Criminal charges have been laid against an unemployed man who travelled the world for two years courtesy of the taxpayer. Peter Freedom left for Australia in 2009 but his benefit payments were not stopped until last January.

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has ordered an investigation into at least 50 households...

A former iwi social services boss has been found guilty on fraud charges totalling about $147,500.

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Police and the Serious Fraud Office have announced they are looking into allegations of employee fraud at the Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society.

Childcare managers made false claims about where they worked that helped the country's largest daycare company boost its taxpayer funding to $60 million, documents show.