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Union workers protested outside Pak 'n Save Royal Oak today and will continue their protests in Manukau today (Photo: Imogen Crispe/ 3 News)

Union continues youth rates protest

A giant inflatable rat will join a picket outside an Auckland supermarket as workers protest against the new youth minimum wage, their union says.

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Private apartments used as state houses video

Luxury apartments in Sydney built by private developers are being used as state houses.

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Protestors walked around the Pak 'n Save carpark chanting (Photo: Imogen Crispe /3 News)

Foodstuffs slammed over youth wage

Foodstuffs says no decisions have been made about youth wages, despite protests at Pak n' Save this morning.

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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett (Victoria Evans)

Fewer young people on the dole

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says there are 14,403 young people on the unemployment benefit, a 9.2 percent decrease since December.

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Govt defends benefit fraud crackdown video

The Government says its crackdown on benefit fraudsters hasn't come at the expense of catching white-collar criminals.

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Labour MP Jacinda Ardern says tax fraud is a bigger problem than benefit fraud

Focus should be tax fraud – Labour video

Five-hundred-twenty-five people have had their benefits cancelled after being caught cheating the system to the tune of $5.6 million a year.

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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says there are 29,000 fewer New Zealanders receiving benefits since the last quarter

525 wrongful benefits cancelled

Greater information sharing between Inland Revenue and the Ministry of Social Development has resulted in 525 people having their benefits cancelled.

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Labour's Social Development spokeswoman Jacinda Ardern (file)

Passage of welfare reforms draws scorn

Labour is accusing the Government of tearing up a social contract with New Zealanders.

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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett (file)

Welfare shake-up won't create jobs - activist

The Government is being accused of screwing down wages even further, with its welfare shake-up.

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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett (file)

Welfare reform bill passes third reading

Parliament has passed a welfare reform bill that imposes new work-seeking obligations on beneficiaries.

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Minister of Health Tony Ryall (Photo: Victoria Evans)

Ministry opposed benefit reforms

The Ministry of Health repeatedly warned ministers that benefit sanctions would negatively impact families.

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New ACC boss named

A New Zealander has been named to lead the troubled state insurance agency ACC.

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