Wellington, June 21 NZPA - The It's Not Ok family violence campaign won the top award at the Institute of Public Administration New Zealand (IPANZ) Public Sector Excellence Awards.

Wellington, May 24 NZPA - Addressing teenage pregnancies, debt among Pacific families and strengthening whanau support have been outlined as goals for the Families Commission, chief commissioner Jan Pryor says in her final agency overview.

Wellington, May 19 NZPA - The ACT Party has put up an alternative budget which would use $3.1 billion of "government waste" to help fund income tax cuts much more generous than the Government is planning.

Wellington, April 21 NZPA - Chief Families Commissioner Jan Pryor says criticism of research carried out by her organisation had no influence on her decision to resign. Ms Pryor resigned last month and leaves the job at the end of this month.

Wellington, March 25 NZPA - Outgoing Chief Families Commissioner Jan Pryor has rubbished claims her resignation was prompted by untenable relationships with other commissioners or the National Government.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Dec 9 NZPA - Labour and National MPs were gobsmacked today when the head of the Families Commission said she could not define a policy with a Maori name because she was a middle class white woman.

Wellington, Nov 12 NZPA - The Government is working to build "fragile" confidence in anti-smacking laws, Prime Minister John Key says.

Wellington, Nov 11 NZPA - A review of anti-smacking legislation which found no evidence parents were being subjected to "unnecessary state intervention" for lightly smacking their children confirms the law change was a positive step, the Families Commission says.

Wellington, Oct 9 NZPA - Early intervention welfare programmes are to be reviewed to see if they are working effectively, Social Development Minister Paula Bennett said today.

Wellington, Aug 26 NZPA - The Government has been criticised for making a decision before it hears from the select committee investigating the issue -- for the second time this week.