Benefit fraud tops $23m in record year
Identity fraudsters "systematically and methodically" stole more than $500,000 in benefit scams before being caught last year.
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Gillard not keen on changing rules
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has made it clear she has no appetite to change the entitlements of New Zealanders in Australia.
Beneficiaries 'attacked on all sides'
Beneficiaries have overtaken Asians as the group New Zealanders consider to be the most discriminated against.
Decades on dole costing thousands
An East Coast man on the dole for 25 years is the longest unemployment beneficiary in the country and has been paid more than $260,000 in taxpayer money.
Oz exodus: Victories against discrimination
A New Zealand politician is lobbying his Australian counterparts about changing laws to allow New Zealanders a fair go.
Oz exodus: Victim of immigration review battling for rights of other migrants
Stripped of his own right to permanent residency and citizenship in Australia, he has become a tireless advocate for other New Zealanders caught by the 2001 changes to Australian social security rules.
Editorial: Australia's welfare rules disadvantage both sides
Editorial: A large number do not understand the consequences of not finding a job. They leave for Australia without realising they will not have access to most of that country's welfare safety net, including dole and disability payments.
Couple admits hefty benefit fraud
A South Island couple in their 50s has admitted taking nearly $180,000 in welfare benefits over 23 years.
Oz exodus: Residency hard to get
Some parents tell their high-achieving children to not even consider university because there was no way they can afford to attend.
Thomas Pippos: Corporate taxation a thorny issue
The debate around the level of tax paid by multinational corporations, and where they pay them, has morphed into a drama involving protagonists.
$10,000 grant will help women dress for success
Women heading back into the workforce after a long break and worried they have nothing to wear to a job interview are getting a boost of confidence from the team at Dress for Success.
Paul Little: Send jobless to Oz? A poor solution
Paul Little: Send jobless to Oz? A poor solution
Brain tumour forces family out
A British family who have lived in New Zealand for seven years face deportation because the father has a brain tumour.
Rodney Hide: Government is keeping abusive parents afloat
Here's a quick quiz. You are a child. Who is most likely to kill you. Your mum? Your dad? Stepdad? Rodney Hide says police have the answer.
Men called to step up for kids
The respected policy expert charged with finding solutions to child poverty has challenged men to take responsibility for children's well-being - it's not enough to leave it to the womenfolk.
Change on 'dead-end' street
Five years after they were thrust unwillingly into the political spotlight, things have changed for the residents of McGehan Close - much of it for the better.
Benefit fraud lasted 15 years
A Rotorua man has admitted benefit fraud which lasted more than 15 years.
Editorial: Disease step too far for ACC scheme
Sir Geoffrey Palmer's call to include disease and congenital disabilities under ACC would mark a radical change in our social welfare system.
Another Winz privacy breach revealed
Another Work and Income related privacy breach has come to light, following three already revealed this week.
Winz spends up on fashion
Jobseekers have spent thousands of dollars of public money at Glassons and Hallensteins in an attempt to impress future employers at interviews.
Bennett: privacy failures 'one-off'
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says there is not a systemic problem with privacy at Work and Income NZ.