Job-hunters desperate to find part-time work are applying in their hundreds for vacancies that pay less than minimum wage.

A new Govt package will give subsidies to employers who agree to train a young person and give them a permanent job.

Child abuse complaints have more than tripled in Rotorua, Whakatane and Taupo in the past five years.

New Zealand's biggest benefit fraudster, is accusing authorities of 'legalised theft'.

MP Paula Bennett is the first of the Beehive's power brokers to step out of their comfort zone - in her case, feeding the needy at a city mission - for the new series Make Your Politician Work. By Bevan Hurley.

A 14-month-old girl has died at the hands of her mother, who was seeking help for substance abuse.

Welfare agencies alarmed at extreme lengths some people go to just to eat. One desperate case of a Bay of Plenty child and his three siblings has been offered as a stark example of the degree of poverty in our communities.

Thousands of households could lose their eligibility for Working for Families tax credits from tomorrow, but companies and beneficiaries stand to gain as a raft of regulatory changes across government departments kicks in.

The Government's "it's not okay" campaign may be axed to free up funding for the new Whanau Ora programme.