Metiria Turei
Housing costs claim half of poorest NZers' pay
People on the lowest incomes are spending more than half their pay on housing costs, government figures show.
Turei's benefit admission a help or hindrance?
Will Green co-leader Metiria Turei's admission of lying to WINZ help or hinder the party's election prospects? Audio
Tax & spend, Māori seats and the confessions of a co-leader
In our third Caucus, Labour's fiscals, Winston's growing spending tab, who wants the Māori seats, what a Green Party voter looks like and whether it's OK for Metiria Turei to have deceived WINZ (oh… Audio
Can Metiria Turei be prosecuted?
Andrew Geddis of the University of Otago discusses what it would take to prosecute Green MP Metiria Turei over benefit fraud admission. Audio
Split views on Meteria Turei's benefit fraud admission
The Ministry of Social Development won't say whether it will take action against the Greens co-leader Metiria Turei after she admitted to benefit fraud as a solo mother 24 years ago. Audio
'Poverty should never be used as a weapon' - Metiria Turei
Nobody should ever have to lie, as she did, in order to feed their kids, Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei says. Video, Audio
Could Metiria Turei be prosecuted for fraud?
Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei lied to Work and Income in the 1990s to avoid cuts to her sole parent benefit. The lawyer Catriona MacLennan says Work and Income has prosecuted people for similar… Audio
Metiria Turei fights backlash after benefit fraud admission
Metiria Turei says it was her duty and responsibility as an Member of Parliament to tell her story about lying while on benefits. She says NZ should not have a welfare system that makes mothers choose… Audio
Greens co-leader admits benefit fraud
Launching the Green Party's Families Package at the annual conference - which would tax the rich more and the poor less, scrap drug testing and other rules for beneficiaries as well as giving them a… Audio
Govt looking for "cheap way out" over state abuse inquiry
Prime Minister Bill English opens the door to the possibility of a review into the historical abuse of children in state care. For months, National has rebuffed calls for a public apology and… Audio
Greens co-leader defends her comments about NZ First
As the Greens launched their water policy in Nelson on Sunday, a war of words broke out with their potential coalition partners NZ First. Greens' co-leader Metiria Turei labelled NZ First's… Audio
Green Party and New Zealand First accuse each other of racism
As the Greens launched their water policy in Nelson on Sunday, a war of words broke out with their potential coalition partners NZ First. Greens' co-leader Metiria Turei labelled NZ First's… Audio
Gareth Morgan calls for rethink of NZ's drinking age
Should the drinking age be raised to 20? MPs voted against it in 2012, but now Opportunities Party leader Gareth Morgan is calling for a rethink. Bridget Burke did a ring around of the various party… Audio
Landlords breaking new insulation law
Investigators monitoring the Government's new regulations around rental properties and insulation say landlords are breaking the law by failing to disclose how much insulation is in their rental… Audio
Govt hiring before Maori land bill passes 'arrogant'
The government been called 'totally arrogant' for hiring a director for its proposed Maori Land Service before contentious legislation creating the agency has even passed. Correction: RNZ earlier… Audio
Govt originally concerned about accomm supplement increase
Advice from government officials two years ago show they were concerned an increase to the accommodation supplement would go to landlords, not to tenants. Audio
Greens bill to tackle establishment of Maori wards.
The co-leader of the Green Party, Metiria Turei, says the big issue is that our democracy needs to be enhanced and we need to get rid of discrimination against Maori in our laws. Audio
From rubber knickers to pink shirts
Ten years for wages; 47 for captions. Equality for women, the deaf, and hearing impaired takes center stage at Parliament. Video, Audio
From rubber knickers to pink shirts
Ten years for wages; 47 for captions. Equality for women, the deaf, and hearing impaired takes center stage at Parliament.
Video, AudioQuestion Time for 8 March 2017
METIRIA TUREI to the Minister for Women: When she said that she was “fully equipped to kinda leap in and tackle” the challenge of pay equity, why is she ruling out a law change to shrink the pay gap…
