New ZealandPolice probe: Tot found wandering streetFootage shows the toddler wandering lost before being helped to return home.08 May 07:38 PM
New ZealandMoving city works for familiesMost of those using Government fund to leave Auckland have settled down.29 Apr 07:39 AM
New ZealandWait list for social housing rises againThe waiting list for social housing has risen again, but fallen in Auckland.20 Apr 05:14 AM
New ZealandBenefit numbers fall by 1700Social Development Ministry reveals fewest people on the benefit in 20 years.19 Apr 11:20 PM
PropertyThe 13-year-old with $11,000 in bankMary Holm column: Advice for a teen with 'extraordinary entrepreneurial skills'.14 Apr 04:00 AM
EmploymentBreaking down the barriers to employmentThousands of people could be helped into long-term employment via a new initiative.13 Apr 02:49 AM
New ZealandPrivacy breach report raises more questionsAn independent review at the Ministry for Social Development had been announced.11 Apr 09:18 PM
New ZealandExtra aid for flooding victimsThe flooding in Bay of Plenty has bee classified as "medium-scale adverse event".10 Apr 11:58 PM
New ZealandAbused children uncountedAlmost 170 children were found to be abused in state care during five years.10 Apr 12:16 AM
New ZealandTolley furious at Ministry privacy breachMeanwhile, a plan to require all NGOs to give up their private data has been criticised.06 Apr 02:48 AM
New ZealandState's abuse case costs 'extraordinary'Taxpayers spent $1m on lawyers before settling abuse claims for a fraction of this cost.24 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandViolence summit puts 'lipstick on a pig'Event slammed by the Backbone Collective, as "too little too late".23 Mar 09:11 PM
New ZealandNia Glassie abuser pregnant againOriwa Kemp is pregnant again, just months after CYF removed a child from her care at birth.19 Mar 05:11 PM
KahuGovt to ease fears about whanau firstOverhaul of the child protection laws puts emphasis on placing children in a safe, loving home.15 Mar 09:42 PM
New ZealandReview of 'mouldy bread' case orderedChild Youth and Family is to review how it handled a case where five children were so badly neglected they had to eat rotten food.03 Mar 06:18 AM
New ZealandJust 466 failed drug tests since 2013How do Prime Minister Bill English's comments about drug tests stack up with official data?28 Feb 05:20 AM
New ZealandBlindness bars top graduate from jobsTop marketing graduate Kyal Little is still looking for a job 18 months after graduating - because he hasn't yet found an employer 28 Feb 02:26 AM
New ZealandPolice: Beggars not being targetedPolice say it's not unusual for them to prosecute beggars who are asking for money but don't need it. The comment comes after a Hastings 21 Feb 11:49 PM
New ZealandThe housing privatisation that wasn'tA Glen Innes tenant battling against eviction from her former state house has put a surprising argument to the Tenancy Tribunal.21 Feb 02:35 AM
New ZealandBond pilot aimed at work for beneficiariesFinance minister Steven Joyce says socials bonds work a bit like the role of private investors in PPP infrastructure schemes.21 Feb 02:13 AM
New ZealandPolygamist's wife 'may get solo benefit'A second wife in a polygamous may be regarded as a solo parent and entitled to a solo-parent benefit.16 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandPlan to open vacant civic sites to the homelessWHAT ARE WE DOING? Tauranga Homelessness Steering Group presented findings and plans to city councillors on how to tackle the wicked 15 Feb 05:19 PM
KahuOpen letter: 'It's time to say sorry'Prominent Kiwis have banded together to demand an independent inquiry into the claims of sexual and physical abuse of children in state care.12 Feb 05:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Watchdogs' call should be heardAn inquiry into the abuse of children and others in state care to ensure the mistakes of the past are not being repeated would surely do no harm.12 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandHomeless families forced from motelsHawke's Bay is facing a housing crisis with moteliers saying dozens of people squeezed out of emergency motel accommodation due to 12 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandMan named over school holiday assaultA man who denies indecently assaulting a girl during a school holiday programme can be named today.06 Feb 09:47 PM
New ZealandIt's unacceptable gangs thrive in NZCOMMENT: Stuart Nash is right. That gangs continue to thrive in this country is - as he says - "totally unacceptable", writes Rachel Smalley.26 Jan 08:10 PM
New ZealandIndecent assault at kids' programmePolice were called after school holiday programme staff noticed a man talking to a child in the playground.15 Jan 12:17 AM
New ZealandHow many Kiwi 21-year-olds are on track?How likely young New Zealanders are to be "on track" at age 21 has been mapped using a powerful government database.12 Jan 04:18 PM
VideoWatch NZH Local Focus: Get a free driver's license in TaumarunuiAlmost 100 young people will get free restricted licences in Taumarunui, getting them off the street and into employment. Made with funding from NZ On Air.11 Jan 05:56 PM
New ZealandWant a house faster? Go and live in carA 71-year-old man on the waiting list for a state house said he was told to "live in his car and then call back" to speed up the process of getting a home.31 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandBusiness quake support package extendedQuake-affected businesses in Wellington and Hurunui have been given a boost with the announcement that support subsidies will be extended.23 Dec 05:00 AM
New Zealand'A huge waste of taxpayer money'WATCH: Families are facing a bleak Christmas in cramped motel rooms that are costing taxpayers thousands of dollars each week.22 Dec 05:26 AM
