Meanwhile, a plan to require all NGOs to give up their private data has been criticised.

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 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.

How likely young New Zealanders are to be "on track" at age 21 has been mapped using a powerful government database.

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.

A prominent judge has come out swinging after Social Development Minister Anne Tolley ruled out apologising for the abuse of children

Almost 80 children have died in the care of the New Zealand state in the past 15 years - an average of five a year.

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.