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OPINION: Today's welfare has been grotesquely changed from its original vision.
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109,000 Kiwis on Jobseeker welfare for more than a year
The PM says he's seen enough evidence to prove the use of sanctions should be ramped up.
Audrey Young: The real jobseeker shocker everybody missed
OPINION: Critics might want to check the fine print before they cry 'cruelty'.
Focus: New measures to be put into place to reset welfare system
PM Christopher Luxon and Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston announce new measures to reset the welfare system. Video / Mark Mitchell
Revealed: New benefit rates reduce forecast incomes of disabled by $2300 by 2028
Fresh modelling shows disabled people will lose out.
Government’s $3b landlord tax cut would be retrospective, trigger refunds
The IRD says the new Government's tax cuts could be applied retrospectively.
Opinion: Minimum wage increase is actually a cut
OPINION: This minimum wage increase is, in fact, a real-term cut in incomes.
Beneficiaries now likely to spend 13 years on welfare
Govt estimates of the expected time on Jobseeker have jumped 23 per cent in four years.
MSD warns incoming minister of rising number of Kiwis on benefit, more increases likely
'We are seeing increasing complexity in clients’ needs.'
'It seems to be shrouded in some mystery': Social hub to open to the public
The manager of Taupō's Waiora House says there's "mystery" around it.
Bryce Wilkinson: Working-age welfare trap a big problem for all
OPINION: Our welfare system is a problem for beneficiaries and taxpayers alike.
Fire investigator says Matauri Bay house fire deliberately lit
Someone reportedly broke into the lounge and started the fire.
What kids who commit serious crimes have in common
Haami Hanara, who was neglected and abused, knifed a man to death when he was 14.
ELE collapse: Owner accuses clients of not paying, Filipino ex-workers sleep in cars
'I urge you to consider the consequences of withholding payment': ELE owner to clients
‘A disease’: NZ’s broken infrastructure likely to trudge into the future
There has been an abject lack of long-term planning for decades.
Willis unveils $7.4 billion in cuts as gloomy economy weighs on Government
A gloomy economic outlook - with a silver lining on inflation.
Share My Super founder donates $10m for child poverty - how others can help
Baby Boomers who might not need their pension payments can make a difference.
'Absolute rot': New Minister pushes back on 'beneficiary bashing' critics
'It's a disgrace. There have been massive opportunities.'
Four key facts for thoughtful people when it comes to NZ poverty
OPINION: I'm a capitalist and I can see why investing to solve childhood poverty matters.
Why spending some time alone could be good for the soul
Findings from a new study challenge the notion that solitude makes lonely people.
Major family policy scrapped to give Winston his wish
National got its tax package over the line but concessions had to be made.
State of the nation in nine charts: What country is Luxon inheriting?
Economist: Strong domestic inflation pressures are expected for some time yet.
'Extraordinary': Homeless refuse help - and face being trespassed from reserves
"Some of them simply do not want to abide by rules," Rotorua Lakes Council says.
Influential child welfare advocate remembered
Lesley Webb wanted children to have the best upbringing possible.
‘Beneficiary bashing’ or encouraging more people into work? Welfare policies compared
Sanctions and benefit increases key difference between Labour, National.
What key issues is Whanganui facing ahead of the election?
Climate change resilience was an issue high on people's lists of concerns.
Hotel deemed unfit for homeless
Former Carisbrook Hotel will receive no more referrals until "notice to fix" is sorted.
Inside Kāinga Ora's 'village' in the middle of Auckland city
Te Mātāwai is Auckland's newest and largest response to homelessness in the city.
‘Lost the plot’: Act founder not voting for former party
The party's current leader isn't too fazed by the comments.
Migrant pensioner wins fight against MSD after it denies his superannuation by one day
The Indian migrant lodged his application for superannuation in February 2020.
Green Party looking to snare Labour's disaffected voters
Green Party members are assembling for their AGM in Auckland this weekend.
Suspended Oranga Tamariki staff still paid two years after child facility closed
Child protection agency closed 10-bed Te Oranga care and protection house in June 2021.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Why Muldoon had the right idea when it came to gangs
OPINION: But National's new policy sounds like Groundhog Day.
The silence of the wolves: Where's the response to the Greens' poverty plan?
Why such a deafening silence in the wake of the Greens' new tax policy?