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
New ZealandAnalysis: Who are New Zealand's new jobless?One of the biggest information gaps we have is real-time data on unemployment.29 Apr 03:14 AM
New Zealand$17m being paid back: Govt eyes legal action as businesses flout subsidy rulesMore than $17m will be paid back to the Govt from businesses that took up the scheme.24 Apr 05:48 AM
New Zealand'Tsunami' of demand for food parcels, families wait four hours in Māngere"It's almost as if a tsunami has happened," says the CEO of a budgeting service.24 Apr 03:45 AM
New ZealandWinston Peters' privacy breached but claim fails because leaker could not be foundWinston Peters said the case had caused "considerable stress".20 Apr 10:12 AM
PropertyLocal Focus: Community comes together for the homeless in lockdownFewer services calls for creative community solutions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.16 Apr 09:05 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleAussie investors end life in rat race, boost Whanganui social housingThe couple never set out to become social housing providers, but say it's a "win-win".10 Apr 05:01 PM
New ZealandSorry parents - schools won't re-open as soon as lockdown liftsMinisters of Social Development and Education front up to Parliament committee.09 Apr 01:04 AM
New Zealand'A nightmare': Single parents told to leave children in supermarket carparkThought shopping was hard under lockdown? Try being a single parent.08 Apr 09:00 PM
New ZealandBroke and desperate: Govt accused of hypocrisy over jobless immigrantsThere are 400,000 people in New Zealand on temporary visas.06 Apr 09:57 PM
New ZealandNow you can check if your boss has applied for wage subsidy schemeMinistry of Social Development website has opened a search option on wage subsidies.06 Apr 09:54 AM
EmploymentWoman says employer applied for her wage subsidy - after she was sackedHer boss applied for the scheme under her name after she was made redundant.05 Apr 10:07 PM
New ZealandDay 12: Will lockdown be extended?Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives the latest on the Covid-19 lockdown.05 Apr 08:14 PM
New ZealandVirus could force 100,000 Kiwis to join benefit queue, many for the first time"Nobody is going to come out the other side without needing some support."05 Apr 03:30 AM
New ZealandGovt to bolster MSD for likely benefit numbers spikeUnemployment is expected to jump significantly – as is the number of benefit seekers.03 Apr 10:34 PM
New ZealandNew self-contained units for Wellington's homelessNew facility for rough sleepers during Covid-19, demand on soup kitchen doubles.31 Mar 01:09 AM
New ZealandCoronavirus: Homeless being placed in motels for lockdown"They are freaked out that everything is closing down and they'll be stuck on the street."25 Mar 01:16 AM
New ZealandTravel deadline extended to Friday as stranded students struggle to get home by lockdownStudents trying to rush home as part-time jobs disappear or flatmates desert them.24 Mar 05:56 AM
New ZealandCoronavirus: Schools close indefinitely with just minutes' noticeSchool closures effective immediately, told only via media.23 Mar 03:41 AM
PoliticsCoronavirus support: $25/week for beneficiaries, help for working familiesPeople who have to self isolate but have run out of sick days will have costs covered.17 Mar 02:45 AM
New ZealandOne year on: Lives put on hold by the mosque attacksA chef shot in the mosque attacks last year fears for the future of his young family.12 Mar 08:35 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPolitical Roundup: 'Significant' increases in benefits not enoughMany experts have been campaigning for much larger increases than the 3 per cent rise.27 Feb 01:13 AM
New ZealandPM announces larger-than-usual increases for social welfare benefitsThe benefit increases are the largest since Bill English's one-off boost of $25 a week.24 Feb 05:17 AM
BusinessA tenth of young Kiwis not in employment or training. What is Govt doing about it?The Government is taking steps to challenge rising youth unemployment rates.10 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandAutistic man sexually assaulted but service caring for him did nothingStaff failed to keep the man safe and "had many opportunities arose to do so", HDC finds.06 Feb 09:35 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMike Hosking: Misery is a booming businessOn any social indicator you care to name the welfare business is running at full steam.29 Jan 05:00 PM
New ZealandFlatmates charged $150k after Work and Income say they are loversThey say they're flatmates. Work and Income says they're lovers. Now they owe $150k.23 Jan 04:28 PM
New ZealandSolo mum with four children one of thousands in emergency housingFigures reveal the Government spent nearly $50m on emergency housing in just three months.23 Jan 04:38 AM
New ZealandGovernment defends soaring benefit numbersNew figures reveal an increase of more than 15,000 people.22 Jan 11:44 PM
