Welfare services in Invercargill are being stretched to their limits with an almost 200 per cent increase in food parcels needed from the Salvation Army for struggling residents during the past year. Invercargill Salvation Army Captain Russell Garbett said the national Red Shield Appeal was launched yesterday and it was hoped people would donate to Read more
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200 percent increase in demand for food parcels
Friday, May 4th, 2012Drafting of private member’s bill on euthanasia renews debate
Friday, March 30th, 2012
Euthanasia is ethically wrong, and individuals could be placed under more pressure from family members to choose an “early exit” if a new bill goes ahead, say the Salvation Army and the InterChurch Bioethics Council. Both groups have come out against a proposed “end of life choice” member’s bill being drafted by Nelson-based Labour list Read more
Growing gap between rich and poor alarms charities
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Charities say they have watched with concern as the gap between rich and poor grew over the past few years with no solution in sight. Wellingtonian of the Year and former City Missioner Father Des Britten said there was no doubt things were getting worse. Unfortunately in today’s world it was up to each person Read more
Pregnancy support centre closes
Friday, August 26th, 2011The Salvation Army is winding down its Bethany Centre in Auckland, which provides accommodation, care and support for pregnant young women and new mothers.
Read the article...Poor hit by rising food prices
Friday, July 29th, 2011
The Salvation Army’s Consumer Price Survey of food prices at a South Auckland supermarket released on Wednesday showed increases for the year to June 2011 of 9.1 per cent for a single-parent family with two children and 8.2 per cent for a two-parent family with three children. This contrasts markedly with Statistics New Zealand’s all Read more