PremiumPremiumOpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Making pensioners poorer isn't a Super ideaTreasury needs better ideas for containing the rising cost of NZ Superannuation.08 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Bassinets for the rich:' $35m baby bonus windfall for wealthyCalls for targeting of Best Start after $35m paid out to families on six-figure incomes.30 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Totally unacceptable': Davis on Oranga Tamariki child restraint'It is a difficult job but there is no excuse for what we have seen in the videos.'28 Jun 10:27 PM
New ZealandGovt pays $100 million to top emergency motel providers in nine monthsMinister defends the spending as "better than forcing people to live in cars or in tents".28 Jun 03:38 AM
New ZealandCovid-19 benefit-fraud investigations pause sees backlogStaff were diverted to the wage subsidy with investigations to last at least another year.16 Jun 12:07 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBenefit fraud prosecutions drop 90 per cent in five yearsThe value of overpayments investigated has also dropped from $48.8m to $12.3m.08 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHousing crisis, Covid-19 see $200m transitional housing budget blowoutGrants for Kiwis in desperate situations also increased over $200m from the year prior.25 May 05:00 PM
KahuGovernment invests $10m in support programme for Māori women in prisonThe announcement was made at Christchurch Women's Prison today.25 May 01:32 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Labour's Budget 'timid and cautious'OPINION: The Australian Budget is "ambitious and bold" by comparison.22 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Keeping an open mind': PM on border re-openingArdern talks borders, the Covid fund and the benefits boost in a post-Budget interview.21 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandWomen left behind in Budget 2021OPINION: The lack of a gender lens makes New Zealand a laggard compared to Australia.21 May 02:09 AM
OpinionAustralia v NZ: You can tell a lot about a country by the way it budgetsTHE CONVERSATION: Earlier this year, Oz treasurer scoffed at idea of a wellbeing budget.21 May 01:58 AM
New ZealandArdern hits back at claims Budget not for jobs, middle New Zealand"People from all walks of life often raise with me the issue of poverty," Ardern says.20 May 11:29 PM
New Zealand'The money left over wouldn't stretch to a new sweater': Beneficiary bags budgetTwo solo parents at either end of NZ are doing it tough and wonder if much will change.20 May 05:00 PM
KahuHousing forum, NorthChamber welcome benefit increaseCalls by community leaders for more clarity around Budget allocation for Northland.20 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: A very Labour Budget in a very unusual timeGrant Robertson's Budget won't please all, but the outlook is better than most expected.20 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Robertson looks to keep 'better-than-expected' story rollingBetter luck next year: Business disappointed but forecasts suggest more stimulus to come.20 May 06:10 AM
VideoAuckland Action Against Poverty invites PM Ardern to discuss benefit paymentsThe Auckland Action Against Poverty group invites PM Jacinda Ardern to meet with them and discuss a lift in benefit levels. Video / SuppliedWatch20 May 05:28 AM
New ZealandBudget 2021: Beneficiary advocacy group calls benefit increase 'weak'Auckland Action Against Poverty says the increase does not restore dignity for families20 May 05:00 AM
New ZealandGovernment announces $3.3 billion to lift 33,000 children out of povertyWeekly benefit rates will be lifted by between $32 and $55 per adult by April 2022.20 May 02:00 AM
New ZealandElana Connor's solo sail around NZ raises $43k for teens in careA seven-month circumnavigation of NZ is over for American solo sailor Elana Connor.17 May 02:47 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: Will the Government take the poverty crisis seriously?Political Roundup: Will the Government take the poverty crisis seriously?16 May 05:09 AM
New ZealandRape, digging your own grave, mock executions part of horrific Social Welfare camp''The supervisors told us we were getting executed and we've got to dig our graves.''07 May 08:09 AM
New ZealandWoman's suspicion about miscarriage validated during inquiryA woman raped by welfare home staff outlines her ordeal.06 May 09:57 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHomeless shelter: 'I felt sick just being in there'Opinion: Some young people feel safer on the streets than in emergency accommodation.05 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandGovt spends $5.5m on IT to charge for emergency motel staysPeople in emergency accommodation now charged 25 per cent of their income towards costs.03 May 07:40 AM
New Zealand'Inhumane': Minister takes aim at emergency housingAssociate Housing Minister Marama Davidson not satisfied emergency housing is fully safe.26 Apr 06:08 PM
New ZealandCost blowout for $56m inquiry into careInquiry warned to watch costs after seeking funding top-ups three times.22 Apr 06:28 PM
New ZealandEmergency housing: Woman beaten unconscious, children being 'put at risk'Distressing revelations about life in emergency housing continue to emerge.20 Apr 07:01 PM
New Zealand'Motel generation' feared as emergency housing need continuesWhānau struggling with rents are being bumped across emergency accommodation providers.13 Apr 07:31 AM
New Zealand'$20 an hour'- Minimum wage and benefits get a boost from today!The minimum wage and benefit levels get a boost today, as part of a package of changes.31 Mar 07:23 PM
New ZealandWatch: PM faces questions on rents, Covid at post-Cab presser175,000 New Zealanders to receive the increase when minimum wage increases to $20 an hour.29 Mar 01:45 AM
New ZealandActing OT chief Sir Wira Gardiner: 'What we need is ngakau aroha'Acting Oranga Tamariki chief Sir Wira Gardiner urges aroha in decision-making. Video / Maori TelevisionWatch17 Mar 05:31 AM
KahuActing OT chief Sir Wira Gardiner: 'What we need is ngākau aroha'Sir Wira has a six-month brief to restore public confidence in the long-beleaguered agency17 Mar 03:01 AM
