Tracy Martin
Coronavirus: Hotels offer up rooms as work spaces
The end of Alert Level 3 will also mean the end to seven weeks of working from home for a number of people.
Work places are still required to maintain physical distancing for staff and some workers… Audio
Pay gap difficulties for NGOs hiring social workers
A growing pay gap between community social workers and their state agency counterparts is putting programmes for vulnerable families at risk.
Non-government organisations say it is increasingly hard… Audio
Oranga Tamariki apologises for Trade Me ad
Oranga Tamariki has been forced to say sorry for what the opposition is calling the crass use of TradeMe to find foster parents for children. One ad on the website describes a young Whanganui… Audio
Holding yourself to account
The Leader of the House outlines what MPs will get up to this week including the first reading of the Prime Minister's Child Poverty Reduction Bill. Audio
Parliament in urgency as govt moves on 100-day promises
Approving an extension to paid parental leave is one bit of legislation being pushed under urgency as Labour continues working away at its 100 day plan. Placing the house under urgency led to… Audio
Education groups pin hopes on NZ First's Tracey Martin
New Zealand First's position as coalition deal-maker has raised education groups' hopes that the next government will bring significant wins for schools and early childhood centres. NZ First's… Audio