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Minister's BSA complaint against TV3 to go ahead
A complaint by Paula Bennett over a news item which claimed she offered money to a solo mum is to go ahead.
Canterbury quake: Residents kicked out of damaged flats
Twenty-three people have reportedly been evicted from quake-damaged council flats without warning.
Be flexible with earthquake victims, English tells IRD, banks
Finance Minister Bill English has asked banks and the Inland Revenue Department to be flexible with Christchurch earthquake victims.
<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Income splitting hardest on poor
Peter Dunne's bill is unfair, unaffordable and unlikely to happen, writes Brian Fallow.
<i>John Armstrong:</i> Huge numbers only part of benefit story
John Armstrong writes that the working group's prescription for change may be blinkered by ideology such as time limits.
Couples split to get extra on benefit
A growing number of unemployed couples are living apart so one can claim the domestic purposes benefit to get more money, say beneficiary advocates.
Youth facility just gateway to jail, says judge
New Zealand's worst youth offenders will get million-dollar beds in the country's newest youth prison.