Kaitāia flooding forces closure of key whānau support group
That work came to a sudden halt after floodwaters damaged her home in Pāmapūria, near Kaitāia, leaving her…
Emergency food grant decline rates up 60% in two years
More struggling New Zealanders are being turned down for all categories of emergency assistance, with the Ministry of…
Labour asks Govt to exempt abuse in care survivors, people in hardship from MSD debt law change
The legal reforms are not connected with the compensation payments that abuse in care survivors will receive as…
Sol3 Mio stars Pene and Amitai Pati share family hardship in new Tenor doco
Before they became international phenoms; before the inevitable comparisons (Pavarotti); and before Sol3 Mio – the charismatic award-winning…
Ministry apologises after beneficiary told food ‘not an essential need’
A muck-up at the Ministry of Social Development’s administrative end saw a student-aged beneficiary told food-related payments weren’t…
Fraud and double-dipping as KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals spike
“I think it’s concerning because behind every application is a person, a New Zealand family who’s struggling to…
Kaitāia woman Kimberley Dow sentenced for role in international website hosting scam
All of the accounts were opened in her name. In April 2023, four victims received phone calls from…