Inequality

One advocate has heard "harrowing" examples including an elderly man being physically restrained by his own family.

Almost a third of all the vape stores in the country are within a five-minute walk of a school. Audio

Ripeka Lessels says a 15.1 percent rates rise on top of increases in the costs of living would be "a double whammy for people already struggling".

The last thing we need when faced with the possibility of cancer is to have to push for diagnosis and care. Yet it's a common experience.

Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre will be lit up in the trans-inclusive flag colours as a show of support for the rainbow community.

A proposed funding shake-up has sparked criticism it could drive inequality in communities that already suffer from historic underinvestment.

The government is being accused of "misdirected priorities" after it disestablished the pay equity taskforce.

Families are cutting back on essentials and withdrawing their KiwiSaver funds as they struggle with the rising cost of living, a budgeting service says.

Tauranga is "not coping" with its biggest issue, its commission chairperson Anne Tolley says. Audio

Some pet owners are being forced to choose between feeding themselves or their animals, as the cost of living crisis continues to bite.

Last year saw record numbers of Aboriginal people die in police custody in Australia, and families want answers.

Unless deficiencies affecting thousands of Aucklanders were fixed, there wasn't much hope of getting peak time charges across the line, Chris Darby says.