New ZealandMassive welfare overhaul proposedMothers with young babies and sick and disabled people on benefits would be forced to look for work under a proposed overhaul of NZ's welfare system, which would see all benefits replaced by a 'jobseeker payment'.21 Feb 11:00 PM
New ZealandKey: Work-testing when child three makes sensePrime Minister John Key says he is open to work-testing beneficiaries when their youngest child turns three.21 Feb 10:16 PM
New ZealandGovt rules out cutting the doleThe Government won't consider reductions to main benefit levels including the sickness, invalid's, unemployment and domestic purposes benefits as part of any welfare overhaul recommended by the Welfare Working Group tomorrow.21 Feb 05:51 AM
New ZealandGPs develop plan to get invalids off benefitA consortium of North Shore doctors has a radical proposal to use health professionals to help sickness and invalid beneficiaries back to work.18 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandKey 'disconnected' from average Kiwis - homeless coalitionJohn Key has been accused of being disconnected after saying that beneficiaries who resort to food banks do so out of their own "poor choices".17 Feb 12:54 AM
New ZealandFood parcel families made poor choices, says KeyJohn Key says beneficiaries who resort to food banks do so out of their own "poor choices" rather than because they cannot afford food.16 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandSolo mother's plea for help over evictionA solo mother of three children has been given 90 days notice by her landlord and Housing NZ won't open her file for two months.09 Feb 08:31 PM
Small BusinessLabour: We will extend paid parental leave periodLabour is promising to extend paid parental leave and make Working for Families more generous for parents of under-2s.17 Jan 04:30 PM
Opinion<i>Lindsay Mitchell:</i> Meal-ticket children are hostages to lifestyles of parents26 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandAppeal on caregiver ruling disappoints commissionerThe Chief Human Rights Commissioner is 'deeply disappointed' the Crown is to appeal a High Court ruling on caregivers' rights.22 Dec 10:20 PM
New Zealand'Xmas Scrooges' fight caregiver-pay rulingThe Ministry of Health is to appeal a court ruling that parents caring for disabled adult children are eligible for financial support.22 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandCouple on torture charges lose bailA nine-year-old with horrific injuries never wants to see her parents again, a court has heard.22 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandParents accused of torture appear in courtA couple accused of torturing their nine-year-old daughter appeared briefly in court this morning.21 Dec 10:40 PM
New ZealandCYF: Dead girl's mum was trying to rid her life of violenceThe mother of a girl, 5, found dead in her bed after an alleged assault was trying to escape violence in her life.21 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandSex abuse charge in torture caseNew claims emerged last night that the nine-year-old girl allegedly tortured by her parents was also sexually abused while in Child Youth and Family care.21 Dec 04:30 PM
