PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungThe best and worst: Rating our MPs under Covid 19David Seymour was one of the most impressive and David Parker one of the least.28 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'We're hidden': Jobless man one of many denied benefitA Canterbury man says he has been shocked to see the realities of NZ's welfare system.13 May 08:49 AM
New ZealandAuckland Council provides helping hand during pandemicA video of orangutans arriving at Auckland Zoo has provided some light relief.03 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe face of social need: Huge demand for food parcels and food grantsPeople have donated more than $1.7 million to the Salvation Army's Foodbank Project.23 Apr 04:00 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: At-risk families using lockdown 'to become a better family'There are challenges, and positive behaviour, in lockdown. Made with funding by NZ On Air.21 Apr 02:30 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleAussie investors end life in rat race, boost Whanganui social housingThe couple never set out to become social housing providers, but say it's a "win-win".10 Apr 05:01 PM
New ZealandVirus could force 100,000 Kiwis to join benefit queue, many for the first time"Nobody is going to come out the other side without needing some support."05 Apr 03:30 AM
PoliticsCoronavirus support: $25/week for beneficiaries, help for working familiesPeople who have to self isolate but have run out of sick days will have costs covered.17 Mar 02:45 AM
New ZealandPM announces larger-than-usual increases for social welfare benefitsThe benefit increases are the largest since Bill English's one-off boost of $25 a week.24 Feb 05:17 AM
KahuBaby uplifts: Minister, opposition defend head of Oranga TamarikiThe Māori-led inquiry into the Government agency has called for a complete overhaul.03 Feb 03:35 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMike Hosking: Misery is a booming businessOn any social indicator you care to name the welfare business is running at full steam.29 Jan 05:00 PM
New ZealandFlatmates charged $150k after Work and Income say they are loversThey say they're flatmates. Work and Income says they're lovers. Now they owe $150k.23 Jan 04:28 PM
New ZealandSolo mum with four children one of thousands in emergency housingFigures reveal the Government spent nearly $50m on emergency housing in just three months.23 Jan 04:38 AM
KahuMāori babies five times more likely to be uplifted - reportIt's part of a review into how to keep more Māori babies in the care of their whānau.15 Jan 01:00 PM
KahuStigma stopping Māori women with violent partners seeking help - studyMāori women are three times more likely to be killed by a partner than non-Māori.04 Dec 08:00 PM
New ZealandBaby uplifts keeping Māori awake at night - surveyMedia coverage of the issues was like pulling a band-aid off an "already festering wound".26 Nov 04:13 AM
New ZealandThey say they're flatmates. Winz says otherwiseThey were two friends sharing a flat. But Work and Income thought otherwise.25 Nov 04:21 AM
New ZealandBeneficiaries penalised for falling in loveJacinda Ardern is being asked to drop penalties for beneficiaries who start relationships.24 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandOranga Tamariki boss Grainne Moss on the report into the uplift of a Hastings baby in MayOranga Tamariki boss Grainne Moss on the report into the uplift of a Hastings baby in May. Video / Derek ChengWatch07 Nov 04:14 AM
KahuDamning Oranga Tamariki review: Gaps in the work, poor consultation and relationshipsOranga Tamariki boss Grainne Moss has offered an apology but the family has declined it07 Nov 02:30 AM
New ZealandWinston Peters says welfare staff 'covering their butts'Winston Peters tells court that partner Jan Trotman was with him at crucial meeting.05 Nov 07:20 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Is Bridges' tough-talk on benefit cheats and gangs all talk?Much of National's policy is 2017 revisited and time-worn rhetoric.30 Oct 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'It was a crime factory': Career criminal Arthur Taylor on being in state careArthur Taylor will tell his story at tomorrow's Royal Commission of Inquiry hearing28 Oct 06:24 AM
New Zealand'Setting us up to fail': Children's stark account of secure homesThe Children's Commissioner is calling for an end to "care and protection residences".06 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandOrder to dispose of dead tenant's propertyTenancy Tribunal order allows Haumaru Housing to dispose of dead man's property.02 Oct 07:44 AM
New ZealandAuckland City Mission struggling to keep up with food demandsThe charity has seen a 40 per cent increase in demand for food parcels this year.05 Sep 05:00 PM
KahuOranga Tamariki signs deal with TūhoeAgreement the fourth the Ministry has signed with an iwi in the past year.22 Aug 05:00 AM
New ZealandTamihere's homeless solution: Call '0800 JACINDA'Social workers would be available around the clock under John Tamihere's mayoral policy.11 Aug 01:24 AM
New ZealandShanty town in CBD removed by councilThe makeshift camp grew larger over the last week, angering some neighbours.29 Jul 09:28 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBig Read: Privacy breach exposes life in children's homesLives of 500 children raised as state wards exposed - inside the horrors of a boys' home.24 Jul 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPrivacy breach: 'They drugged and abused us - and it's still happening'Files included behaviour, criminal offending, family and medical details.23 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandVariety Appeal looks to remedy too many Kiwi kids sleeping on the floorMore than one in 10 children in our poorest communities don't have their own beds.21 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsMinistry apology: Mum of severely disabled daughter denied aid"I've given up my entire life and marriage to care for her at home," says angry mum.15 Jul 05:00 AM
New ZealandChristchurch social housing: Calls for change as waitlists soarThere is concern over a lack of housing for the city's most vulnerable as waitlist soars.13 Jul 03:19 AM
