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PM: Motel emergency housing a 'stopgap measure'

She would not say how long motels would be used to house the homeless.

Deprivation and anti-institution leads to low immunisation rates

Te Arawa drive-through could be an vaccine hub not just for Covid-19, says a local GP.

Noticeable increase in emergency housing grants for holiday parks and campgrounds

Choking at the emergency housing end in Northland, and it's getting worse.

Families in motels brace for border reopening

Those in emergency housing want to know where they'll fit when tourists return.

Fake vaccine passes: Seven alleged fakes handed in to police; amnesty deadline extended

It comes after Canterbury signwriter accused of making fake passes.

Want a job? 24,000 kiwifruit workers needed as labour shortage bites

Last season harvesting roles paid an average of $27 an hour rates vary and can reach $40.

Whanganui benefit numbers fall in 2021 driven by industry growth

Extra effort put into getting long-term beneficiaries into work, minister says.

Warning rent rises in North could push families into poverty

Mixture of policy and market considerations pushing rents up in Northland.

Homeless move site after safety threats

Long stayers moved from Whanganui homeless hub after threats to safety.

SFO begins inquiries into multiple cases of potential wage subsidy fraud

The cases have been referred after extensive investigations by MSD, says director.

Fears for thousands of kids in emergency housing as Covid outbreak grows

Race is on to vaccinate families of thousands of kids are in Auckland emergency housing.

Covid coffers: $3.1million windfall after emergency law botch-up sees lockdown jobless short-changed

The 5,300 people who applied for Jobseeker benefit for four months last year owed money.

Kiwis trapped abroad fear being stripped of their pension due to no MIQ rooms

Retirees stuck overseas for longer than six months will lose their pension.

Stressed Kiwis stuck in Aussie face pension cuts

People can collect Super for up to 26 weeks while overseas before payments are frozen.

Relief as Auckland hairdresser's 10-day wage subsidy wait comes to end

Lyndsey Erasmus feels a deep sense of guilt for the slow processing of the subsidy.

Delta outbreak: Govt pumps $10m more into food parcels, essential items

More than $69 million has provided to support providers and community organisations.