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Housing NZ buys South Auckland motel

Housing NZ has bought a motel to help meet the area's housing shortage - but the existing residents will have to move out to make room for the homeless.

One-night-stand penalty may be wiped

A brief liaison with a man she didn't know cost a young Auckland woman $28 a week off her benefit for two years.

Judge: WINZ must make offices safer

The Ministry of Social Development may have to pay millions to make Work and Income offices safer for staff.

Family in garage faces eviction

A family living in a South Auckland garage faces eviction in October because the landlord converted it into a flat without a council permit.

Study finds Winz jobs don't last

A new study says Work and Income is pushing many beneficiaries into jobs that don't last - and even told a pregnant woman to start

Pregnant mum told to work as beekeeper

A new study by Victoria University student Alicia Sudden says Work and Income is pushing many beneficiaries into jobs that don't last.

WINZ threats double after Ashburton shooting

Threats and assaults on Work and Income staff in Canterbury doubled after the fatal shooting in Ashburton two years ago.

Improvement needed in people's lives

Labour's new emergency housing promise is a vast improvement on its last effort.

Winz double-killer appeals sentence

Work and Income double-killer Russell John Tully has lodged an appeal against his conviction and sentence of life imprisonment.

Housing struggle for hearing disabled man, dog

Hearing disabled Napier man Murray Whittington's search to find rental accommodation has drawn a blank.

Orchards facing labour shortage threat

Late start to the season means apple growers will face a race against time to have fruit picked, raising concerns about the availability of labour.

Man who threatened WINZ staff wants to meet victims

A Christchurch man who tried enter a Work and Income office with a gun and threatened to kill staff wants to meet his victims.

Security overhaul after WINZ shootings

Work and Income is trialling new layouts at two of its offices in a bid to bolster security in the wake of the 2014 Ashburton shootings.

Winz owed $627m from beneficiaries

Beneficiaries owed more than $627 million to Work and Income at the end of the financial year, according to official figures.

31,000 lose Winz benefits

More than 30,000 New Zealanders had their benefits cut last financial year for travelling overseas without letting officials know.

Man in court over Winz armed incident

A man accused of trying to enter a Christchurch Work and Income office with a gun and letting off a shot outside, also threatened to kill Winz workers, police are now alleging.

Man behind bars after threatening Work and Income office

Mitchell Moulton, 32, appeared in the city's district court this afternoon and was ordered to stay in custody until his next appearance.

Armed man threatens Winz office

A man has been arrested after threatening the Linwood Work and Income office with a firearm this morning.