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January

Welfare that Works - Community Job Coaching 13 January 2026
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February

Auckland Restaurant Director Sentenced for Wage Subsidy Fraud  13 February 2026
Wellington Woman Imprisoned for COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Fraud 13 February 2026
Auckland Café Owner Sentenced for over $22,000 Wage Subsidy Fraud 17 February 2026
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March

Home detention for $33,800 wage subsidy fraud 4 March 2026
Auckland Company Director Gets Home Detention for $18k Wage Subsidy Fraud 17 March 2026
Community Detention for $28k Wage Subsidy Fraud Involving Dozens of False Applications 24 March 2026
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April

Woman jailed in family wage subsidy fraud 24 April 2026
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May

Man Sentenced for Nearly $59,000 Wage Subsidy Fraud 22 May 2026
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June

Drury Man Sentenced for $180k in Wage Subsidy Fraud 15 June 2026
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August

Man Sentenced for using identity fraud to claim Wage Subsidy 4 August 2026
Roofing business owner sentenced for $38K Wage Subsidy Fraud 28 August 2026
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September

Findings of review into suspension of some payments 10 September 2026
Government Response to the Public Inquiry into the Disappearance of the Phillips Children 15 September 2026
Prison sentence for Christchurch man in major fraud case 21 September 2026
Auckland man sentenced to jail for wage subsidy fraud 22 September 2026
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November

Multiple identities used in 78k wage subsidy fraud 2 November 2026
Auckland man sentenced for $112,000 wage subsidy fraud 9 November 2026
Auckland trio sentenced in linked wage subsidy cases 10 November 2026
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