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Bond pilot aimed at work for beneficiaries
Finance minister Steven Joyce says socials bonds work a bit like the role of private investors in PPP infrastructure schemes.
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
Prominent Kiwis have banded together to demand an independent inquiry into the claims of sexual and physical abuse of children in state care.
An inquiry into the abuse of children and others in state care to ensure the mistakes of the past are not being repeated would surely do no harm.
Hawke's Bay is facing a housing crisis with moteliers saying dozens of people squeezed out of emergency motel accommodation due to
A man who denies indecently assaulting a girl during a school holiday programme can be named today.
COMMENT: Stuart Nash is right. That gangs continue to thrive in this country is - as he says - "totally unacceptable", writes Rachel Smalley.
Police were called after school holiday programme staff noticed a man talking to a child in the playground.
A 71-year-old man on the waiting list for a state house said he was told to "live in his car and then call back" to speed up the process of getting a home.
Quake-affected businesses in Wellington and Hurunui have been given a boost with the announcement that support subsidies will be extended.
WATCH: Families are facing a bleak Christmas in cramped motel rooms that are costing taxpayers thousands of dollars each week.
The new State Services Commissioner was once one of the highest paid public servants but is now promising a "conservative approach" to pay rises for chief executives.
Critics have slammed the Ministry of Social Development for rejecting a clause to establish special family violence leave saying they were "disappointed" and "saddened" by the decision.
Prosecution prompted by double murder in Ashburton Winz office sees Ministry of Social Development convicted for failing to protect its staff.
The Ministry of Social Development is awaiting sentencing on breach of health and safety legislation after the 2014 Ashburton Work and Income office killings.
Prime Minister John Key is resisting growing pressure to further investigate historical child abuse in state care.
COMMENT: Note to Minister of Social Development Anne Tolley: Try stopping being a politician for a minute, and just listen.
Businesses in quake-hit areas will be paid to keep on staff for at least eight weeks, the Govt says.
Emergency housing funding marks the Government's acceptance that it must ensure every New Zealander has adequate shelter.
Are the National Government and Murray McCully guilty of corruption? The official verdict is now in, but not everyone agrees.
Are you angry about the widening gap between rich and poor? Or are you sceptical about the stats?
South African-owned insurer Youi NZ expects to pay a $350,000 fine for breaking the law with misleading sales tactics.
The new Vulnerable Children's Ministry wants to recruit 1000 more foster parents in a dramatic bid to improve the quality of state care for children.
Young people in state care will soon have a right to stay in or return to care until they turn 21.
Government denies that new rules requiring community agencies to share basic client data with the Government for funding amount to "surveillance".
Women's refuges, church agencies and other community groups will soon have to hand over their client details to the Government in
Budgeting agencies are "in shock" after a radical shakeup which has ended state funding for a third of all previously funded budget
COMMENT: Recent cases indicate violence between and against children is widely accepted.
A youth was shot directly outside her gate, but Housing New Zealand would not find her and her three young children a new home.