Overcrowding
UK correspondent Matt Dathan
UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about plans to temporarily hold prisoners in 400 police cells due to overcrowding in jails, strikes set to hit the ambulance service - as well as… Audio
Schools up to 50% over capacity
Nearly 200 schools were over capacity and nearly 500 others were in danger of becoming overcrowded last year, according to a new Education Ministry report. Audio
20 people, including two newborns, in one home
Two sisters were living in an overcrowded house with 16 others and their newborn babies until their midwife referred them to a housing provider, because they did not know who to ask for help. Video, Audio
Union unconvinced school overcrowding being addressed
The primary teachers union says despite promises increased class sizes and overcrowding in Auckland is being addressed it is yet to be convinced. Audio
Social problems surge in provincial NZ say Sallies
Frontline Salvation Army workers in provincial New Zealand are reporting a surge in cases of multiple families crammed into small houses and others living in their cars. Audio