Redevelopment and methamphetamine were two key reasons for evictions from state houses.

A domestic violence advocacy group is calling for an inquiry into the Family Court.

Ask for help and you will get it, government promises family violence victims.

Green MP Jan Logie: reasons women won't name a father are "none of the state's business."

This summit being run by the Government just doesn't cut the mustard.

The Balderstons are prisoners in someone else's home as they wait for a modified house.

Half of workers earning less than $24,000 won't get benefit at all from new Budget perks.

The Govt snuck stricter welfare rules for migrants into the Budget.

Tailored support in the Budget for family violence victims and struggling Cantabrians.

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Footage shows the toddler wandering lost before being helped to return home.

Most of those using Government fund to leave Auckland have settled down.

The waiting list for social housing has risen again, but fallen in Auckland.

Social Development Ministry reveals fewest people on the benefit in 20 years.

Mary Holm column: Advice for a teen with 'extraordinary entrepreneurial skills'.

Thousands of people could be helped into long-term employment via a new initiative.

An independent review at the Ministry for Social Development had been announced.

The flooding in Bay of Plenty has bee classified as "medium-scale adverse event".

Taxpayers spent $1m on lawyers before settling abuse claims for a fraction of this cost.

Event slammed by the Backbone Collective, as "too little too late".

Oriwa Kemp is pregnant again, just months after CYF removed a child from her care at birth.

Overhaul of the child protection laws puts emphasis on placing children in a safe, loving home.

Child Youth and Family is to review how it handled a case where five children were so badly neglected they had to eat rotten food.

How do Prime Minister Bill English's comments about drug tests stack up with official data?

Top marketing graduate Kyal Little is still looking for a job 18 months after graduating - because he hasn't yet found an employer

Police say it's not unusual for them to prosecute beggars who are asking for money but don't need it. The comment comes after a Hastings

A Glen Innes tenant battling against eviction from her former state house has put a surprising argument to the Tenancy Tribunal.

Finance minister Steven Joyce says socials bonds work a bit like the role of private investors in PPP infrastructure schemes.

A second wife in a polygamous may be regarded as a solo parent and entitled to a solo-parent benefit.

WHAT ARE WE DOING? Tauranga Homelessness Steering Group presented findings and plans to city councillors on how to tackle the wicked