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![Cyclone hero cook alleges she was 'bullied' over benefit entitlements](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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'.
![1000+ jobs 'terminated' - Deloitte on 11-office national labour hire business](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
1000+ jobs 'terminated' - Deloitte on 11-office national labour hire business
ELE - global recruiter went overseas, particularly the Philippines, to fill jobs here.
![IRD puts four Auckland dentistry companies under](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
IRD puts four Auckland dentistry companies under
The businesses were in receivership till last April but repaid creditors $5m to escape.
![Power List: Who owns Mitre 10 stores throughout New Zealand?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Power List: Who owns Mitre 10 stores throughout New Zealand?
Structure of this shy 49-year-old giant a quietly brilliant story of co-operative success.
![Pioneering drinks business strikes trouble, makes arrangement with creditors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pioneering drinks business strikes trouble, makes arrangement with creditors
List of secured creditors released with deed names those claiming money including IRD.
![Long tail of asbestos: Carpenter diagnosed with cancer after work at Carrington Hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Long tail of asbestos: Carpenter diagnosed with cancer after work at Carrington Hospital
Rod Heywood says the asbestos risk would also be high at the Chateau and the St James.
![‘Forgot he had a toy pistol’: Man who once thought he was Hitler sparks Winz shutdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Forgot he had a toy pistol’: Man who once thought he was Hitler sparks Winz shutdown
Te Rangi Trangmar had only just been released from prison at the time.
![How to turn 8 days' annual leave into 7 weeks holiday in 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How to turn 8 days' annual leave into 7 weeks holiday in 2024
Take out the wall planner and your best red biro. 2024 is offering 34 days for 8 in leave.
![Whanganui burial costs increase year-on-year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whanganui burial costs increase year-on-year
The current Winz grant barely covers a weekday burial in Whanganui.
!['We're scared': Landlord tries to evict homeless from 'Houses of Horror' hotel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'We're scared': Landlord tries to evict homeless from 'Houses of Horror' hotel
The emergency accommodation provider has come under scrutiny before.
!['End of a challenging time' - Govt ditches all remaining Covid restrictions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'End of a challenging time' - Govt ditches all remaining Covid restrictions
It comes as reported cases and hospitalisations have been trending up in past two weeks.
![Police outside Papatoetoe Work and Income: One in hospital, one arrested after ‘altercation’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police outside Papatoetoe Work and Income: One in hospital, one arrested after ‘altercation’
Police were spotted outside the MSD office on Great South Rd just after 2pm on Thursday.
![The 10 Kiwi companies paying back $200m in Covid wage subsidies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The 10 Kiwi companies paying back $200m in Covid wage subsidies
Cash-strapped, or cashing in? Some big firms have repaid all the Covid money.