109,000 Kiwis on Jobseeker welfare for more than a year
The PM says he's seen enough evidence to prove the use of sanctions should be ramped up.
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Chlöe Swarbrick: New benefit policy will push more into poverty
Comment: People in poverty are not the problem, the system is, writes Chlöe Swarbrick.
Audrey Young: The real jobseeker shocker everybody missed
OPINION: Critics might want to check the fine print before they cry 'cruelty'.
'Fights breaking out' as 'organised' beggars make up to $400 a day
'It’s the easiest way to get a something when you got a nothing without having to steal.'
Debate on scrapping GST on kai heads to Parliament
Waititi says removing GST from kai would be the start of 'the radical shake-up'.
'Dark numbers': Fear housing crisis 'normalised'; region with most need revealed
The charity delivers 92,000 food parcels in a year: 'That’s not a flex'.
Revealed: New benefit rates reduce forecast incomes of disabled by $2300 by 2028
Fresh modelling shows disabled people will lose out.
Government’s $3b landlord tax cut would be retrospective, trigger refunds
The IRD says the new Government's tax cuts could be applied retrospectively.
'Priceless': Sale of prized stud ram helps put thousands of meals on tables
Clifton Downs Southdown Stud breeder donated proceeds to Meat the Need and Feed Out.
Opinion: Minimum wage increase is actually a cut
OPINION: This minimum wage increase is, in fact, a real-term cut in incomes.
Beneficiaries now likely to spend 13 years on welfare
Govt estimates of the expected time on Jobseeker have jumped 23 per cent in four years.
The value of financial assets owned by 10 big post-settlement iwi
Asset returns decreased and half the iwi reported financial losses.
MSD warns incoming minister of rising number of Kiwis on benefit, more increases likely
'We are seeing increasing complexity in clients’ needs.'
'Break-ins, bad behaviour, wilful damage' - Parnell business v Kāinga Ora tenants
A state housing agency boss says Kāinga Ora has heard nothing from the lobby group.
Property Insider: Kāinga Ora under fire; Chinese developers ‘shrivel’; why mega-projects are late and costly
Investigation findings on the state housing agency will be reported to ministers in March.
Chromebooks, shoes, uniforms and stationery - the overwhelming list returns
Between stationery and uniform costs, the start of the school year can be expensive.
Why the Kiingitanga national hui is an opportunity for unity
OPINION: Shane Te Pou says the hui represents an opportunity to change direction.
State tenants' soaring debt: one man owes $48k in rent
Total arrears have risen by 800 per cent since 2019 to $21 million.
'Final pay, don't delay!' Sacked ELE workers to Deloitte receivers in Queen St protest
Receivers 'well aware many ex-ELE workers experiencing financial and mental hardship'.
Minister demands action from Kāinga Ora over thousands of empty state homes
The public housing waitlist numbers more than 25,000.
'Could be a lonely death': Elderly stuck in unhygienic, unsafe conditions
The number of those suffering from poor living conditions could even be in the thousands.
Vermin and stench: Some NZers living in ‘homes unfit for human occupation’
Agencies described rundown homes cluttered with rubbish and infested with vermin.
What kids who commit serious crimes have in common
Haami Hanara, who was neglected and abused, knifed a man to death when he was 14.
ELE collapse: Owner accuses clients of not paying, Filipino ex-workers sleep in cars
'I urge you to consider the consequences of withholding payment': ELE owner to clients
Editorial: Grim outlook no surprise but political hyperbole unhelpful
OPINION: National must be cautious not to let gloomy rhetoric undercut confidence.
Willis unveils $7.4 billion in cuts as gloomy economy weighs on Government
A gloomy economic outlook - with a silver lining on inflation.
Scott Gilmour: Poverty - what can be done?
OPINION: Scott Gilmour asks how we get the Government to learn from the nonprofit sector.
The ‘triple minority’ helping thousands of Sri Lankans out of poverty – with NZ’s help
'When the war ended, the entire social structure changed because many of the men died.'
Share My Super founder donates $10m for child poverty - how others can help
Baby Boomers who might not need their pension payments can make a difference.
Liam Dann: Never mind the technicalities, New Zealand is in recession
OPINION: If there's an upside to grim GDP data, it may be we'll get through this sooner.
'Absolute rot': New Minister pushes back on 'beneficiary bashing' critics
'It's a disgrace. There have been massive opportunities.'
Four key facts for thoughtful people when it comes to NZ poverty
OPINION: I'm a capitalist and I can see why investing to solve childhood poverty matters.
Young boy donates all his coins in food drive
Nearly 4000 items were donated in the Lakes area alone.
Mamaku Volunteer Fire Brigade raises $1500 for Rotorua Christmas Appeal
“The crew love getting out and seeing the locals and the kids love the siren of course.”