COMMENT: If you have to pay $17.70 an hour now, why hire an inexperienced employee?

More than 500 objections have been submitted over the proposal for Khandallah.

Niki Wiggins has been given a 90-day notice after five years at a property in Gonville.

The thief was sentenced to a year of home detention.

Childcare fees rose at twice the general inflation rate from 2008-2017.

Meth-related offending has now overtaken cannabis in New Zealand.

Comment: Rise in number of the dole may reflect less enforcement of its requirements.

A landmark case may change the way people on both ACC and welfare are compensated.

Camping isn't fun when there's no alternative

Mission's Christmas giving from new sites during rebuilding.

Rachel Rose speaks with the agencies responding to domestic violence in Whanganui

People said they do not currently receive enough income to live with dignity.

Welfare services to stop using fake names and signatures when dealing with "risky" clients

Two flatmates don't want to be separated from each other or their pets.

Whether people are single or a couple affects their eligibility for benefits.

Karina Tipene heats up her house by cooking dinner late for her seven young grandchildren.

Rental prices in Whanganui up nearly 40 per cent on last year

At one Auckland school, 1 in 10 students are getting help with basic items like clothing.

Sole parents on welfare start getting penalised once they earn more than $100 a week.

Winston Peters accuses Simon Bridges of taking a "puritanical" view on welfare sanctions.

Samantha once sponsored a child in poverty. Now her own daughter is being sponsored.

A culture change at Work and Income is underway, with sanctions falling by 20 per cent.

Dani Lebo and Stephanie Ward run Nature Play sessions for children in Whanganui

Hard look taken at controversial legislation widely considered to unfairly penalise some.

Suspensions of benefits have fallen by 23 per cent under a new, less punitive approach.

Ministry apologises to struggling South Auckland couple for delay in income assistance.

Struggling couple receive overwhelming response from public after sharing their story.

Moves to tackle child poverty welcomed, but advocates say beneficiaries let down.

Spending on police and no changes to benefit sanctions have been criticised by advocates

John Tamihere reckons we don't get value for our money from our top public servants.