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Govt’s Budget Balanced On Backs Of Low-income Families
Enhanced mental health crisis support in Hawke’s Bay
New sanctions drive benefit accountability
African Union and World Health Organization renew strategic partnership to drive impact and strengthen health systems in Africa
Backing for food banks extended
116 Aid organizations call for immediate action to pull Yemen back from the brink of catastrophe
Social Security Amendment Bill Pushes Poverty On People
Social Security Amendment Bill passes into law
Govt For Rich Is Failing Unemployed
Man Before Courts After Incident In Masterton
Developing a new Action Plan for unpaid carers
CoFR seeking feedback on access to basic transaction accounts
Financial support on the way for drought-hit farmers
More Jobseekers Finding Work
Westpac NZ piloting basic bank account to improve access to banking
More Children Going Hungry Under Coalition Govt
Wednesday 9 April
Social worker legislation strengthens professional oversight
Targeted support when relocating for work
Oxfam: Humanitarian operations in Gaza severely hampered; famine risks increasing
Cost of living support coming for 1.5 million New Zealanders
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