The Winter Energy Payment: WINZ 2019
The Winter Energy Payment will be paid from 1 May to 1 October.
Winter Energy Payment rates:
Single people with no dependent children - $20.46 a week
Couples, and people with dependent children - $31.82 a week
Couples will be paid $31.82 whether you live together or separately.
You’ll get the Winter Energy Payment automatically along with your other regular payments from us (either weekly or fortnightly).
The Winter Energy Payment:
* Doesn’t affect your other payments from WINZ, or your Income Related Rent
* Is a non-taxable payment
* Can’t be paid as a lump sum.
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Scam Alert: Fake information regarding December Bonuses from MSD
The Ministry of Social Development is reporting that fake information is circulating about new ‘December bonuses’ or ‘benefit increases’
If you get suspicious communication, please contact Netsafe.
Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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41.7% Yes
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33.5% Maybe?
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24.8% No
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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