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![Greens call out Govt - just 0.5% of beneficiaries on benefits for 24 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Greens call out Govt - just 0.5% of beneficiaries on benefits for 24 years
The Greens have accused the Government of being misleading with beneficiary statistics.
![Fears for winter as council says no to homeless shelter proposal at former old boys' site](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fears for winter as council says no to homeless shelter proposal at former old boys' site
Kids as young as 6, elderly, people with cancer, are our homeless, activist says.
![Long Covid sufferers scared they'll face penalties under benefit reset](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Long Covid sufferers scared they'll face penalties under benefit reset
Minister has announced a ramping up of benefit sanctions would begin from June.
![Opinion: Vulnerable, disabled, marginalised targeted - Debbie Ngarewa-Packer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Vulnerable, disabled, marginalised targeted - Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
OPINION: True leaders stand up for the rights and dignity of all individuals.
![Public service has responded 'fairly well' to new Govt - PM](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Public service has responded 'fairly well' to new Govt - PM
Surgery wait times, student achievement, crime and welfare are part of the plan.
![MP shares moving cancer tale as Govt pushes on with public service cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
MP shares moving cancer tale as Govt pushes on with public service cuts
The Government targeted areas where Labour is weak, but one MP made a personal warning.
![Christopher Luxon reveals nine Govt targets to be delivered by 2030](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christopher Luxon reveals nine Govt targets to be delivered by 2030
The Government announces a suite of policy as Parliament returns for another sitting week.
![Chlöe Swarbrick: A country is not a company and a PM is not a CEO](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chlöe Swarbrick: A country is not a company and a PM is not a CEO
OPINION: We are living in the consequences of decisions made by human beings.
!['We’ve had a gutsful': Neighbours celebrate crackdown on unruly Kāinga Ora tenants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'We’ve had a gutsful': Neighbours celebrate crackdown on unruly Kāinga Ora tenants
It's intended there will be consequences for tenants who regularly show poor behaviour.
![109,000 Kiwis on Jobseeker welfare for more than a year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![Audrey Young: The real jobseeker shocker everybody missed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Audrey Young: The real jobseeker shocker everybody missed
OPINION: Critics might want to check the fine print before they cry 'cruelty'.
![Focus: New measures to be put into place to reset welfare system](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: New measures to be put into place to reset welfare system
PM Christopher Luxon and Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston announce new measures to reset the welfare system. Video / Mark Mitchell
![Revealed: New benefit rates reduce forecast incomes of disabled by $2300 by 2028](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Government’s $3b landlord tax cut would be retrospective, trigger refunds
The IRD says the new Government's tax cuts could be applied retrospectively.
![Opinion: Minimum wage increase is actually a cut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![MSD warns incoming minister of rising number of Kiwis on benefit, more increases likely](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
MSD warns incoming minister of rising number of Kiwis on benefit, more increases likely
'We are seeing increasing complexity in clients’ needs.'
!['It seems to be shrouded in some mystery': Social hub to open to the public](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'It seems to be shrouded in some mystery': Social hub to open to the public
The manager of Taupō's Waiora House says there's "mystery" around it.
![Bryce Wilkinson: Working-age welfare trap a big problem for all](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bryce Wilkinson: Working-age welfare trap a big problem for all
OPINION: Our welfare system is a problem for beneficiaries and taxpayers alike.
![Fire investigator says Matauri Bay house fire deliberately lit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fire investigator says Matauri Bay house fire deliberately lit
Someone reportedly broke into the lounge and started the fire.
![What kids who commit serious crimes have in common](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.