Backlash against 'mean-spirited' welfare changes

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:15p.m.

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"We can't have children growing up in this country hungry, ill-housed, ill-looked after because of the sins of their parents," Labour leader Phil Goff said today.

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09 May 2012 06:07p.m.

Mary wrote:

I know of fruit/veg picking place in a high unemployment area, that have to employ people from outside NZ as the local unemployed people are not applying for the jobs available, but have teenage relatives that do this work in their holidays - anyone who is prepared to work, there is the work out there...

28 Apr 2010 08:32p.m.

ALL BUllLOCKS wrote:

I bet you any thing that the vast majority of people on the benefit have genuine reasons. Why is everyone on the benefit been punished and discriminated against. A couple of rotten eggs in a dozen eggs doesn't make all the eggs rotten. I have never felt so discriminated against in all my life. Thanks National

01 Apr 2010 10:40p.m.

Cb wrote:

This national goverment has all its priorities wrong, they will fail as did the last national government.

Food banks and church groups will soon be in big demand as this spitefull government lashes out at the poor.

I hate the damned national party