Tag: Poverty

RNZ News New Zealand's Green Party says it will double the Best Start payment from $69 a week to $140 -- and it will also...

By Theophiles Singh in Port Moresby Living in the Papua New Guinea capital of Port Moresby without a house or a source of income is...

By Rakesh Kumar in Suva The Fiji Council of Social Services (FCOSS) has warned that the nation needs to prepare itself to face more children...

RNZ Pacific The Pacific Island community in Aotearoa New Zealand is grieving for the deaths of two men killed at an Auckland downtown construction site...

ABC PACIFIC BEAT: By Marian Faa and Belinda Kora Papua New Guinea's foreign minister has vehemently defended his daughter against a furious backlash to a...

COMMENTARY: By Martyn Bradbury Last month The Daily Blog offered its New Year infamous news media gongs -- and blasts -- for 2022. In this...

By Talebula Kate in Suva Fiji's new Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Lynda Tabuya, plans to use surveys and online platforms as an...

COMMENT: By John Minto Deception and political spin crossed new boundaries this week with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, under pressure to explain the housing catastrophe...

By Jodesz Gavilan in Manila A birth of a child usually draws out changes from people. Parents, and even grandparents, recreate themselves in a bid...

ANALYSIS: By Claire Dale, University of Auckland A large number of New Zealanders are facing a perfect storm at retirement, with minimal savings and no...

By Luke Nacei in Suva National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad has asked if the Fiji government inquiry into the Office of the Auditor-General...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Fiji's opposition National Federation Party has blamed 1150 pandemic deaths on the Bainimarama government’s "shameful and despicable" ego-driven leadership. “Stop bragging and...

By Roy Luarca in Manila Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is leaving the sport that propelled him to stardom as he seeks the Philippine presidency...

By Richard Naidu in Suva In my household, the 1970s BBC comedy Fawlty Towers is on regular repeat for family entertainment. Only two years ago it...

By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist Questions have been raised about why the head of Fiji's Bureau of Statistics was fired by the Bainimarama government...

ANALYSIS: By Kalinga Seneviratne in Sydney Since the attacks on the United States by 15 Saudi Arabian Islamic fanatics on 11 September  2001 -- now...

ANALYSIS: By Ella Henry, Auckland University of Technology While I am always happy to celebrate any accolades my country and city might garner on the...

ANALYSIS: By Ramzy Baroud The notion that the covid-19 pandemic was "the great equalizer' should be dead and buried by now. If anything, the lethal...

ANALYSIS: By Bryce Edwards How determined are Labour to take the necessary steps to fix inequality and poverty? Will electoral calculations triumph over their principles...

ANALYSIS: By David Hall, Auckland University of Technology A pandemic can change the foundations of a society. But if this happens in New Zealand over...

By RNZ News An immigration consultant is warning an entrenched underclass of unlawful workers will emerge unless the government provides emergency benefits to unemployed immigrants. About...

By Sausan Atika in Jakarta The sluggish delivery of crucial social assistance funds by Indonesia's capital Jakarta administration in response to the Covid-19 outbreak is...