Latest Welfare Headlines
Mana Pasifika Bid For NRL Expansion Unveiled
Fri, 7 Feb 2025 15:36:53 +1300 | Mana Pasifika
Mana Pasifika seeks to unite the rich traditions of the Pacific Islands with the passion of New Zealand’s rugby league community. The bid has also received the resounding support of Tangata Whenua, who have pledged their partnership and blessings ...More >>
Independent Science Could Break Stalemates In Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations
Fri, 7 Feb 2025 15:03:03 +1300 | Cawthron Institute
The independent science is clear: binding obligations to phase out the most problematic and unnecessary plastic products and the hazardous chemicals present in plastics are needed to end global plastic pollution.More >>
Fast-Track To Accelerate Economic Growth Starts Today
Fri, 7 Feb 2025 11:24:54 +1300 | New Zealand Government
The new Act helps cut through the thicket of red and green tape and the jumble of approvals processes that has, until now, held New Zealand back from much-needed economic growth.More >>
Independent Arbiter To Determine Torture Redress
Fri, 7 Feb 2025 09:11:19 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Eligible survivors can choose either an expedited payment of $150,000 or an individual payment process where each claim is independently assessed by an independent arbiter who will determine payment amounts.More >>
Aucklanders Rate Quality Of Life High, But Down On Previous Years
Wed, 5 Feb 2025 20:32:18 +1300 | Mary Afemata - Local Democracy Reporter
A biennial survey on urban wellbeing has found that three in four Aucklanders rate their quality of life positively. More >>
Pump Station Now Installed In Judges Bay Wastewater Upgrade
Wed, 5 Feb 2025 14:42:23 +1300 | Watercare
The installation of the pump station is a key achievement in Watercare’s $13.2 million Judges Bay wastewater upgrade, which also includes the installation of two wastewater pipelines: a rising main on Judges Bay Road and a gravity main on Cleveland ...More >>
Fairer Compensation And Safeguards For Māori Landowners
Wed, 5 Feb 2025 13:15:42 +1300 | New Zealand Government
“The historic confiscation of Māori land remains a deep source of pain for many New Zealanders. For this reason, and due to the special significance of Māori freehold land, the Government reaffirms its commitment that acquiring Māori land for public ...More >>
On The Government’s Epic Fails In Jobs And Housing
Wed, 5 Feb 2025 12:55:00 +1300 | Gordon Campbell
Through its austerity measures, the coalition government has engineered a rise in unemployment in order to reduce inflation while – simultaneously – cracking down harder and harder on the people thrown out of work by its own policies.More >>
Support For Māori Economic Development Projects
Wed, 5 Feb 2025 08:26:41 +1300 | New Zealand Government
The Ministers also today announced $7.1m funding for Māori economic development projects in Northland and Taranaki. More >>
Kāinga Ora Refocusing On Its Core Mission
Tue, 4 Feb 2025 19:10:24 +1300 | Kainga Ora
“Our new plan for Kainga Ora, which the government has approved, outlines a clear path forward for the agency as a responsible social housing landlord who is fair but firm, and invests in the state housing stock in a financially sustainable way,’’ ...More >>
Home Consents Up In Otago In 2024, Down In All Other Regions
Tue, 4 Feb 2025 11:46:26 +1300 | Stats NZ
The five regions with the highest number of new homes consented in the year ended December 2024 were: Auckland, Canterbury, Waikato, Otago and Wellington. More >>
Growing Tension Between New Plymouth Mayor And MSD Boss Over Rough Sleepers Revealed
Mon, 3 Feb 2025 21:41:07 +1300 | RNZ
The exchange between Neil Holdom and regional public service commissioner, Gloria Campbell, began in late 2022. More >>
Critics Slam 'Punitive' New Benefit Sanctions
Mon, 3 Feb 2025 21:38:24 +1300 | RNZ
Some beneficiaries will have to prove they are looking for work before they can get back to "green" on the traffic light system. More >>
Three-Day Event To Celebrate Te Rau Aroha Marae 40th Anniversary
Mon, 3 Feb 2025 14:58:32 +1300 | Te Runaka o Awarua
Sunday will mark exactly 40 years since the opening of the Wharekai on 9 February 1985. A hautapu will be held early that morning for whānau to acknowledge those who have passed, reflect on the present and look to the future.More >>
Proposal To Fund A New Oral Contraceptive Pill
Mon, 3 Feb 2025 13:41:38 +1300 | PHARMAC
Pharmac’s Clinical Lead–Medicines Management, Melissa Copland, says about 43,000 people are expected to benefit from desogestrel in the first full year of funding. Public consultation on the funding proposal is now open and will close on 18 February.More >>
New Benefit Sanctions Tackle Dependency, Restore Accountability
Mon, 3 Feb 2025 12:03:44 +1300 | ACT New Zealand
New sanctions are a crucial lever to deal with a persistent minority of people who choose to remain on a benefit long-term when they could be working. More >>
New Benefit Sanctions For Traffic Light System
Mon, 3 Feb 2025 09:57:23 +1300 | New Zealand Government
These new sanctions will ensure there is accountability in the welfare system for those who aren’t taking reasonable steps to seek employment, while also recognising that reducing benefits isn’t the answer for everyone.More >>
No Support For State Care Survivors: Lives Lost, Gaps Unfilled
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:52:16 +1300 | NZCAST
Where is the accountability? Where is the justice for these individuals who were harmed under state care? Grassroots organisations like NZCAST step in only because no one else will.More >>
Government's Reversal Of Safer Speed Limits Will Increase Deaths
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:49:57 +1300 | MOVEMENT
Raising speed limits contradicts New Zealand’s commitments to international road safety and emissions reduction targets. Higher speeds contribute to increased fuel consumption and greater CO2 and NO2 emissions, exacerbating both road safety and ...More >>
Fresh Start For Care Sector; Advocates Urge Govt To Make Care Experienced Rangatahi One Of Its New Year Resolutions
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:32:21 +1300 | VOYCE Whakarongo Mai
VOYCE has some powerful initiatives planned for 2025, to demonstrate what a difference love, nurturing and community aspirations can do for children in care, as well as highlighting some of the positive actions that can make a difference to a child or ...More >>