New Zealand
Napier coffee entrepreneur leads tree project to cut poverty in Timor-Leste
Doubling yields could cut poverty for coffee-growing households from 50% to 28%.
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Child bride, now 25, spared from death sentence
The victim's family 'forgave' the woman, who married at 12, after blood money was paid.
Wave of killings: Third Peruvian journalist slain amid rising gang violence
Fernando Nunez was a Kamila TV reporter known for probing city corruption.
'Hottest trophy site in Ponsonby': Top emergency housing provider sells $6m in motels as Govt grants dip
The 17-bedroom property valued at $4m is the second an Auckland couple have sold in 2025.
'Spring in our step': Foodbank appeal donations top $20k in first week
Donations hit $22,024.63 in the first week, nearly doubling last year's start.
Kiwi households earning more than $200k seeking help from budgeting services
An Auckland-based financial mentor says nobody is immune to the cost-of-living crisis.
Govt performance rating hits record low in latest Ipsos survey
Nearly half of respondents rated government performance between zero and three.
Shane Te Pou: This Govt is too focused on the elite's fine dining
The Government is spending $6.3m to promote our top restaurants overseas.
‘Poverty porn’: Letele accuses Westpac of using foodbank to show off volunteer visit
The social activist says he felt his BBM charity was being used for online promotion.
Letters: We should be doing more to tackle meth problem
OPINION: Our meth problem is a sign of failing policies.
Trump administration wins temporary Supreme Court stay on benefits order
About 42 million Americans rely on the Snap payments frozen amid legal wrangling.
Judge sets deadline for Trump administration to release full SNAP benefits
Nearly 42 million Americans risked missing food aid after November 1 lapses.
Govt plans to ban homelessness? Separating fact from fiction as rumours swirl
A move-on order may still make it to Cabinet but likely as part of a wider package.
State of the Nation: Is New Zealand broken – or just bruised?
Our online video series The Elephant tackles the controversial topics we often avoid.
The Elephant | Is New Zealand Broken?
To former refugees, it is still “the land of opportunity,” but not so for the 70,000 New Zealanders who have left the country in the past year searching for a better life.
More than three million Aussies going hungry
Almost half of renters and most Australians with a disability reported hunger.
'Desperation out there': Fraud and double-dipping as KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals spike
A record number of Kiwis are dipping into their KiwiSaver amid cost-of-living pressures.
US shutdown deepens as food aid, health programmes near collapse
Airports in New York face delays of more than three hours as staff shortages bite.
'Hopeless and helpless': What's driving our youth mental health crisis and why social media is an 'amplifier'
New reports shed light on how social media can harm but also help young people.
Editorial: Food drive slump exposes cost-of-living strain
OPINION: Donations almost halved, while demand for food doubled.
Cost of living: Who is being hit hardest now?
Beneficiaries and people on NZ Super are experiencing faster increases.
‘Absolutely a massive deal’: $51.5m Kaikohe housing plan unveiled
The project aims to deliver 100 affordable rental homes by mid-2027.
Why so many young New Zealanders are sleeping rough
Manaaki Rangitahi aims to end youth homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Front Page: 'There's nowhere for you to go' - Call for national youth housing strategy
More than 112,000 New Zealanders are now severely housing-deprived.
'Not surprising', Luxon says as National dives into 20s in latest poll
The latest results show the centre-left could govern.
The abandoned Lower Hutt toddler whose story fueled mission to lift millions out of poverty
David Bussau was so wealthy by 35 that he ‘retired’ – and turned his focus on others.
'Frightening’: Businesses slate CBD as lawless, unclean, hit out at drug use & begging in scathing survey
A survey of 102 Auckland businesses found the city characterised by 'neglect and disorder'
Koha cafes, food banks and markets: How the regional towns are coping with hard times
Small Northland towns are struggling with poverty but there are pockets of hope.
Northland’s hidden crisis: Meet the locals fighting homelessness on the front line
Monte Tito, Liz Cassidy-Canning and Petrina Pitman are helping Northland's homeless.
11 dead after drinking toxic liquor in Colombia
Police say the deadly batch was made in 'deplorable', unsanitary conditions.