BDBDEmploymentUnemployment rate remains steadyThe New Zealand labour market remained relatively steady in the June 2011 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today, with the unemployment rate remaining at 6.5 percent. The unemployment stats, just released, were largely expected by economists...03 Aug 11:15 PM
Opinion Editorial: Jobs for parents and food for hungry kidsMany readers will have been taken aback this week by revelations in the <i>Herald</i> series on the number of children turning up at schools hungry each day. 29 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandSir Peter Blake awards: Dame Margaret BazleyToday the Weekend Herald salutes the winners of the annual Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards, which honour one of the country's greatest leaders, the late Sir Peter Blake.01 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandDole-funded jaunt leads to chargesCriminal charges have been laid against an unemployed man who travelled the world for two years courtesy of the taxpayer. Peter Freedom left for Australia in 2009 but his benefit payments were not stopped until last January.17 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandRevealed: $100k-plus beneficiary homesSocial Development Minister Paula Bennett has ordered an investigation into at least 50 households...12 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionDavid Farrar: Working group poses welfare reformsSome of the proposals from the Welfare Working Group are anathema to the parties of the left.02 Jun 11:00 PM
New ZealandPM: Welfare system must be clearer on workJohn Key says proposed reforms of the welfare sector will be rolled out in the lead up to the general election, and he says the system should make it clear that people must support themselves if they can.30 May 07:18 AM
BDBDEmploymentUnemployment rate falls to 6.6pc, dollar jumpsNew Zealand's official unemployment rate has fallen from 6.8 per cent to 6.6 per cent, says Statistics NZ.04 May 11:00 PM
New ZealandMove cuts help to anti-violence groupsWomen's refuges say some women fleeing from violence may no longer be able to get...27 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandBoarding house horrorsChildren are living in tiny, damp and sometimes squalid boarding houses, while Housing NZ staff are discouraging people who are seeking help from formally registering their need, saying they have no business interfering.09 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandStarving boy eats roachWelfare agencies alarmed at extreme lengths some people go to just to eat. One desperate case of a Bay of Plenty child and his three siblings has been offered as a stark example of the degree of poverty in our communities.02 Apr 04:30 PM
