Watch: Auckland's inequality revealed in 'deprivation index'

Monday, 14 May 2018

Newshub's Simon Shepherd reports on part one of 'A tale of two cities', looking at the parts of Auckland with the lowest scores on the prosperity index.

Auckland is booming - just not for everyone.

An official report obtained as part of a joint Stuff/Newshub investigation reveals the yawning gaps in a prosperity index across different parts of the city.

Stuff national correspondent Carmen Parahi joins Duncan Garner on the AM Show to discuss the most alarming findings of the Stuff-Newshub joint investigation into inequality in Auckland.

Watch Newshub's coverage in part one of a three-part report in the video above, focusing on the five areas of Auckland with the lowest social deprivation scores.

And watch Stuff National Correspondent Carmen Parahi discuss the story with Duncan Garner on Newshub's AM Show.

Coverage continues with part two tonight on Newshub's 6pm bulletin and on Stuff. See the interactive feature here.