ELE group collapse: Māori workers caught out
Crown entity paid the money to support more Māori getting into the workforce.
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Big wage subsidy fraud claims, big trial likely
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Covid wage subsidy scam: Prison for dad who made fake company
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Apprentice builders repairing flood-damaged Wairoa homes
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MSD debt bungle: Beneficiary’s $25k compo claim rejected
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China to Point Chevalier: Who's doing the bright green project?
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Coalition collision? Audrey Young on the tensions between National and Act
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More immigration visa scam victims found, fears for migrant workers' accommodation
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Whanganui burial costs increase year-on-year
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Covid-19 wage subsidy fraudster jailed
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Working For Families is failing poor whānau, review won't help
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The 10 Kiwi companies paying back $200m in Covid wage subsidies
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