An interview with Brenda Lowe, manager of Emergency Relief at the Christchurch Methodist Mission and advocate for beneficiaries. Right wing policies have affected all New Zealanders, some drastically, and revolutionised many institutions that seemed to be the bastions of our way of life. A group of dedicated workers offers assistance and advocacy services to beneficiaries experiencing problems in dealing with officialdom. For fifty years since the first branch was established in Christchurch, New Zealand, volunteers have worked tirelessly to raise funds to help children in need around the world. Read about the impact of redundancy on one New Zealand family.
Literacy is one gateway to independence and escaping the poverty trap.
A New Zealander, Emeritus Professor Warwick Elley, takes to new countries New Zealand methods of combating illiteracy. Parents Centre New Zealand is working to make changes towards Family Friendly Communities. There's no job for me at present. I haven't enough confidence. Giving to New Zealand - a new initiative by Taiwanese immigrants.