Drug Tests
Few beneficiaries fail pre-employment drug tests
6 May 2017
Beneficiaries sitting pre-employment drug tests continue to produce a tiny failure rate.
English told to ditch drug anecdotes; Immigration and education blamed for unemployment
1 Mar 2017
Prime Minister Bill English is accused of using 'alternative facts' when he says New Zealanders are anecdotally harder to employ than immigrants because too often they're taking drugs. Audio
Tens of thousands drug-tested, hundreds fail
28 Feb 2017
Government figures show beneficiaries have failed only 466 pre-employment drug tests in the past three years. Video
VIDEO: Andrew Little on Morning Report
28 Feb 2017
Video - The Prime Minister's comments on drug tests look like an excuse for not doing anything about youth unemployment, Labour Party leader Andrew Little says. Video