Inequality

Inmates at Waikeria Prison say they had to share one faulty phone between 80 prisoners for months and wait up to four hours at a time to call their family.

The working phone often cut out mid call… Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal has found the government's Covid-19 response and vaccine rollout put Māori at risk. 

The Tribunal held an urgent hearing early this month, and has this morning released its… Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal has found the government's Covid-19 response and vaccine rollout put Māori at risk. 

The Tribunal held an urgent hearing early this month, and has this morning released its… Audio

The government has instructed the Retirement Commission to investigate why women are financially worse off than men at the end of their working lives.

KiwiSaver balances for women nearing retirement… Audio

Māori now make up half of all cases in the Delta outbreak, despite making up just 16 percent of the population.

And for two days in a row, there have been no new cases among Pākehā - something Māori… Audio

New Zealand has a new domestic violence strategy - but is it more than bureaucratic talk and hot air?  Audio

A new report shows Māori in Tāmaki Makaurau have been significantly and disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.

The Independent Māori Statutory Board commissioned research shows Māori were hit hard… Audio

The Auckland City Mission is hoping to bring Christmas cheer to the city's homeless this year - despite the difficulties posed by Covid restrictions. Auckland City Missioner Helen Robinson tells… Audio

Women and Māori beneficiaries are having to pay back their debt to the Ministry of Social Development at a higher rate than their male and Pākehā counterparts.

Māori on average also owe more to MSD… Audio

A vaccine event serving Māori and Pacific people with disabilities kicks off today, with a focus on inclusion.

The event Rally Your Village runs until Saturday evening at the Pacific Locality… Audio

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