PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMotelier asked to rip off emergency housing schemeA motelier is warning about a potential emergency housing scam.26 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandAccused fraudster fights MSD over use of personal informationMSD has previously been criticised for breaching its clients' privacy.19 Aug 02:49 AM
Freight and logisticsCompany to pay nearly $60k in Covid redundancy caseThe first case of Covid-19 redundancies found two staffers unfairly dismissed.23 Jul 09:05 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHeat or eat? The tough decision some elderly people are makingThere are concerns over how some seniors will cope once special energy payment ends.21 Jul 09:03 PM
New ZealandCovid's grim toll: NZ approaches unwanted milestoneDire economic conditions mean welfare numbers have peaked at historic levels.10 Jul 06:15 PM
New ZealandRelationship break up fabricated to swindle benefitsDunedin couple ripped off the Ministry of Social Development for six years.09 Jul 08:54 PM
New ZealandPerson makes threats at Thames MSD branchThe MSD's Thames St branch is in lockdown after receiving threats earlier today23 Jun 03:51 AM
New ZealandPM v Rob Fyfe - 'Remiss of me' not to thank ex-Air NZ boss; 'job's not done yet''Perhaps he thought he was exiting and I didn't' - Jacinda Ardern14 Jun 07:39 PM
BusinessWage subsidy investigation: Firm claims $84,000, director abruptly leaves NZHokitika gold mine and luxury stationery seller probed over subsidy claims.12 Jun 05:00 PM
CrimeTūrangi police's family harm persistence pays offThis week's Tūrangi police report covers quad bikes, family harm and the move to level 1.10 Jun 05:00 PM
KahuBaby uplifts: Oranga Tamariki fires back, says report 'silent on the interest of babies'It came after the Children's Commissioner told often-harrowing stories about uplifts.08 Jun 12:16 AM
New ZealandBaby uplifts: Mother first discovered her baby would be uplifted into state care while she was in labourMother was halfway through labour when she learned her baby was to be taken.07 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandMSD asked to mind accuracy, quality assurance after redundancy pay errorIt comes after people were wrongly denied the benefit based on redundancy payments.06 Jun 12:01 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Business successes star in video series100% Sweet launches youth employment initiative. Made with funding from NZ On Air.04 Jun 04:59 PM
New ZealandMinister's office 'not interested' in wage subsidy fraud figuresThe number of complaints, audits and money paid back are only provided quarterly.28 May 07:57 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPrivate girls school pays back some of wage subsidy - but should it return the lot?The school says it can keep $225,000. MSD and legal experts say otherwise.28 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandRough sleeping all but eliminated in NZ in six weeks of lockdownThe Covid crisis has had a silver lining: Nearly every rough sleeper has been housed.21 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand200,000 Kiwis in Australia with no social securityAbout 650,000 Kiwis live across the Ditch and many have little or no access to welfare.08 May 05:55 AM
New ZealandUrgent income support changes in Govt info dumpMSD made major, urgent changes to its model for benefit of clients, staff in pandemic.08 May 04:46 AM
New ZealandNumbers soar: 1000 people a day went on benefit during AprilDemand for food parcels also skyrocketed by more than 200 per cent in just two months.07 May 11:30 PM
PremiumPremiumSmall BusinessSome wage subsidy recipients' names could be kept secretMSD says it has yet to make publicly available details of individual claims for subsidy.07 May 05:34 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPrivate schools charging full fees claim $11.7m in Govt wage subsidyPrivate schools say the loss of international students during lockdown has hit them hard.05 May 05:00 PM
CompaniesBig law firms don't need subsidy: Simon BridgesOpposition Leader says major firms do not need the Government's wage subsidy.05 May 05:51 AM
New ZealandGovt prepares for hundreds of thousands of new benefit applicationsThe MSD is bracing for a massive increase in welfare applications.05 May 05:28 AM
New ZealandAnalysis: Who are New Zealand's new jobless?One of the biggest information gaps we have is real-time data on unemployment.29 Apr 03:14 AM
New Zealand$17m being paid back: Govt eyes legal action as businesses flout subsidy rulesMore than $17m will be paid back to the Govt from businesses that took up the scheme.24 Apr 05:48 AM
New Zealand'Tsunami' of demand for food parcels, families wait four hours in Māngere"It's almost as if a tsunami has happened," says the CEO of a budgeting service.24 Apr 03:45 AM
New ZealandWinston Peters' privacy breached but claim fails because leaker could not be foundWinston Peters said the case had caused "considerable stress".20 Apr 10:12 AM
PropertyLocal Focus: Community comes together for the homeless in lockdownFewer services calls for creative community solutions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.16 Apr 09:05 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleAussie investors end life in rat race, boost Whanganui social housingThe couple never set out to become social housing providers, but say it's a "win-win".10 Apr 05:01 PM
New ZealandSorry parents - schools won't re-open as soon as lockdown liftsMinisters of Social Development and Education front up to Parliament committee.09 Apr 01:04 AM
New Zealand'A nightmare': Single parents told to leave children in supermarket carparkThought shopping was hard under lockdown? Try being a single parent.08 Apr 09:00 PM
New ZealandBroke and desperate: Govt accused of hypocrisy over jobless immigrantsThere are 400,000 people in New Zealand on temporary visas.06 Apr 09:57 PM
New ZealandNow you can check if your boss has applied for wage subsidy schemeMinistry of Social Development website has opened a search option on wage subsidies.06 Apr 09:54 AM
