The wellbeing of people in Rotorua is getting worse by most measures, a new report says. An iwi leader says "you can't put any sugar over this" - but there are ways to address the issues.
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Māori scholar awarded prestigious research scholarship to the UK
As a recipient of the Woolf Fisher scholarship, a Māori Auckland University graduate will travel to the UK to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Cambridge.
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$64.2 million in WINZ food grants during lockdown quarter
Out of the $390,718,220 in WINZ hardship grants handed out in the first half of 2020, $93.5 million was purely for kai.
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Auckland Action Against Poverty calls for end to benefit sanctions
While the benefit sanction for mothers who don't name the fathers of their children has gone, many other sanctions remain.
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Govt helping new unemployed due to upcoming Elections- Sue Bradford
Former Green Party MP Sue Bradford says that the new benefit for newly-unemployed workers has created two classes of unemployed workers. She says that Govt should be paying a higher benefit to all jobseekers regardless of when they lost their jobs.
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Jacinda Ardern speaks on working alongside Māori
"We need to work alongside Māori, when it comes to helping tāngata whenua get a roof over their head, in these difficult times" - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
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Community social services expect increase in demand despite Budget announcement
Despite a jobs-focused Budget announced by the Government today, community help groups are expecting to see an increase in demand for their services as families continue to feel the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Pandemic forces Kiwis in Australia to move home
The livelihoods of a third of the Kiwi population living in Australia have been badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Vicky Rose (Ngāpuhi), who managed the Nerang Neighbourhood Centre on the Gold Coast says despite the availability of financial subsidies for Kiwis, it's hasn't been enough to survive.
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NewsMan pleads guilty for docking Thimble's tail
A Huntly man accused of docking a dog's tail illegally has been prosecuted after it suffered a painful injury as a result.
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Whakamana Tāngata report calls for welfare "overhaul"
The government’s Welfare Expert Advisory Group has called for a “systematic overhaul” of New Zealand’s welfare system in a wide-ranging report released today.
