Out of the $390,718,220 in WINZ hardship grants handed out in the first half of 2020, $93.5 million was purely for kai.
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Man threatens WINZ staff with "Ashburton part two"
A Gisborne man has pleaded guilty to threatening Work and Income staff, making reference to the fatal shooting of WINZ staff members in Ashburton.
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A nanny's struggle to survive
A solo-mother in South Auckland leaves her full-time job as a social worker to study in the hope she receives more income when she graduates. Ahead of a child poverty report due on Monday, Kimi Herewini wants better outcomes for low income families.
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Bias in govt agencies a barrier to Māori single mums
Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter says Māori solo mums experience a number of barriers to returning to work including unconscious bias treatment by government agencies.
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Te Puea marae want slice of $100 million homelessness fund
Te Puea marae is hoping to get a slice of the $100mil announced by the government to tackle homelessness. Hurimoana Dennis, spokesperson of the marae-based homeless programme, Manaaki Tangata, says they need on-going support for their current services and future housing plans.
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Ministry of Social Development's $3.8mil mistake
The Ministry of Social Development has wiped debt to clear up a pretty expensive mistake.
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Plans for temporary accommodation and staff training at Te Puea Marae
South Auckland's Te Puea marae have some big plans on the horizon to better improve their care of the homeless. It includes training development of Ministry of Social Development (MSD) and Housing New Zealand staff, employment opportunities and also building new housing accommodation.
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Rotorua’s needy find aid in new drop-in centre
A new drop-in centre has opened in the heart of Rotorua city to provide free meals, clothing, household and social services to the community's most needy. The centre opened on Monday and the response has been overwhelming.
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Wellington homeless men feel ignored by WINZ
Troy and Joseph have been homeless for over 10 years. They say they're trying their best to get off the street but claim WINZ still won't help them.
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Nationals threat to halve benefits for Kiwis on drugs could result in people moving to harder drugs
NZ Drug Foundation and other addiction experts at this year’s Cutting Edge Addiction Conference say that National's latest announcement ignores the evidence of how to properly treat drug addiction.
