Error marks living drivers as deceased
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TV3 takes on minister over complaint
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Homeless Kiwis flown back to NZ
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State house tenants would face eviction if a review decided they no longer needed public housing, under a proposed Govt plan.
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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.
Switch people to dole, says Treasury
About 80,000 people now on sickness and invalid benefits could be shifted on to the unemployment benefit under radical welfare reforms.
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Thousands picked as work guinea pigs
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