No Winter Energy Payments 'salt in our wounds'
First their pensions were deducted, now they don't get help for winter.
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Are parents still smacking their kids?
Lucy Corry asks whether the 2009 New Zealand ban changed Kiwi families.
Debt not income: Landmark court ruling for beneficiaries
Justice Paul Davison's decision may see a review of prosecutions against beneficiaries.
'Disgusting' policy reviewed while family suffer
Wife desperate to give dying hubby quality of life but restricted by family carers policy.
Unique research helps set Waikato business agenda
Waikato great place to live and play - work well-being score not so much.
Matthew Hooton: Good may come from Peters' lawsuit
COMMENT: 'No surprises' rule has been corrupted by Governments beyond original intention.
Audrey Young: Peters' legal move highlights coalition chaos
In the latest hit to the coalition, Peters will sue the Government he's about to lead.
Zach Castles: Is Labour planning a universal basic income?
COMMENT: The Government's review of social welfare could mean a universal basic income.
First time 24/7 helpline for sexual harm up and running
Helpline for sexual harm offers free, anonymous and confidential support.
Local Focus: Crackdown on gangs not universal
The government's crackdown on gangs is not expected to hinder social programmes for gang whānau. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Terminally ill man gets extra Govt funding
Ministry apologises to struggling South Auckland couple for delay in income assistance.
Top Māori cop's ambitions dashed: Jockeying for job starts
The man once seen as New Zealand's first Māori police commissioner no longer has a job.
State house waiting list up 26 per cent
There are almost 10,000 Kiwi households in need of social housing.
Tamihere: I've had enough of faceless bureaucrats
John Tamihere reckons we don't get value for our money from our top public servants.
Watch live: PM talks about Hillary Clinton meeting
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be answering media questions from 4pm.
Wait for next tranche of social housing hard for families
Public housing shortage prevents woman from moving near her family in South Auckland.
Solo mum told benefit cut after she went on Tinder dates
Ministry staffer tells mum date paying for night out deemed 'dependent relationship'.
NZ needs Govt data-mining watchdog, experts say
Experts have called for a new unit to oversee government-run AI predictive tools.
'These kids just want to be the same' - Oranga Tamariki CEO asks for help
All New Zealanders have an opportunity to help.
No more hardship grants for tents
Housing Minister shocked Work and Income giving homeless people money for tents
Pensioners have $3.8m debt wiped
Pensioners who received overpayment in error won't have to return the money.
Church: Victims shouldn't be denied
Churches want to be included in Royal Commission into abuse in state care
Catholic Church seeks inclusion in state abuse inquiry
Catholic Church says no one should miss the chance to be heard in abuse inquiry.
Finance manager admits to $60k fraud
SFO investigation leads to guilty plea in case of collapsed social services trust.
Relief after 'disgusting' pension deduction reversed
The money Jack Pere's stepchildren received was being deducted from his pension.
First new state houses for Whanganui in decades
New state houses being built in Whanganui are to be ready to occupy by mid-year.
Pension deductions case: Closing arguments heard
Closing arguments in the pension deduction case have begun.
Northlanders living in cars as housing crisis hits hard
Housing crisis in Northland is bad - and it's expected to get worse.
'Evil' policy robs pensioners of dignity, independence
Three pensioners say their human rights are being breached by pension deductions.
Mum of six warned of dobbing in
Some staff still acting on 'wrong' advice retracted after two days.
Southland, Otago farmers offered drought relief
Drought-stricken farmers in Southland and Otago latest to be offered relief payments.
Scrapping 'naming the father' sanction to cost $100m
MSD says scrapping the sanction could incentivise people to rip off the system.
Grant McLachlan: Injured paying too much tax on ACC
COMMENT: ACC is making the injured pay higher tax by delaying their compensation.