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Joanna Hall: Moving towards a smarter immigration system
OPINION: NZ needs an immigration system that can consistently provide the skills we need.
Their mum died on Christmas Eve - then Work and Income asked for $1800
Who is liable for a person's debts when they die?
Editorial: What happens when the news moves on?
OPINION: Ten years after a tragedy that rocked a town, the impact is everlasting.
Steve Maharey: No amount of harassment, punishment will conjure up a job
OPINION: Compulsory seminars are seldom helpful — they serve mainly to humiliate.
Casketeer Kaiora Tipene says Winz funeral grant process is archaic, lacks mana
A funeral director says it’s time for a review of the system as it’s not fit for purpose.
The $2b social housing cliff no one is talking about
The social housing sector is blighted by a fiscal cliff that creates haves and have-nots.
Editorial: Te Pāti Māori's self-referral for a police investigation forces Government's hand
OPINION: When Te Pāti Māori referred itself to the police, it left no other options.
More than 40 Auckland boarding houses operating illegally
Issues include gang-affiliated guests, fire safety breaches, and challenging owners.
My experience on the DPB was not a pleasant one - Carmel Sepuloni
OPINION: Labour's deputy leader calls out Louise Upston over social welfare comments.
'They treat everyone like trash': MSD receives almost 5000 complaints about staff in two years
People seeking support from Work and Income say MSD staff lack compassion.
Recession hits job market as thousands join unemployment queue
Meet the employers who can't get workers despite the recession.
Minister questions Govt paying $2.34b for 364,000 people's rent, mortgages
Louise Upston says there's 'merit' in considering current settings for the supplements.
'Unfit dive': Parnell lodge was last resort for homeless resident
Benjamin Rees fled through a window when the fire hit City Garden Lodge.
April 1 Govt cash boosts: Everything your family can claim from today
Thousands will be affected by the financial adjustments.
All the cash boosts Kiwis will get from April 1 - and the new tax increase
Thousands will be affected by the changes in just a few days' time.
Cyclone hero cook alleges she was 'bullied' over benefit entitlements
Woman who gave away tens of thousands of meals says she was escorted out of MSD offices.
Diana Clement: Are you guilty of ‘harmless’ fraud?
OPINION: 'Harmless' fraud is a crime we all pay for.
Mow your own lawns, judge tells mum with ‘unaffordable’ child support
The judge noted she drove a four-wheel drive vehicle when there were cheaper cars to run.
Editorial: New Social Development broom has a big beneficiary base to clean up
OPINION: A small group of beneficiaries cause the biggest problems.
Watch: Auckland car yard struck by vandals again as owner fears for future
Ali Faqeeri has been left to front the bill again over a smashed windshield.
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.
Smart use of power is helping ease cost of living pressures
The aim of the Healthy Homes Program is to reduce power use by 30 to 40 per cent.
Work and Income’s lack of empathy sending people back to jail - criminologist
Suitable housing for those coming out of prison is paramount, the criminologist says.
Winz case manager told client seeking housing support to ‘go rob a bank’
The ex-inmate said the treatment he received was 'degrading and triggering'.
Young people on jobseeker benefits need sanctions - Paula Bennett
OPINION: How can we accept that 34,000 young people are on benefits.
Waikato foodbanks 'desperate' for donations
Vinnies Hamilton is deciding if they should limit food parcels to six per family per year.
1000+ jobs 'terminated' - Deloitte on 11-office national labour hire business
ELE - global recruiter went overseas, particularly the Philippines, to fill jobs here.