New Zealand
'How the hell are we supposed to live?' Pensioners' rents soar 40 per cent
"By doing this ... many will be paying upwards of 50 per cent of their pension in rent."
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Why don't some in emergency housing seem to want a rental?
"It's like they didn't want it ... like they'd rather stay in emergency housing."
Feeding hungry kids: Forward one step, back one step
About 640 schools will start getting free school lunches, but 1300 have lost free milk.
A Moment In Crime Podcast: Chasing Ghosts - the mysterious disappearance of Amber-Lee Cruickshank
A Moment In Crime podcast looks at the case of Southland toddler Amber-Lee Cruickshank.
Pensioners going hungry as rents skyrocket
Numbers seeking help from budgeting service almost doubles in two years.
A Moment In Crime Podcast: Tragedy in the hills - the mysterious death of polo star Lauren Biddle
Episode 14 of Herald podcast A Moment In Crime focuses on the death of Lauren Biddle
'No one in this campground is a no-hoper': The Kiwis who live in caravans
Geoff and Maureen Ward were a working couple with a home. Then Geoff got sick.
Child Poverty: Govt was on track to meet reduction targets ... before Covid-19
Govt needs to lift benefits and build more houses, Children's Commissioner says.
Kāpiti teens share harrowing stories of hardship
The Kāpiti Youth Support centre helped these teens turn their lives around and find hope.
A Moment In Crime Podcast: Hell in paradise - the Aramoana massacre
A Moment In Crime episode 13 looks back at the 1990 Aramoana mass shooting and siege.
GP bending rules to get help for mouthfuls of rotten teeth
Patients are taking weeks off work due to pain, strong medication, and long waiting times.
Surgical mesh victim sceptical about ACC action
ACC to assess declined cover for surgical mesh injuries dating back to July 2005.
A Moment In Crime: 61 seconds of horror - The Ashburton Winz murders
Episode 12 of NZME podcast A Moment In Crime looks back at the Ashburton Winz murders.
Christchurch benefit fraudster's appeal denied
Leticia Margaret Drake was convicted of benefit fraud that spanned over 10 years.
Motelier asked to rip off emergency housing scheme
A motelier is warning about a potential emergency housing scam.
Wanted: Powered site for one couple, six cats in caravan
A Rotorua couple is wondering where to go after "we evicted the cats, not them".
Private schools: Are they worth $20,000 a year?
Are private schools worth the money? Part 1 of a 3-part Herald investigation.
Covid's 'heartbreak' hotel: Family of eight living in two-bedroom apartment
The Rongokea family, with six kids under 10, have been moved five times since lockdown.
Choosing childcare: An insider's view
An insider's view of childcare by Glenfield early childhood teacher Nick Batley.
'It's a slap in the face': Who gains and who misses out in Covid-19 income package
New $490-a-week payment may benefit 230,000 people, but some will miss out.
Nearly 5000 find jobs via Work and Income in lockdown
While 40,000 Kiwis applied for the benefit during alert levels 3 and 4.
Work and Income acts 'unlawfully' over benefits and redundancy payments
Work and Income has been acting 'unlawfully' and ignoring its own legislation.
'They were waiting for me to die': Double-killer threatens legal action to move prisons
'Jailhouse lawyer' Arthur Taylor says lack of support a national problem.
'I feel let down, betrayed' - How it feels to be one of thousands of newly jobless
In April, more than 1000 people a day went on to a main benefit, with the worst to come.
Urgent income support changes in Govt info dump
MSD made major, urgent changes to its model for benefit of clients, staff in pandemic.
Numbers soar: 1000 people a day went on benefit during April
Demand for food parcels also skyrocketed by more than 200 per cent in just two months.
Private schools charging full fees claim $11.7m in Govt wage subsidy
Private schools say the loss of international students during lockdown has hit them hard.
Double killer on hunger strike after bizarre medication request denied
Work and Income killer Russell Tully is refusing food behind bars.
Address muddle slows $88m computers for kids
Tiresa Tufue received a computer but it was addressed to another student and taken away.
'A nightmare': Single parents told to leave children in supermarket carpark
Thought shopping was hard under lockdown? Try being a single parent.