted at zones
Mayors in some of the country's poorest regions say a new approach is needed to tackle entrenched poverty in some communities. Audio
Mayors seek radical welfare shake-up
Three regional mayors are pleading with the government for a radical change to the way it delivers social welfare to tackle inter-generational poverty. Kathryn Ryan speaks with Rotorua Mayor Steve… Audio
Thousands more people ask for food grants
Almost 112,000 people applied for emergency grants for food in the last quarter of 2016, up almost 14,000 on 2015.
Should housing be a human right?
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It is estimated there are about 40,000 homeless people in New Zealand, more than half of them are under 25 and many of them children. Audio
Housing key to addressing poverty
The Children's Commissioner says making housing affordable is crucial to helping the most vulnerable children and the Minister for Children also accepts poverty can be a factor in children being at… Audio
Residential schools
Could more residential schools be one answer to child poverty? We ask Darrin Hodgetts of Massey University. Audio
Third generation of Kiwi children face life of poverty
One in four Kiwi children live in low income homes, eight percent live in severe poverty - and it is not getting better, the latest monitor report says.
