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CYF 'oversight' in drowned baby case

A CYF supervisor says an oversight meant a parental assessment was not carried out for a baby boy who was returned to his parents and allegedly drowned by his mother.

<i>Brian Rudman:</i> Positive focus to create jobs better than benefit-bashing

Accused mother had left kids alone before, jury told

Sallies betrayed us over housing - tenants' group

Benefiting who?

Dita De Boni wonders whether a food stamp scheme for those on low incomes could work in New Zealand.

<i>John Armstrong:</i> Going where National has never gone before

Changing social norms could take generations

Drive to stem generations of welfare dependency

The Govt is likely to continue with further reform aimed at reducing long-term welfare dependency, John Key says.

<i>Editorial:</i> Time for long, hard look at 'house for life'

NZ's DPB capital where one in seven is on solo benefit

More than a money issue

Mums forced to rethink their future

CYF spoke to Cezar's mother

<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Super age alternatives need debate

Let's assume for the sake of argument that people are more open to the idea of a later age of retirment eligibility than they give us credit for.

<i>Louise Carroll</i>: ACC's broken promises a blow to the hearing impaired

Second best return for retirement fund

<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> We have to fix our pension problems before debt overwhelms us

Benefit cheat loses teaching registration