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Trust visit changes Hide's mind 4:00AM Saturday November 21, 2009

LOCAL Government Minister Rodney Hide wants the new Auckland Council to play a leading role in directing Government social spending in the region. After proposing early this year to remove promotion of social wellbeing from the purposes of local government, the Act Party leader told a conference… More


Faults flagged in $29m family project Social Development Minister Paula Bennett. Photo / Brett Phibbs 4:00AM Monday November 16, 2009

The Government's biggest home visiting programme is under review after researchers found its US counterpart failed… More

Crusade to save our children Social Welfare Minister Paula Bennett is at the helm of a mission to lower New Zealand's appalling child abuse statistics. Photo / Brett Phibbs 4:00AM Saturday November 14, 2009

Social Welfare Minister Paula Bennett is at the helm of a mission to lower New Zealand's appalling child abuse… More

Govt showing interest in Maori-style social services Enid Ratahi-Pryor's Whakatane organisation is the subject of a trial in which all Social Development Ministry contracts are bundled into one. Photo / Alan Gibson 4:00AM Saturday November 14, 2009

A radical reshaping of all social services could be imminent if the Government goes ahead with a Maori Party plan… More

Workers to desert town as factory shuts doors Panapa Joseph (left) will head back to Auckland with his wife and six children to look for employment. Workmate Jesse Ruka has already lined up a fishing job on the West Coast. Photo / Greg Bowker 4:00AM Friday November 13, 2009

Wellsford's largest employer is to shut a week before Christmas with the loss of 56 jobs, just seven months after… More





 
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