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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".
$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>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.
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.
State house resident with rental properties sentenced
A man who lived in a state house while he rented out two properties of his own has been sentenced for defrauding the taxpayer.
$1000-plus welfare grants for other people's children
Thirteen of the 20 highest-paid beneficiaries and almost a third of those on more than $1000 a week are looking after other people's children.
Waiheke trips hurt Gold Card budget
Free trips for pensioners on Waiheke Island ferries are under review because they are costing the SuperGold Card scheme too much.
Fraudster managed stash from jail
NZ's biggest benefit fraudster manipulated a web of offshore accounts from prison in a bid to hide the $3.4m he stole from taxpayers.
Faults flagged in $29m family project
The Government's biggest home visiting programme is under review after researchers found its US counterpart failed to reduce child abuse.
ACC, Super Fund recoveries help NZ govt finances
Recoveries in the investment performance of the ACC and New Zealand Superannuation Fund portfolios have helped offset a dramatic fall in the tax take over the past three months, says Treasury.
National one year on: She's strong, sometimes wrong but 'is one of us'
John Key's Cabinet punt on Paula Bennett has paid off handsomely.