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Clothed and confident

Angela McCarthy finds a company helping women get back to work.

Families with kids feel pinch hardest

An official survey has found that families with children are far more likely to be in hardship than any other New Zealanders.

A brave dad shoulders the heartbreaking burden of care

Cliff Robinson has invested a lifetime raising his disabled son and daughter and is fighting the Government to lighten his load.

Working for Families tax trap

For some families, the dole is a better option than Working for Families tax credits. Simon Collins investigates what's wrong.

Childcare windfall swallowed up by bills

State funds boost commercial part of industry

Pressure grows in Britain for publication of 'torture boys' report

In the United Kingdom, calls are growing by opposition politicians and the public that the full report of the review of the case of two brothers who savagely attacked a pair of boys in Edlington, South Yorkshire, should be made public.

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Plenty of fault in our ACC system

Man makes up mugging story after wallet lost

ACC's 'offensive' email

An ACC staff member emailed a recent widow saying: "Just so you know ... I am not God and therefore I do not determine when people live or die".

Should the Govt fund private-school scholarships?

$2.6m for posh-school entry under fire as elitist

Private-school scholarships for poorer students have been attacked as an "elitist" use of taxpayers' money.

<i>Craig Elliffe:</i> Some taxing problems built into system

<i>Kerre Woodham:</i> Kick abusers off the dole

If some beneficiaries are too dangerous to be dealt with face-to-face, their benefits should be cancelled says Kerre Woodham.

Bennett spells out new benefit rules

Dole not cut as long as work sought - Bennett

Beneficiaries who undergo a review after a year on an unemployment benefit will not lose that assistance if they can't find work, Paula Bennett says.