New ZealandLife changer: Solo mums welcome $1b govt support for uni studies and workSolo mum 'Ana Pahulu battled poverty raising her child. University changed their lives.12 Sep 02:17 AM
New ZealandElection 2020: Labour unveils $1b plan for the welfare systemLabour would bring back an allowance for sole parents 10 years after it was axed.11 Sep 10:30 PM
New ZealandCautious approach to avoid 'work for the dole' schemeCarmel Sepuloni wants to prepare people for work - but doesn't want to make it compulsory.02 Sep 01:43 AM
New Zealand20 years experience but struggling for workGetting a job is hard for minorities and migrants. Covid-19 is making it worse.01 Sep 09:37 PM
New ZealandUnprecedented increase in beneficiariesThe number has risen by 12 per cent, the highest increase ever in the past 24 years.31 Aug 07:58 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHaere mai Aucklanders - but please follow the rulesHow do we feel about Aucklanders coming back to Rotorua?31 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandTwo-tier welfare: White New Zealanders more likely to get new, more generous benefitThe benefit for Covid jobless is worth twice as much as the existing unemployment benefit.30 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Unacceptable' crime concerns prompt action over Fenton St emergency housingLocals are fed up with badly behaved emergency housing clients.30 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTaxpayer bill for Rotorua's homeless tops $5mWhy is there so much money being spent on emergency housing in Rotorua?29 Aug 04:20 AM
New ZealandThree months ago, rough sleeping was virtually eliminated in NZ. Has it stayed that way?Rough sleepers have been returning to Auckland streets - but it's not what it seems.26 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMotelier asked to rip off emergency housing schemeA motelier is warning about a potential emergency housing scam.26 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandAccused fraudster fights MSD over use of personal informationMSD has previously been criticised for breaching its clients' privacy.19 Aug 02:49 AM
Freight and logisticsCompany to pay nearly $60k in Covid redundancy caseThe first case of Covid-19 redundancies found two staffers unfairly dismissed.23 Jul 09:05 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHeat or eat? The tough decision some elderly people are makingThere are concerns over how some seniors will cope once special energy payment ends.21 Jul 09:03 PM
New ZealandCovid's grim toll: NZ approaches unwanted milestoneDire economic conditions mean welfare numbers have peaked at historic levels.10 Jul 06:15 PM
New ZealandRelationship break up fabricated to swindle benefitsDunedin couple ripped off the Ministry of Social Development for six years.09 Jul 08:54 PM
New ZealandPerson makes threats at Thames MSD branchThe MSD's Thames St branch is in lockdown after receiving threats earlier today23 Jun 03:51 AM
New ZealandPM v Rob Fyfe - 'Remiss of me' not to thank ex-Air NZ boss; 'job's not done yet''Perhaps he thought he was exiting and I didn't' - Jacinda Ardern14 Jun 07:39 PM
BusinessWage subsidy investigation: Firm claims $84,000, director abruptly leaves NZHokitika gold mine and luxury stationery seller probed over subsidy claims.12 Jun 05:00 PM
CrimeTūrangi police's family harm persistence pays offThis week's Tūrangi police report covers quad bikes, family harm and the move to level 1.10 Jun 05:00 PM
KahuBaby uplifts: Oranga Tamariki fires back, says report 'silent on the interest of babies'It came after the Children's Commissioner told often-harrowing stories about uplifts.08 Jun 12:16 AM
New ZealandBaby uplifts: Mother first discovered her baby would be uplifted into state care while she was in labourMother was halfway through labour when she learned her baby was to be taken.07 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandMSD asked to mind accuracy, quality assurance after redundancy pay errorIt comes after people were wrongly denied the benefit based on redundancy payments.06 Jun 12:01 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Business successes star in video series100% Sweet launches youth employment initiative. Made with funding from NZ On Air.04 Jun 04:59 PM
New ZealandMinister's office 'not interested' in wage subsidy fraud figuresThe number of complaints, audits and money paid back are only provided quarterly.28 May 07:57 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPrivate girls school pays back some of wage subsidy - but should it return the lot?The school says it can keep $225,000. MSD and legal experts say otherwise.28 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandRough sleeping all but eliminated in NZ in six weeks of lockdownThe Covid crisis has had a silver lining: Nearly every rough sleeper has been housed.21 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand200,000 Kiwis in Australia with no social securityAbout 650,000 Kiwis live across the Ditch and many have little or no access to welfare.08 May 05:55 AM
New ZealandUrgent income support changes in Govt info dumpMSD made major, urgent changes to its model for benefit of clients, staff in pandemic.08 May 04:46 AM
New ZealandNumbers soar: 1000 people a day went on benefit during AprilDemand for food parcels also skyrocketed by more than 200 per cent in just two months.07 May 11:30 PM
PremiumPremiumSmall BusinessSome wage subsidy recipients' names could be kept secretMSD says it has yet to make publicly available details of individual claims for subsidy.07 May 05:34 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPrivate schools charging full fees claim $11.7m in Govt wage subsidyPrivate schools say the loss of international students during lockdown has hit them hard.05 May 05:00 PM
CompaniesBig law firms don't need subsidy: Simon BridgesOpposition Leader says major firms do not need the Government's wage subsidy.05 May 05:51 AM
New ZealandGovt prepares for hundreds of thousands of new benefit applicationsThe MSD is bracing for a massive increase in welfare applications.05 May 05:28 AM
