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Benefit cheat stole $91,000
A Masterton woman who defrauded Work and Income of $91,000 was yesterday sentenced to home detention and community work.
Winz security flaw existed for 13 years
Computer terminals used for 13 years by job seekers at Winz offices had the same security flaw as the self-service kiosks at the centre of the major privacy breach.
Benefit fraud lasted 15 years
A Rotorua man has admitted benefit fraud which lasted more than 15 years.
Winz security process 'atrocious'
Paula Bennett says she is embarrassed by the "atrocious'' performance of Winz staff who twice failed to react to warnings over public computer kiosks.
Another Winz privacy breach revealed
Another Work and Income related privacy breach has come to light, following three already revealed this week.
Bennett: privacy failures 'one-off'
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says there is not a systemic problem with privacy at Work and Income NZ.
Government shuts kiosks
The Ministry of Justice has shut down its computer kiosks just days after security issues were uncovered on the Ministry of Social Development's public computers.
Govt fighting fires on several fronts
There will undoubtedly be some gardening leave on offer soon at the Ministry of Social Development, writes political commentator Bryce Edwards.
Commissioner: Govt must repair damage
The State Services Commissioner says the Winz security failure has breached any trust Kiwis had in the Govt and has ordered a review of publicly-accessible systems.
Key on Winz privacy breach
Prime Minister John Key has called for a full review following the privacy breach at Winz, where sensitive files were found on publicly accessed self-service computers in two of Wellington's Winz branches.
Winz breach: Key calls for full review
Prime Minister John Key has called for a Government-wide review of online information after the Government's largest security breach.
Blogger unlikely to be prosecuted
A barrister in privacy law says it is unlikely Keith Ng will face legal action for publishing the fact he'd seen a security gap in WINZ computer systems.
Winz alerted to breach last year
'I sent through an email from work to head office to let them know that this problem existed,' a beneficiary advocate says.
Funeral for schoolboy today
A Wairarapa school will be closed for its first day of term today so its pupils can attend the funeral of a 10-year-old schoolmate killed in a quad bike crash.
Destiny plans DIY school
Destiny Church's Bishop Brian Tamaki is calling on hundreds of skilled tradespeople and labour from within church ranks to build a new school over summer.
Kahui advice ignored
A key recommendation in the landmark coroner's finding into the Kahui twins' deaths has been ignored by the Government in its child abuse white paper.
Govt to track at-risk kids
A database of about 30,000 "at risk" children is to be created and accessed by government workers without parental knowledge as part of an overhaul of laws tackling child cruelty.