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Hipkins announces moves to salvage early childhood education Budget offering

The PM says the Government is also looking at Health NZ's ethnicity criteria.

National MP denies 'mother and father' comment homophobic as Kiri Allan hits out

Speech came amid child support debate, claims comment aimed instead at 'deadbeat dads'.

Covid fraud: Man created company to get $120k in subsidies

He was bankrupt at the time.

Govt considered making child support ‘income’ for the child

It would have given parents more income and had a "greater impact" on child poverty.

Cost of living support: A fix or a band-aid?

The increases as part of the package would come into effect on April 1.

Superannuation rise - how much more will you get?

How much extra will people on the pension receive in their fortnightly pay?

Calls to wipe beneficiary dental debt as loans top $30m a year

The Govt recently increased the grant cap, but hasn't committed to wiping existing debt.

NZ experienced ‘social distancing’ of a different kind well before Covid-19. Here's how to fix it.

ANALYSIS: New Zealanders were social distancing long before Covid. Here's how.

Papers show scramble to fix cost of living payment

Officials scrambled to find a way to stop the payment going to overseas people.