OpinionCharles Waldegrave and Bob Stephens: Counting the true costs of poverty trapTwo important points appear to be missing from the debate about child poverty.28 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandHunger striker has my respect - BennettSocial Development Minister Paula Bennett says she left a meeting with hunger striker Sam Kuha with respect for the man and his passion for the problem of child poverty.27 Nov 10:16 PM
New ZealandPensioner's dark secretAn eighty-three-year-old's theft of almost $215,000 in benefit payments was only uncovered when she was seriously injured in a crash with a fuel tanker.26 Nov 12:51 AM
New ZealandBenefit cheat stole $91,000A Masterton woman who defrauded Work and Income of $91,000 was yesterday sentenced to home detention and community work.09 Nov 06:13 AM
New ZealandWinz security flaw existed for 13 yearsComputer 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.02 Nov 06:09 AM
New ZealandBenefit fraud lasted 15 yearsA Rotorua man has admitted benefit fraud which lasted more than 15 years.02 Nov 02:04 AM
New ZealandWinz 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.02 Nov 01:42 AM
New ZealandAnother Winz privacy breach revealedAnother Work and Income related privacy breach has come to light, following three already revealed this week.26 Oct 01:29 AM
New ZealandBennett: privacy failures 'one-off'Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says there is not a systemic problem with privacy at Work and Income NZ.24 Oct 06:18 AM
New ZealandGovernment shuts kiosksThe 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.19 Oct 07:29 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsGovt fighting fires on several frontsThere will undoubtedly be some gardening leave on offer soon at the Ministry of Social Development, writes political commentator Bryce Edwards.19 Oct 01:47 AM
New ZealandCommissioner: Govt must repair damageThe 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.16 Oct 05:53 AM
New ZealandKey on Winz privacy breachPrime 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.Watch15 Oct 08:30 AM
New ZealandWinz breach: Key calls for full reviewPrime Minister John Key has called for a Government-wide review of online information after the Government's largest security breach.15 Oct 06:33 AM
New ZealandBlogger unlikely to be prosecutedA 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.15 Oct 12:11 AM
New ZealandWinz 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.14 Oct 09:13 PM
New ZealandFuneral for schoolboy todayA 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.14 Oct 06:51 PM
New ZealandDestiny plans DIY schoolDestiny 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.14 Oct 04:30 PM
