Poverty
Dr Jess Berentson-Shaw
Dr Jess Berentson Shaw is a science researcher at the Morgan Foundation. Today she discusses how we measure poverty and whether there are better ways to do this. Audio
Tāmaki Makaurau: the Te Wero debate 2017
Candidates for the Māori seat of Tāmaki Makaurau debate the issues of this election. The speakers are Peeni Henare, the sitting MP from the Labour Party, Shane Taurima from the Māori Party and Marama… Audio
Your big election listens from RNZ Insight
A selection of Insight podcasts investigating the big issues this election. Audio
Hauraki Waikato: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Māori seat of Hauraki-Waikato debate Kingitanga, te reo Māori, broadcasting, the Te Ture Whenua bill, water, climate change, poverty, and housing. Audio
Support floods in for grandmother living in caravan
A pensioner forced to live in a caravan to make ends meet has received job and accommodation offers after sharing her story with Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Pensioner in poverty: Life in a caravan
Lynette Haines, 69, lives in the Bay of Plenty and says she has no choice but to live in a caravan at a campground because her pension is not enough. Video, Audio
Te Tai Tonga: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Māori seat of Te Tai Tonga debate the response to the earthquakes, who owns the water, the shape of education, and other social issues. Audio
Who are New Zealand's precariat?
For New Zealand's precariat, life is a daily struggle: they live in barely adequate insecure housing and are in constant fear of losing their income, often derived from working more than one job. Audio
Foster parent shortage hurting kids, caregivers - Oranga Tamariki
New figures from the Ministry for Vulnerable Children show there are now more than twice as many children in state care as there are foster parents to look after them. The ministry admits the lack of… Audio
Child poverty fix needs cross-party accord - Children's Commissioner
The commitment from both the National and Labour parties to reduce child poverty has been met with support as well as criticism. Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft joins us. Audio
Poverty, homelessness main issues in Tāmaki Makaurau
Candidates in Auckland's Tāmaki Makaurau electorate are getting a clear message from voters they are looking for someone who can solve housing, homelessness and poverty come election day. Audio
Rangatahi in poverty struggle to see a bright future
Rising levels of poverty have left Maori rangatahi with fewer resources to prepare for the future, a new study has found. Te Manu Korihi reporter Te Aniwa Hurihanganui has more. Audio
Confronting play about 1980s Cannons Creek plays to home crowd
A play highlighting teenagers' tough upbringing in the New Zealand suburb of Cannons Creek has been performed in front of a home crowd. Audio
'I haven't seen a full bowl of fruit in any houses of anyone I know, for years'
A new collective of community groups are demanding more action from MPs in the fight against inequality. Audio
Dirty(ish) deals, the nerdy truth about immigration & poverty… & more Metiria
In the fourth episode of Caucus, Guyon Espiner, Lisa Owen and Tim Watkin discuss Bill English's Epsom and Ohariu urges, whether the Greens are losing control, the link between New Zealand First's vote… Audio
The high toll of Maori teen suicide
Paediatrician Dr Simon Denny discusses culture, social displacement and the high Maori toll in teen suicide. Audio
Clamping down on mobile truck shops
Moves to crack down on truck shops that are not stopping dodgy traders, an Auckland budget advisor says. Audio
Poverty debate skewed wrongly says NZIER
Talk about poverty not income inequality. Audio
Moving past "Afro-pessimism"
The world's media are slowly getting past the stereotypes of poverty, disease and corruption that have characterised coverage of Africa in the past but there's still a way to go, says a media scholar.
…Moving past "Afro-pessimism"
The world's media are slowly getting past the stereotypes of poverty, disease and corruption that have characterised coverage of Africa in the past but there's still a way to go, says a media scholar.
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