PM: It's okay to give light smacks
John Key says a new review gives parents the go-ahead to lightly smack their children without the fear of prosecution.
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Fraudster managed stash from jail
NZ's biggest benefit fraudster manipulated a web of offshore accounts from prison in a bid to hide the $3.4m he stole from taxpayers.
Investigation over National MP's flyer
The State Services Commission has ordered an investigation into a Labour Party complaint about National MP Paul Quinn.
Faults flagged in $29m family project
The Government's biggest home visiting programme is under review after researchers found its US counterpart failed to reduce child abuse.
National one year on: She's strong, sometimes wrong but 'is one of us'
John Key's Cabinet punt on Paula Bennett has paid off handsomely.
Large pay rises for top public servants
Top public servants received substantial pay rises in the past year, while there was also a big jump in civil servants earning over $100,000.
'Positive signs' despite dole numbers rising, says Bennett
While the number of people on benefits is rising, there are positive signs, says Social Development Minister Paula Bennett.
CYF staff told: You are minister's servants
A CYF's manager regrets telling staff they are Paula Bennett's "servants". "The servant knows their place", the manager wrote.
NZ has 'intergeneration problem' with child abuse
A study indicates 70 per cent of parents who abuse their children were abused themselves.