WINZ
Mother blames benefit prosecution warning for daughter's death
A mother believes her daughter would not have died if the Ministry of Social Development hadn't threatened to prosecute her for welfare fraud.
WINZ steps up security measures
The Ministry of Social Development has told MPs it has taken steps to change security measures at its Work and Income offices, and the way it interacts with its clients.
WINZ is paying $2,300 to house family in motel
A family who have been moving around motels for most of the year while they wait for a state house, are now living in a motel costing $2,300 a week, with Work and Income footing the bill. Video, Audio
Ashburton's WINZ office ruled to be unsafe
Ashburton's Work and Income office, where two staff members were gunned down by Russell John Tully, should have had barriers in place in order to protect staff, a judge has ruled. Video, Audio
Beneficiaries pay hundreds to live in caravans
Beneficiaries are paying hundreds to live in cabins and caravans in West Auckland, which they say are mouldy and infested with cockroaches. The owners of Western Park Village were not happy when… Video, Audio
WINZ to offer assistance to Havelock Nth locals
Work and Income New Zealand is making special assistance available to those who've lost income as a result of the gasto outbreak in Havelock North. Video, Audio
WINZ puts man with Hodgkin's lymphoma on jobseeker benefit
An Auckland man diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, for a second time, is calling for a change to the law after Work and Income put him on a jobseekers benefit while undergoing chemotherapy. Audio
Social worker complained to WINZ
A senior social worker in Manurewa says she complained to Work and Income about a property manager renting out garages to tenants a year and a half a go - but it kept sending clients to her. Audio
Auckland housing crisis reaches new low - Labour
Labour decries the Work and Income referral what some are saying are slum landlords. Phil Twyford asks what's next for the Auckland housing crisis - dog kennels? Audio
WINZ directed families to garages
Work and Income has confirmed it directed desperate families to garages in South Auckland, along with houses where entire families crowd into a single room. Audio
Battling WINZ to stop overpayments
A Rotorua beneficiary who has been overpaid by Work and Income says it will take him five years to repay the extra money. Audio
MSD rejects profiling, glass barriers
A hearing over a gunman's attack on a Work and Income office has been told the Ministry invests heavily in security, and client profiling would not have helped.
Breakdown of top 10 biggest debts to Work and Income.
Checkpoint asked the Ministry of Social Development for the 10 biggest individual debts to WINZ - broken down by type of debt. Audio
WINZ housing changes could force family into Te Puea marae
WINZ's newest policy to help desperate families into emergency housing came into effect on July 1 - but one family says things have got worse, not better. Audio
Worksafe says attack on WINZ staff was foreseeable
A fatal attack on Ashburton Work and Income staff was foreseeable and more should have been done to prevent it, Worksafe has said. Audio
MSD pleads guilty over WINZ shootings
The Ministry of Social Development has asked to not be convicted under health and safety laws over the Ashburton WINZ office murders. Audio
WINZ fraud debt doubles in five years
Work and Income is owed $180 million from former and current clients who have defrauded the system - and that amount has doubled in five years. Video, Audio
Govt punishes women unduly for benefit fraud
A new report released by Child Poverty Action Group highlights the flaws in how the government punishes women convicted of relationship fraud. Report author Catriona MacLennan speaks with John… Video, Audio
WINZ fraud debt doubles to $182 million in five years
Work and Income is owed $180m from former and current clients who have defrauded the system, while the amount has doubled in five years. Audio
Bureaucracy blamed for increase in people turning to food banks
Too much red tape is blamed for an increase in people using food banks. Our reporter Kate Pereyra Garcia has the story. Audio