Winz staff told a woman with a university bachelor degree to "dumb down" her CV before applying for jobs.

Paula Bennett lauded a professor she appointed to a welfare reform group - then confused him with a namesake with wildly opposing views.

Paula Bennett has denied she offered money to a beneficiary who laid a privacy complaint against her.

Sir John Walker lobbies ministers to help his successful youth programmes.

A study has revealed women from Asia and the Pacific are the most likely to be victims of domestic murder.

The govt-appointed Welfare Working Group will consider unemployment insurance among options for reforming the social security system.

The convicted violent criminal who lived in Government minister Paula Bennett's home is out of prison - and has been kicked out of the country.

An ex-gangster's wife has admitted using documents to dishonestly claim $12,000 from taxpayers.

Paula Bennett admits that part of her welfare reforms breach the Bill of Rights Act but says it would not bother most people.

Paula Bennett will spend five weeks in the US looking at ways to develop new policy on expanding corporate social responsibility in NZ.

A panel of experts has recommended an alert system for all abusive mothers so officials know when they have more children.