Most New Zealanders are all too aware of what a kick in the teeth a bill from the dentist can be.
New Zealanders spend $2.5 million a day on dental care, averaging $350 per visit which is crippling our vulnerable communities.
A report says nearly half the country can't afford dental care - and a leading doctors group has called for universal dental care.
Reporter Jonty Dine and cameraman Nick Monro have the story.
Rising hunger, inequality, loss of livelihoods, climate change, environmental degradation, war and vaccine inequality pushed excluded people to the margins
The government is hailing the latest child poverty report as evidence its approach is working, but critics on the front line say it's a reminder of how much more needs doing.
Coalition of People Living With Disabilities (LPWDs) have called on governments to pay more attention to children with disabilities and their caregivers, especially in areas of mobility, care, education and feeding.
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