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OPINION: Labour's 'Wealth Tax Faction' has pressured Hipkins to act.

Recession as a second quarter of contraction recorded, per capita numbers are even worse.

OPINION: The latest global dairy auction shows demand for our biggest export is down.

One man said Kāinga Ora has let them get away with it for so long, nothing will change.

It's intended there will be consequences for tenants who regularly show poor behaviour.

About 1.4 million Haitians are on the verge of famine, and four million require food aid.

Lieutenant Colonel Sheree Alexander is leading a United Nations Mission.

“If you’re going to give, it makes sense to do as much good as possible."

Retail spending continues to fall in the region, shop owners and economists confirm.

The interest limitation rule is set to start being phased out during the next tax year.

OPINION: Credit and mortgage distress is rising fast as interest rates bite.

OPINION: 'So far, this Government has done nothing to alleviate child poverty.'

OPINION: Suburbian response says much about the shameful blight of poverty in Aotearoa.

It comes amid a Government review into Kāinga Ora's performance.

What is the Official Cash Rate and how does it control lending rates?

OPINION: Two reports in the past week paint a bleak picture for Kiwi kids.

'We shouldn't let young offenders off scot-free just because of their age'.

OPINION: The Labour Party's fortunes go from bad to worse.

The Government should focus on the causes of high poverty, says Meihana Durie.

OPINION: The stats relate to Labour's time in office, which makes them politically tricky.

The PM says he's seen enough evidence to prove the use of sanctions should be ramped up.

Comment: People in poverty are not the problem, the system is, writes Chlöe Swarbrick.

OPINION: Critics might want to check the fine print before they cry 'cruelty'.

'It’s the easiest way to get a something when you got a nothing without having to steal.'

Waititi says removing GST from kai would be the start of 'the radical shake-up'.

The charity delivers 92,000 food parcels in a year: 'That’s not a flex'.

Fresh modelling shows disabled people will lose out.

The IRD says the new Government's tax cuts could be applied retrospectively.

Clifton Downs Southdown Stud breeder donated proceeds to Meat the Need and Feed Out.