Beneficiaries owe the Ministry of Social Development nearly $1 billion and about half of it is because of overpayments, official figures show.

The quest may no longer be for the elixir of immortality but with an ageing population there is increased awareness of what it takes to live long and well, writes Dionne Christian.

Stay-at-home mums are an endangered species these days. I was one once and even then it was hard work explaining why.

NZTA cleared its registry of deceased licence holders, only to have 23 inform it they were still alive.

About 36pc of first-time mothers, and 13pc of mothers who already had older children, were not aware of the Working For Families tax credits.

The ACC will ensure money is the least of the worries for the families of the Pike River 29, says ACC Minister Nick Smith.

Following reports of Australian charities paying for homeless Kiwis to fly home, a down-on-her-luck NZer in Melbourne tells her story.

Homeless Kiwis living on the streets of Melbourne are being flown back to New Zealand courtesy of Australian charities, according to reports.

CYF would "almost certainly" have got involved with the Kahui family had it known of the hostile environment the twins were living in.

State house tenants would face eviction if a review decided they no longer needed public housing, under a proposed Govt plan.

It seems hard to escape the conclusion that the UK government has opted, in effect, to end any fiscal advantage to staying at home with young kids.