Aid And Development

A New Zealand aid worker in Ukraine says the group he leads was one of the first to provide food in Bucha - where Russian troops executed 150 civilians. Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called the security deal between China and Solomon Islands "gravely concerning" - but does New Zealand really need to be worried?

Aotearoa Tonga Relief Committee co-chair and Labour MP Jenny Salesa is confident Tonga can handle Covid-19 on board HMAS Adelaide. Meanwhile, she's been preparing about $1.6m in aid for the nation. Audio

The government has announced a further $2 million in aid to help Tonga recover after the huge eruption nearly a week ago.

Tongans in New Zealand have been praying for their Pacific Island families, as they endure an agonising wait for news from relatives cut off from the world.

There are no official reports of injuries or deaths in Tonga, as the Defence Force prepares to head to the islands, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

Coastal ecosystems are better than tropical rainforests when it comes to trapping carbon and at this year's big climate change conference they finally got some attention. 

Covid has meant huge disruption for seasonal workers, but they're back now - if they ever left. What is it like for RSE workers who leave their families so they can feed them? 

Gaza officials estimate it will cost $685m to rebuild homes and infrastructure damaged in the May fighting between Israel and Hamas.

While we've been wrapped up in our Covid worries and woes, across the world in Africa a catastrophe of immense proportions is unfolding - putting our problems into stark perspective. 

The shape of philanthropy is changing away from traditional giving, to a more strategic way of closing the massive gap between rich and poor. 

After her first year of being in New Zealand, Somali former refugee Fatema Mohamed, now considers started a process that could help her restore a long-lost link. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. 

Worrying breaches of Auckland’s Level 4 border fired up the media this week - just as the Government prepared to green-light a risky shift to Level 3 in the supercity. Meanwhile the media also…