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NZ children living in motels reaches record high
The number of children living in motels has reached a record high, despite the government's pledge to combat child poverty.
Latest figures released to Checkpoint show there were more than 4,300… Video, Audio
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MSD owes millions in allowances owed - caregivers' advocate
A grandparents' support group is calling on the Ministry of Social Development to lift its game when it comes to coughing up what it owes carers.
Checkpoint heard from a woman caring for her nephew… Video, Audio
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Family carer not told by MSD she was owed about $80k
The Ministry of Social Development [MSD] has a system for beneficiaries to repay debt, but getting MSD to pay money owed is a bureaucratic nightmare, one south Auckland social worker says.
When the… Video, Audio
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Family fights chaotic system in caring for disabled foster child
A Woodville family has spoken about their nightmare ordeal trying to get funding and support to look after their severely disabled foster child.
Dairy farmers Pip and Jules Cook care for 15-year-old… Video, Audio
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Parliament last week: a general debate and 2x Covid-19
Parliament's second week in the debating chamber at alert level 3 includes the return of the General debate and two Covid-19 related bills. Video, Audio
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NZ Super costs up as NZ retirees on $100k passes 30,000
The number of New Zealand retirees getting their Super while earning more than $100,000 has topped 30,000 - costing taxpayers more than half a billion dollars each year.
Figures released to… Video, Audio
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Solo mums on benefits having to decide between food and fuel
Solo mums say benefits just aren't enough to raise a family and food banks say they're seeing unprecedented demand from parents. Sarah Robson investigates the Coalition government's promise to… Audio
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Mosque attack widow fears family will be forced to leave NZ
A woman who lost her husband in the March 15 mosque attacks says she doesn't know how she'll cope if her family has to return to Pakistan. Amna Ali says the prime minister promised her she'll be… Video, Audio
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Billions owed in child support
Audio 9 Oct 2018The government is owed billions from liable parents. Penalties are getting too much for many.If you're on a benefit your payments can fall behind or lapse and then the penalties mount up and compound.
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Question Time for 13 December 2017
Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by the statement in the Speech from the Throne: “Building a truly prosperous country means sharing the wealth generated by our economy”; if…
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'Schools shouldn't be finance companies' - Principal
An NZEI survey of more than 600 primary and intermediate schools has shown that despite the pressure on school operational budgets, four in five could scrap donations. About 82 per cent of the… Audio
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Opposition backs changes to child support payment system
Under a new government proposal, child support payments will be automatically deducted from the wages or salaries of liable parents by Inland Revenue. Audio
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Brighter Future? Riding the dairy rollercoaster
Audio 8 Jun 2017Since National took office in 2008 the dairy industry has been on a wild rollercoaster, and one farming family would like the ride to slow down. Video
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Justice delayed, justice denied
Audio 29 Nov 2016Analysis - Between the 1950s and 1980s more than 100,000 children were put into state institutions where many suffered abuse and neglect. Is the state is facing up to its crimes? Audio
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The Day In Parliament for 20 May 2015 - morning edition
Prime Minister John Key quizzed on the government's tightened tax
regime for residential property investors. Finance Minister Bill
English coy on contents of his seventh Budget, to be presented on
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Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty
Audio 11 Dec 2012Jonathan Boston is the co-chair of the Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty and a Professor of Public Policy at Victoria University's School of Government. The 78 recommendations in the… Audio
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Revenue minister proposes changes to child support
Audio 6 Oct 2011The revenue minister is trying to rein in child support dodgers by reducing penalties for late payments, and changing the rules so some parents will pay less. Audio
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Child support rejig could leave some parents short changed
Audio 22 Aug 2011The way child support is calculated is to be changed by the Government, and will include penalties for parents who miss payments. Audio
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Audit report suggests IRD need to focus on child support debt
Audio 29 Jul 2010An Auditor General report has found that while Inland Revenue is doing an adequate job collecting child support payments, it should be doing more to prevent debt piling up in the first place. Audio
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Child support payments
Audio 21 May 2009Can the system managing child support payments be made fairer? Audio
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Government reviewing problems with child support
Audio 20 May 2009A Kapiti Coast family says excessive and unfair child support payments are pushing them further and further into debt. Audio
