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<i>John Armstrong:</i> Huge numbers only part of benefit story

John Armstrong writes that the working group's prescription for change may be blinkered by ideology such as time limits.

In search of Auckland's lost souls

Murder accused knew CPR, court told

A woman accused of murdering her baby son by leaving him alone in the bath knew CPR but did not try to resuscitate him because she thought it was too late, a court has been told.

Accused mother asked for help

A mother accused of murdering her baby said she felt "incapable" of looking after her children.

Help to make foster care permanent

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

Sallies betrayed us over housing - tenants' group

DPB crackdown has lots of backers in target group

More teenage pregnancies, fewer births

Many mums on benefit since teens

Controversial new data suggests that more than half of all sole parents on the domestic purposes benefit first became beneficiaries as teens.

Couples split to get extra on benefit

A growing number of unemployed couples are living apart so one can claim the domestic purposes benefit to get more money, say beneficiary advocates.

To work or not to work

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

Mums forced to rethink their future

More than a money issue