While much has been made of Wellington's job cuts, it's Northland that consistently has the highest proportion of its population on unemployment benefits. In February, 11 percent of the working age population was receiving Jobseeker Support alone. That's well ahead of the next highest region, Gisborne, at 9.4 percent. So what's going on at the top of the country? Money correspondent Susan Edmunds went to find out.
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