Govt the 'golden egg' for housing investors
Investors are targeting South Auckland with the express purpose of getting Govt money.
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Landlords charging $300 a night to house homeless
MSD is being charged four times the market rent by landlords who take in homeless people.
NZ Fashion Week goes back to its roots
Long-running Kiwi fashion event is changing, as Viva editor Amanda Linnell explains.
'I'm going to rip your face off': No appeal after MSD threats
Judge says court transcripts clearly show man had been under no pressure to plead guilty.
'Hundreds' of names of alleged child abusers held by government
Details emerge of identities of alleged abusers held by government agencies.
Shanty town in CBD removed by council
The makeshift camp grew larger over the last week, angering some neighbours.
Generous pensioners give their Winter Energy Payment to charity
The couple are frugal power users and feared "making money" from the payment.
Grandparents' decade-long battle for 'justice' over taken grandchildren
Grandparents open up about painful battle for "justice" after grandkids were uplifted.
Archives NZ privacy hole known for years and not fixed
Archives NZ privacy hole known for years but left open for the Herald to walk through.
Whistleblower says Archives NZ privacy breach known for years
Investigation: Files were public for years and the government knew, says whistleblower.
Stranger 'angel' helps homeless family at supermarket
Grateful family 'overwhelmed and speechless' at generosity.
'At heart, you're a dishonest woman': Fraudster mum at it again
"Your offending was calculated. It was premeditated. It was repeated and repeated."
Ministry apology: Mum of severely disabled daughter denied aid
"I've given up my entire life and marriage to care for her at home," says angry mum.
Rents 'skyrocket' while millions is spent on emergency housing
Millions of dollars is being spent on emergency housing as Rotorua rents skyrocket.
'Evil' pension policy to be abolished
Pensioners have been waiting a long time for the spousal deduction policy to be dropped.
Parnell problems: 'Fighting, drinking, abusive' deportees causing 'havoc'
Deportees and troubled souls housed at a Parnell lodge are causing 'havoc' for residents
Growing Up in NZ gets funding boost
The study tracks 6800 Kiwi kids from 12 weeks before birth to 21 years old.
CEO admits 'mistake' in employing blind worker on $2.30/h
But parents of disabled employees want current wage exemptions scheme kept
Hīkoi for Homeless solved the crisis or created a new one?
Leaders reflect one year on: "There is still so much to be done."
Budget: Welfare increase 'not enough'
Change to welfare payments applauded, but an urgent increase still needed, advocates say.
Unhealthy homes: Mould, leaks, disease making people dangerously sick
Since Healthy Homes began in Rotorua in 2014 it has responded to more than 830 referrals.
Advocate: No one will hire disabled workers on minimum wage
Kiwis with disabilities earned half the average income of other NZers, study finds.
Disabled woman paid $2.30/h to unwind Air NZ earphones
Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni says the rules are discriminatory.
Privacy breached during benefit fraud investigations
The Ministry of Social Development said it has made changes in its investigation approach.
Where's the substance? Peters questions major new survey
$3m survey designed by Justice Ministry staff and reviewed by experts.
Hawke's Bay Housing: How to house seasonal workers during a housing crisis
Behind a Hawke's Bay coolstore, cabins that could house people sit empty.
Welfare changes - what you need to know
The Greens will be underwhelmed by Government's response to a damning welfare review.
Beneficiaries' 'desperate situation': Welfare changes after damning review
Govt has acted immediately after a review concluded NZ's welfare system was broken.
Home truths: what hurts and helps Kiwi kids' development
Kids from troubled homes struggle later - but in spite of poverty some beat the odds.
Oversight for Oranga Tamariki beefed up
Ombudsman given more powers to investigate complaints from children in care.
Child-poverty targets just got tougher to reach
Latest figures reveal the Govt has a bigger task ahead of it than previously believed.
$3.4m error: 25,000 wrongly get winter energy payment
MSD has admitted 25,000 people were mistakenly paid the entitlement, costing $3.4m
Whangārei man turned down job by Air NZ over tā moko
"To have Air New Zealand call it body art made me feel shit for being Māori."
Only 1 in 4 new public housing places in Auckland are new builds
The Government is "cannibalising" affordable houses for public housing, NGOs say.