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OPINION: Benefits have become harder to access over years of systemic changes.
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Oranga Tamariki blunder - mum wrongly accused of being unfit rejects $50k compo
The agency accused Anna of violence, hiding children, benefit fraud, and neglect.
From gang life to farm life: How a ground-breaking employment programme is changing lives
Door-knocking in gang community is paying dividends by getting people jobs.
'Reach out to support agencies directly if you have concerns of rough sleepers in cars': Auckland Council
Council mistakenly classifies woman later found dead in car as freedom camper.
Towering 16-storey public housing complex for seniors coming to Manukau
The 16-storey tower next to the Manukau Westfield will be for tenants aged 55 and over.
IRD hunts 170,000 bank accounts for $350 cost of living payment
Thousands are at risk of missing out on the upcoming payment.
Minister defends Oranga Tamariki changes amid strong opposition
Majority of submitters and all four other political parties oppose the bill.
Motel money: The companies which earned the most from emergency housing boom
One motel alone has received $16m in grants to house the homeless.
Abuse in care: 'Prison was heaven' compared to foster care, survivor says
Three stories of New Zealand children who were uplifted only to be abused.
Married grandmother stole $245k over 15 years while claiming to be solo mum
Rowena Price was overpaid $245,715 during 15 years after fraudulently claiming benefits.
Stand in the corner for 3 weeks - child punished for 'peeking at birthday gift'
Social workers should talk one-on-one with a child, away from their foster carers.
Serial rapist cites childhood of abuse in failed court bid
"Signature" offending seen in abductions of three different women for sex.
Income insurance scheme a step closer as law passes
It means ACC can look into implementing the $3.5 billion income insurance scheme.
Budget 2022: Nearly $1b to disability sectors and changes to benefits
Benefit changes are expected to lift up to 14,000 more children out of poverty.
Focus: Ranui Caravan Park residents building a vibrant and thriving community
Pete Dehar stacks food for the park's pata kai (store house) for neighbours and locals to grab. Video / Michael Craig
How a man's lonely death led to housing for the elderly homeless
Elderly man found four days after he died.
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Do you have more money from today? Benefits, super, student allowances increase
Low-income earners get some relief, with a raft of income support measures kicking in.
Editorial: Minimum wage, benefit increases - the joke is on the Government
OPINION: Our editorial on increases in main benefit rates and minimum wage from today.
John Tamihere: You cry separatism? Try being Māori
OPINION: "Why take my money, spend it for me, fail me, then tell me I'm a failure?"
'So much anxiety': Isolating solo mum's struggle to afford basics shared by many
Omicron: People who have never needed help to afford food are now having to use a foodbank
Children turned into gang members by state
Paora Sweeney and Wiremu Waikari suffered appalling abuse at the hands of state carers.
Shane Te Pou: Why we should get behind the Social Unemployment Insurance scheme
OPINION: Grant Robertson's plan represents a vast improvement over what we have now.
'There's always hope': Year from hell can't crush suburb's spirit
The community's heart beats strong, leaders say.
Welfare debts pushing thousands into 'poverty trap'
Punitive charges and interest penalties force thousands into debt trap.
Govt finalises huge expansion of social safety net, funded by tax hike
Government will shortly announce one of the biggest expansions of the social safety net.
Covid-19: Expected rush of unemployment benefit applications from unvaccinated workers
A range of support is available with roles impacted by Public Health Orders.
Wellington vs. Auckland: New study reveals which city is less stressful
Feeling stressed? The city you live in could be contributing.
Chlöe Swarbrick: NZ paying Covid price for unfairly tilted system
Covid erupting among political have-nots was tipping point for managing pandemic in NZ.
More than two thirds of the children who died in state care since 2017 were Māori
Out of the children who died, 23 were Māori.
'Beaten up, neglected, rejected': One woman's early life in state care
Woman says her time in a welfare residence has affected her life ever since.
Poorest Kiwis owe $4 billion to Government, with no end in sight
The poorest New Zealanders owe nearly $4 billion to the Government.
National: Flexi-wage jobs scheme off-track as benefit numbers rise
Since the latest lockdown began the number of those on Jobseeker has risen more than 8000.
'Change must come': Mixed views on Oranga Tamariki shake-up
Te Pāti Māori is threatening another hīkoi if the agency does not change its act fast.