Paula Bennett told Parliament that, apart from reading the Privacy Commission's website, she did not seek any advice before releasing details of two solo mothers' benefits.

Readers debate whether Paula Bennett was right to release the income details of two solo mothers.

Details of benefits received by two solo mothers have been made public by the Government after the pair criticised cutbacks.

Our political correspondent on National's attacks on Phil Goff.

This has been an especially awful week for Phil Goff.

An unemployed man used by Labour as an example of someone who would benefit from its dole policy owns properties worth hundreds of thousands.

Phil Goff says his call for the dole to be paid to redundant workers, regardless of their partners' incomes, would be a temporary measure for 'low and middle income' New Zealanders.

Almost three times as many people are claiming the unemployment benefit as at the same time last year.