Govt crackdown on unwilling workers
Govt crackdown on unwilling workers
Welfare reforms announced by the Government today are expected to ramp up the pressure on beneficiaries to return to the workforce.
Welfare
Welfare changes breach human rights: Attorney-general
Welfare changes breach human rights: Attorney-general
Work testing sole parents on the domestic purposes benefit (DPB) is an unjustifiable breach of human rights, Attorney-General Chris Finlayson advised Parliament today.
Welfare changes 'harmful'
Welfare changes 'harmful'
The Government was "kicking people when they're down", Dunedin Methodist Mission chief executive Laura Black said last night.
New social services system will be a Maori model: Key
New social services system will be a Maori model: Key
Families using the new Whanua Ora social services system will have to accept it is based on the Maori way of doing things, Prime Minister John Key says.
Labour dubious about Whanau Ora policy
Labour dubious about Whanau Ora policy
Secrecy around the Government's Whanau Ora policy is a sign that ministers couldn't agree about it, Labour's social development spokeswoman Annette King said today.