Bay homes are earning almost $80 a day more than the average worker, as Rotorua house prices play "catch up" with other parts of the

The Government appears certain to miss its target of cutting reoffending in New Zealand by next year.

Salvation Army recommends tightening immigration rules further beyond last week's Government decisions to raise the point system.

Budgeting agencies are "in shock" after a radical shakeup which has ended state funding for a third of all previously funded budget

The NZ Herald is today raising awareness of the struggles of thousands of homeless Kiwis.

Salvation Army representatives hope to meet with Whanganui District Council staff to discuss a proposed joint venture for pensioner

Marae, women's refuges and other social agencies have won funding to house 3000 homeless families and individuals a year in the latest

The streets are no place to sleep after a long day at work, especially in winter's depths. But for some New Zealanders, a freezing

The Salvation Army's annual stocktake on New Zealand's social health has earned high credibility. It owes this to its recognition of progress as well as problems.

A number of businesses have stepped in to help the Salvation Army after one of its centres was vandalised.

The Sallies are absolutely right to request that donations be pristine and new because there are some people in our community who are truly evil, Kerre writes.

Kiwi families searching for help this Christmas may be left with empty stockings for their kids if Kmart's Wishing Tree appeal falls short.

The Government has agreed to fund an extra 508 social housing units in Auckland in a surprise boost to previously announced policies.

Growing numbers of Kiwis risk becoming homeless in old age because of falling home ownership rates, rising rents and static housing subsidies, the Salvation Army says.

Salvation Army volunteers are bracing themselves for a bumper Christmas - of assistance to families facing a struggle to keep afloat through the season of goodwill.

A long-term contract to inspect all state houses for potential risks to health and safety was axed the year before two Auckland tenants died last winter.

A former head of the Rotorua Salvation Army has admitted a charge of unlawfully behaving in an offensive manner.

If the likes of the Salvation Army cannot afford to buy cut-price state houses, it seems improbable that any other social services agency is in a position to do so.

This week, Finance Minister Bill English was dealt a blow by the Salvation Army, which rejected his suggestion it buy Housing New Zealand stock.

A 78-year-old Westport man has been further remanded on bail to appear in the Greymouth District Court in June on charges related to historic sex offending.

The Salvation Army says it felt pressured into carrying out expensive, time-consuming research on buying unwanted state houses because the Government repeatedly referred to the charity as a likely buyer.

Bill English says he is not surprised that the Salvation Army has decided against buying state houses from the Government.

The Salvation Army has decided against buying state homes off the Government, a blow the Labour Party says is "hugely embarrassing".

The dress that divided the internet with millions debating its colours has been adopted by the Salvation Army for the focus of its latest anti-domestic violence campaign.