The 10 Kiwi companies paying back $200m in Covid wage subsidies
Cash-strapped, or cashing in? Some big firms have repaid all the Covid money.
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Teresa White: 80 per cent of all attachment orders collected from beneficiaries
MSD attachment orders just keep punishing the poor and Māori.
Migrant pensioner wins fight against MSD after it denies his superannuation by one day
The Indian migrant lodged his application for superannuation in February 2020.
MSD investigates double-dipping on Super Rugby wage subsidies
The ministry is seeking to retrieve some of the $9.7 million paid out.
Two wrongs make a right: Man uses proceeds of crime to repay $21,000 in wrongfully received Covid-19 subsidies
Police found $31,000 in cash, drugs and a firearm, but they had no search warrant.
'Close to the breadline': Couple's Kiwi pension clipped due to time spent in UK
Couple argue deduction of UK pension is discrimination against immigrants in New Zealand.
Kāinga Ora plan could see up to 40 small apartments built
There's a conditional contract between Kāinga Ora and a developer.
What the changes to child support payments mean for beneficiaries
Parents will start receiving the payments from August 22 if the liable parent pays.
’We need a system that treats people with respect’: Calls to wipe welfare debt
Beneficiaries owe the Government $2.4 billion nationally.
Man accused of wrongly claiming nearly $1 million in Covid-19 wage subsidy
EXCLUSIVE: Nearly $1 million acquired in man's wage subsidy fraud, MSD alleges.
Do young people leave school with basic skills for work? No, say employers
An employer asked an apprentice to sweep the workspace. They said no and phoned their dad.
Meng Foon accepts he's resigned, doesn't rule out future work in public sector
The Race Relations Commissioner's intended resignation was earlier thrown into doubt.
‘I can’t be sure, sure’: Meng Foon tweaks claim PM’s office leaked his planned resignation
Foon's role is in the spotlight amid a conflict of interest issue.
MSD staffer brought bag of fake ‘meth’ to work as 'joke'
Former staff member alleges stunt indicative of work culture at WINZ, scorn for clients.
MSD debt balloons to $2.4 billion, family debt rises 25 per cent in a year
Campaigner says Govt inquiry needed to reveal true extent of poverty in NZ.
'So many things I've lost': Loafers Lodge tenants wait for bonds
Some tenants who lost everything in the blaze need the money to make a new start.
Pretty unreal: Northland teen lands apprenticeship with Northland Rescue Helicopters
Psalm Blockley just started her apprenticeship as an aircraft maintenance engineer.
Government funding “hard to get” for small business owners with disabilities
Small business owners living with disability have slammed a lack of support.
Free budgeting services face funding cuts
Demand for the service has surged as people seek help to make ends meet.
Salvation Army to incorporate Māori to help set new strategic guidance
The church is upping its strategic alliance with Māori.
No inquest: Almost nine years after WINZ shooting murders Coroner closes final chapter
Coroner outlines improvements made by MSD after 2014 WINZ office murders.
Winz customer takes app frustration out on window
Young man's frustration with Winz app leads to wilful damage conviction.
Covid-cash cheats: More cases coming
Government audit of billions in wage subsidy payments sees dozens charged.
Programme helping Māori develop pathways towards positive change
The progamme is about uniting the threads of whānau.
Healthcare and aroha being choppered to rural communities
Seeing the need through a cultural lens critical to mission’s success.
Motel generation: What it's like raising kids in emergency housing
Nearly half those living in emergency housing in Hawke's Bay are children.
Why this man is making the 'scary' change from IT to hospitality - at 45
Brown is one of 11 new students who are part of HospoStart’s class of 2023.
As the number of homeless in motels halves, locals say Rotorua's positive ‘vibe’ is returning
Rotorua residents say there's a positive impact of having fewer homeless living in motels.
Marae-based driver mentoring gets rural Northlanders road-ready
Learning to drive will soon become easier for Northlanders living remotely.
Calls to wipe beneficiary dental debt as loans top $30m a year
The Govt recently increased the grant cap, but hasn't committed to wiping existing debt.
Crime Scene Cleaners broke law with ‘morally repugnant’ social media posts
The company posted graphic scenes of sudden deaths to social media but avoids prosecution.