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The amount of money the Ministry of Social Development has paid out to help people with car repairs has tripled in the last six years.

Demand for hardship assistance remains high: in the year to… Audio

The Green Party says new gun laws aimed at reducing gang crime could disproportionately affect Māori. 

Those with a history - or just a connection - to organised crime could soon be subjected to a… Audio

The Auditor-General wants the Ministry for Social Development to crack down on businesses that got the wage subsidy and didn't need it.

The multibillion-dollar wage subsidy scheme was designed to… Audio

Dr Claire Dale from University of Auckland has been conducting research into the relationship between our ageing population and the gender pay gap. She's deeply concerned about the gender pension gap… Audio

Systemic violence experienced during five-years of institutional care has been outlined to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission.

Tyrone Marks first came to the attention of Social Welfare at the age of… Audio

There are calls for a policy allowing the handcuffing of prisoners before and after giving birth to be scrapped, but the prison officers' union says it's for the protection of staff.

Two separate… Audio

The Children's Commission is concerned some women prisoners are being put in handcuffs before and after giving birth. The Department of Corrections Prison Operations Manual says 'no mechanical… Audio

Vaccine inequality and patient waivers could see Africa go the way of India's pandemic crisis. Africa is in dire need of vaccines but they have been snapped up by wealthier countries. Debora also… Audio

She's a community-based midwife, a mother of seven and still finds time to be a singer/songwriter in a Rotorua reggae band.

Pam Colbert and her band tyneegiant have released a single which is close… Audio

Labour's announcement of a public service wage freeze took everyone by surprise. Was it a party taking aim at its traditional support base, or a minister losing control of the narrative?  Audio

The government has announced a boost in funding for mental health in the north but even the Minister concedes that for some people it will feel overdue.

Andrew Little has announced $4.5 million will… Video, Audio

They say it's long overdue, but survivors of sexual harm are welcoming a new government initiative aimed at hearing their voices.

It's as figures show half of wāhine Māori have experienced some form… Audio

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

A Canterbury woman is still waiting to find out if she can get mental injury cover from ACC following a traumatic injury suffered more than two years ago.

Laura Roberts suffered an injury to her arm… Video, Audio

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