Inequality

Health professionals are warning backlogs due to lockdown are causing a rise in cancers that could've been detected months earlier.

After two years of lockdowns, the Ministry of Health says the… Audio

Imagine working in a rest home and having to choose who gets care and who misses out.

Care workers who took their plea for enforceable minimum staff numbers to Parliament today, say that's what's… Audio

The government has unveiled a 25 year plan to stop domestic and sexual violence, but those at the coal face says now is the time for the real mahi to ensure this isn't just lip service.

The strategy… Audio

A Dunedin charity lunch that normally feeds hundreds of people on Christmas Day is off, because of Covid complications including navigating whether guests are vaccinated or not.

The Act of Kindness… Audio

The government may be making in-roads in tackling child poverty, but yet another report shows Māori, Pacific and disabled tamariki are in danger of being left behind.

The latest Child Poverty Monitor… Audio

Aged Care Association chief executive Simon Wallace has told Checkpoint the advice from Ministry of Health for rest homes has been inconsistent.

"In the space of 12 hours on Thursday night, Friday… Video, Audio

Māori, Pacific and disabled children are two to three times more likely to go hungry than Pākehā children, but advocates say that doesn't have to be the case.

The latest Child Poverty Monitor figures… Audio

A new Medical Journal paper shows New Zealand's health system is hostile and racist toward Maori, perpetuating existing barriers and inequities that have been faced over generations.

The paper… Audio

Jude works at the Royal New Zealand Police College. The training program she implements is designed to encourage understanding and empathy for those who will work on the front line of family harm. Video

Stalking (and cyberstalking) is not currently a defined offence in the New Zealand Crimes Act. 'Tina,' stalked by her ex-husband for more than three years, shares her story in support of law change. Video

More than half a million New Zealanders are affected by family violence each year. For many, this is handed down generationally. Wiremu, with the support of his parents, broke the cycle of abuse. Video

Those in Rainbow communities are over twice as likely to experience partner violence than their straight counterparts. Sandra shares her story, exploring the challenges faced by Rainbow communities. Video

Almost a victim herself, Debbs shares her story to help illustrate 'coercive control,' a pattern of behaviour designed to exploit, dominate, and imprison women within a relationship. Video