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Building new careers: Seventy-six new police officers graduate
Drought declaration extended across three North Island and top of the South regions
Drought conditions declared across Taranaki
New Dads Reveal Conflict And Guilt In Transition To Parenthood
Benefit Levels Fail To Keep Families Out Of Poverty
Independent arbiter to determine torture redress
Govt’s Lack Of Plan Shows In Soaring Unemployment Stats
Over 250 Women and Youth Complete Phase One of Livelihood Development Programme in Sudan
Govt’s Sanctions Regime Fails Us All
Welfare that Works making a difference
Children with traumatic experiences have a higher risk of obesity – but this can be turned around
New Zealanders be warned – more brutal cuts to public services coming
New plan for reducing family and sexual violence
Sanctions Regime To Create More Hardship For Families
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is a failure, and new immigration limits make a bad situation worse
New tools to be added to Traffic Light System
Govt Continues To Punch Down
More support to help people on benefit into work
Tailored support for people in emergency housing
Government apologises for abuse in care
Near four-year high unemployment reveals dire need for new direction
Oranga Tamariki Oversight Bill passes first reading
Dire benefit forecasts show the need for Welfare that Works
ERO report shows Government’s truancy emphasis is vital
On UN Day, UN research and training institutions commit to advancing the Pact for the Future
1,452 children into better homes from emergency housing
Soaring Benefit Sanctions Push More Into Poverty
More benefit exits into work as sanctions increase
Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Canada’s Childcare Programme, Ask about Women’s Representation on Boards of…
Welfare traffic light system off to good start
Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Chile’s Laws on Violence against Women, Ask about Measures to…
Auditor General inquiry into Oranga Tamariki welcomed, but must go wider
Toll on public service coming clearer as redundancy costs and sick leave soar
Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Saudi Arabia’s Efforts to Promote Women’s Economic Empowerment, Ask about…
Apprenticeship Boost targets key occupations
No child left behind with STAR system
New sea walls safeguard Ōpōtiki’s transformation
More funding for Growing Up in New Zealand study
Serious assaults down 22% in Auckland CBD
Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Honduras’ Political Will to Address Human Rights Challenges, Ask about Threats…
New study links low incomes, stressed parents and child behaviour – better support would bring lifelong benefits
Govt cuts frontline support for families in emergency housing Source
Canada needs to overhaul the Temporary Foreign Worker program, not just tinker with it
Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Bahrain’s Data Collection System on Child Exploitation, Ask about Measures to…
SUDAN: Hundreds of unaccompanied children among thousands fleeing latest surge of fighting
Action plan to get more people into employment
Tuesday 27 August, 2024
A ‘Beneficiaries-First’ approach to employment

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