Aid And Development
What's the state of NZ's foreign aid?
Since the National government has been in power the proportion of aid going towards economic development has risen from less than 10 percent to nearly a third, at the expense of directly targeting… Audio
A call for volunteers to clean up flood-hit Edgecumbe
The Auckland Chamber of Commerce's Michael Barnett volunteered in Edgecumbe over the Easter break. "I felt that people getting off their bums and going down and actually helping would be the best… Audio
The little loans making a big change
Professor Muhammud Yunus is known around the world as the grandfather of social business and microfinance. Audio
Australia urged to renew aid focus in new foreign policy
World Vision is calling on the Australian government to reassert the role of aid in its upcoming 10 year foreign policy strategy. Audio
Marlborough residents given December deadline for quake repairs
Reporter Tracy Neal says residents were reassured by information they received at a public meeting in Ward, even though it's likely to be a long wait before road repairs and insurance assessments are… Audio
Ministry for Vulnerable Children launched today
The new Ministry for Vulnerable Children - Oranga Tamariki launches today, in the same week the outgoing agency Child Youth and Family receives criticism for lack of resourcing. Will the new ministry… Audio
New ministry for children is launched today
The complete overhaul of Child, Youth and Family and the creation of Oranga Tamariki has been years in the making and follows a comprehensive review by an expert advisory panel, as Sarah Robson… Audio
Children's Commissioner, Judge Andrew Becroft
The Children's Commissioner, Judge Andrew Becroft says for the new children's social welfare agency - Oranga Tamariki - is going to be well resourced and professional social work services. He says 1… Audio
CYF pinning hopes on new Ministry for Vulnerable Children
Just two days before Oranga Tamariki, the Ministry for Vulnerable Children, comes into existence, it's short of frontline social workers. Surprisingly it says it's still analysing data and can't yet… Audio
CYF pinning hopes on new Ministry for Vulnerable Children
Child Youth and Family pinning its hopes for improvement on the change to the Ministry for Vulnerable Children, following a scatching Family Court ruling, suggesting the agency was 'fiscally driven.'
…CYF admits shortage of social workers ahead of ministry change
Lucy Sandford-Reed, the executive officer at the Association of Social Workers, says a 2014 review shows a shortage of social workers is not new. "What I hear from my members is that very little has… Audio
Post-Polio
Last year just seven people in the entire world were diagnosed with polio. It's on track to join smallpox as one the second ever diseases we've managed to completely eradicate. Gordon Jackman is a… Audio
'You are handed the baton of poverty'
Born into a rural cattle-herding family, Dr Tererai Trent was a mother of three by the time she was 18, now she runs a foundation that aims educate girls in Africa. Audio
Terry Waite - Out of the Silence
Terry Waite is a British humanitarian and author who visits NZ each year during our summer to write. He talks to Kim about writing, empathy and his love of silence. Audio
Charities are being told they may need to merge to survive
The charity Cure Kids says it's working hard not to duplicate services and wants to make better use of its volunteers as new research shows there are more than 27,000 not-for-profit organisations in… Audio
Roughly 2.5 charities created every business day
Charities are looking to consolidation; collaboration and mergers as new research shows there are more than 27,000 not-for-profit organisations in NZ - roughly two to three new charities are being… Audio
The Backbone Collective: violence against women
Deborah Mackenzie , Tania Domett and Ruth Herbert are the co- founders of 'Backbone' - a national collective that aims to help identify the gaps in helping women escape violence and abuse. They join… Audio
Waiau firefighters forced to rely on borrowed water pump
Waiau's fire brigade had to rely on water from a borrowed pump to fight this week's Hanmer Springs scrub fire....after the brigade's own pump was stolen three months ago. Audio
Fighting famine in South Sudan
Jonathon Veitch from Unicef has just returned from South Sudan. "We're talking about an unprecedented situation in 2017 where more than a million children are at threat of severe acute malnutrition… Audio
Aid group considering Helen Clark for lead role pulls plug
A global aid organisation that was considering the former Prime Minister Helen Clark in its hunt for a new executive director has scrapped its search. It's unclear whether she'll continue to contest… Audio