New ZealandChildren go hungry amid plentyA quarter of primary and intermediate pupils in poorer Waikato areas go to school hungry, researchers have found.20 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandTeen welfare hard, some sayTeens among the first "guinea pigs" for a new money management system for welfare say they get enough for food - but not for transport, baby supplies and medical costs.20 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Labour's instability recipeMonetary policy is always contentious when the dollar is high, and at the moment it is very high.20 Sep 05:29 PM
New ZealandWelfare reforms pass first readingThe bill pushing ahead with the Government's second wave of welfare reforms passed its first reading in Parliament today.20 Sep 07:19 AM
New ZealandSports major gainer from pokiesNew Zealand's most popular sports have taken nearly $1 billion in gambling proceeds in the last seven years, records show.19 Sep 05:30 PM
New Zealand'The jobs just are not there'Jack Daylight came to protest against welfare reform because he wants a job. He was arrested yesterday outside the Ministry of Social Development's office in Auckland.18 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandReforms target benefit 'trap'The Government's latest welfare reforms will help get people out of the "trap" of benefit dependency, Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says.17 Sep 10:31 PM
New Zealand'One strike' rule for beneficiariesSecond bill in welfare reform cancels payments for those who refuse offer of 'suitable' job.17 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandWelfare reforms introducedLegislation introducing an "investment approach'' to welfare has been signed off by the Cabinet and will go before a select committee after its first reading in Parliament.17 Sep 06:04 AM
OpinionAnn David: When intention is keyAnyone who can understand the difference between rape and lovemaking can understand the difference between killing and compassionate assistance to die, writes Ann David.16 Sep 09:30 PM
OpinionTapu MisaTapu Misa: Precious little sense on Planet PaulaCost should not be only driver of social policies; principles matter, too, writes Tapu Misa.16 Sep 09:30 PM
New ZealandJob losses leave town battling to surviveKawerau has one of the country's highest proportion of beneficiaries, with 1725 of its 6921 residents receiving some kind of assistance.14 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandBenefit ‘no excuse for hard line’The Finance Minister denies the Government will use a $78 billion valuation of the lifelong cost of benefits as an excuse to get the public to buy into a harder line on welfare.12 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionBennett out-nannies LabourDr Andrew Cardow says Paula Bennett appears to be working under the belief that beneficiaries do not have the wherewithal to decide what is best for their children.12 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandBeing Kiwi: Fighting to beat povertyThe Herald continues its series looking at our changing National identity. Today, those aged 20 - 39, the children of Rogernomics.12 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandFear over beneficiary child changesEarly childhood experts are in shock after a government decision to make education compulsory from the age of 3 for children of welfare beneficiaries.11 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldChe Guevara's daughter tries to protect imageChe Guevara's daughter, Aleida Guevara, says 'sometimes people know what he stands for, sometimes not'.10 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionBreakfast is not too much to askEditorial: A simple breakfast is not much to ask and should be provided for all children who need it. But if it is to be public funded, the food should be distributed by agencies that know a community.10 Sep 05:28 PM
OpinionVote now: Should beneficiaries be drug tested?Drug testing of beneficiaries comes in next year, with penalties for those who fail. What's your view on the government's policy?05 Sep 01:41 AM
New ZealandJohn Key on rise of youth suicide rates Prime Minister John Key said youth suicide statistics released today were damning and the Government needed to do better.Watch03 Sep 07:54 AM
