The Green Party is promising the biggest changes to the welfare state in a generation.

Higher security rolled out in Napier CBD to address concern over begging.

Govt is holding firm on its decision not to hold an inquiry into abuse in state care.

Thousands of solo parents are being penalised up to $200 for not naming the other parent.

The Government has put the cost of a lifetime of social housing at $16.4b

Sallies' foodbank feel pressure from families escaping Auckland's housing woes.

Redevelopment and methamphetamine were two key reasons for evictions from state houses.

A domestic violence advocacy group is calling for an inquiry into the Family Court.

Ask for help and you will get it, government promises family violence victims.

The Balderstons are prisoners in someone else's home as they wait for a modified house.

Half of workers earning less than $24,000 won't get benefit at all from new Budget perks.

The Govt snuck stricter welfare rules for migrants into the Budget.

Tailored support in the Budget for family violence victims and struggling Cantabrians.

Mental health is at the centre of Government's $321 million social investment programme.

Social Development Minister 'disappointed' after data breach review criticises department.

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Footage shows the toddler wandering lost before being helped to return home.

Most of those using Government fund to leave Auckland have settled down.

Mary Holm column: Advice for a teen with 'extraordinary entrepreneurial skills'.

Thousands of people could be helped into long-term employment via a new initiative.

An independent review at the Ministry for Social Development had been announced.

The flooding in Bay of Plenty has bee classified as "medium-scale adverse event".

Almost 170 children were found to be abused in state care during five years.

Meanwhile, a plan to require all NGOs to give up their private data has been criticised.

Taxpayers spent $1m on lawyers before settling abuse claims for a fraction of this cost.

Event slammed by the Backbone Collective, as "too little too late".

Oriwa Kemp is pregnant again, just months after CYF removed a child from her care at birth.

Overhaul of the child protection laws puts emphasis on placing children in a safe, loving home.

Child Youth and Family is to review how it handled a case where five children were so badly neglected they had to eat rotten food.

How do Prime Minister Bill English's comments about drug tests stack up with official data?