Two mums, one foodbank and the unlikeliest of friendships

The Rawiri Community House, nestled between the Auckland suburbs of Manukau and Manurewa, helps hundreds of families with food and other essential services each week. It’s kept going thanks to an unlikely friendship forged in the struggle to help those doing it toughest. My interview at the Rawiri Community House in Rata Vine, with Liz … Read more

We should not have to do MSD’s job for them

We did not create the queues outside the Manurewa Work and Income. Policies that entrench poverty did, write Auckland Action Against Poverty in an open letter Kia ora Minister Carmel Sepuloni and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Let’s be very clear: Auckland Action Against Poverty did not create the poverty that has led to people lining … Read more

The Bulletin: Controversial dairy co-op sale goes through

Good morning, and welcome to The Bulletin. In today’s edition: Controversial West Coast dairy co-op sale goes through, time running out for sealing Tūhoe road, and tensions rising around AAAP action days. Yesterday was a hugely significant day for New Zealand’s dairy industry, partly for what happened, and partly for what it could signify about … Read more