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24 May, 2012

Tobacco excise rise part of wider programme

Tobacco excise taxes will increase by 10 per cent a year on 1 January in each of the next four years as part of a wider government programme to prevent young people from taking up smoking and encourage existing smokers to quit, Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia says.

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24 May, 2012

Fund to improve health of Pasifika communities

A new $6 million Pacific Innovation Fund will help improve the health of Pasifika people, Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia says.

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15 May, 2012

Budget 2012: $144m more for disability support

Budget 2012 will make available $143.7 million over the next four years to improve the lives of people with disabilities.

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10 May, 2012

Housing help for Northland and East Coast Māori

New social housing funding has gone to Māori and Rural whanau with housing challenges in Northland and the East Coast.

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9 May, 2012

Budget 2012: Taking on rheumatic fever

The Government’s campaign to stamp out a third world disease reached Porirua today with a new school throat swabbing programme - part of a $24 million five-year campaign to reduce rheumatic fever.

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2 May, 2012

Speech to launch Children's Visual Communications Dictionary

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you here to Parliament, and to be a part of the launch of the children’s visual communications dictionary.

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30 April, 2012

Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Smokefree Rockquest and Smokefree Pacifica Beats

Twenty five years ago, a first year teacher fresh out of teachers college, sat in his music prefab and dared to dream.

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26 April, 2012

Opening of the new Child and Adolescent Community Dental Clinic

Thank you for welcoming me here today, and for allowing me the privilege of attending this blessing and opening ceremony.

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26 April, 2012

Te Piringa Hui Taumata 2012

Tena koutou katoa. Thank you for inviting me to this hui today, it is a pleasure to be here with you, as you come together and plan for the year ahead, and to also reflect on the year that has passed.

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24 April, 2012

Ki a Ora Ngati Wai Health Trust - Sore Throats Matter

Rheumatic Fever school based service launch Te Kura o Otangarei

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20 April, 2012

Future Wellbeing – Social Services for New Zealand’s Future: New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services Conference

I was fascinated at the decision to host this conference in the Faculty of Engineering. And I had to wonder if we have reached a point in our history when ‘social engineering’ has finally become acceptable.

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19 April, 2012

Moving towards plain packaging of tobacco products

Associate Minister of Health, Hon Tariana Turia, has today announced Government’s latest decisions on the introduction of ‘plain packaging’ for tobacco products.

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19 April, 2012

Moving towards plain packaging of tobacco products

Associate Minister of Health, Hon Tariana Turia, has today announced Government’s latest decisions on the introduction of ‘plain packaging’ for tobacco products.

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4 April, 2012

Whānau Ora, a strengths-based approach to Youth Mental Health

The Minister for Whānau Ora, Tariana Turia, has welcomed the recognition that Whānau Ora is intimately linked to the drive to improve youth mental health.

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4 April, 2012

World Autism Awareness Day

I am absolutely delighted to join with Autism New Zealand in this important event to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day.

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27 March, 2012

Age Concern NZ National Conference and AGM 2012

I was both intrigued and excited when I read the name of this conference - “What matters?” It is indeed a question that I have asked myself, and no doubt, you too have pondered over the years about what truly counts in this lifetime.

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26 March, 2012

Minister congratulates Maori housing initiatives

Associate Minister of Housing, Tariana Turia has congratulated Ngati Hine Health Trust for opening the Moerewa Housing Project today, and also Te Matapihi He Tirohanga mo te iwi Trust for hosting the National Maori Housing Conference, after attending both events this morning in Northland.

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26 March, 2012

2012 National Maori Housing Conference

Housing is of vital importance to the future development of our whanau, and our people.

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25 March, 2012

Blessing of Habitat Home at Holy Trinity Cathedral

Blessing of Habitat Home at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland

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14 March, 2012

Speech to Inaugural New Zealand Aotearoa Family Therapy Network Conference

Firstly I would like to thank you for inviting me to this conference, and I would like to give my humble apologies for not being able to be with you today for this wonderful occasion.

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10 March, 2012

Minister commends Milk for Schools programme

Associate Minister of Health, Hon. Tariana Turia is delighted by the Fonterra Milk for Schools programme, which will be piloted across 112 schools in the Northland region – meaning some 10,000 children will directly benefit from the scheme.

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9 March, 2012

Minister for Disability Issues Commends Decision to support Mojo Mathers

The Hon Tariana Turia, Minister for Disability Issues, congratulates the Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Lockwood Smith, for making funds permanently available for electronic note-takers to support Deaf MP Mojo Mathers to fulfil her role and responsibilities as a Member of Parliament.

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7 March, 2012

First Ministerial Committee on Poverty meeting

The Ministerial Committee on Poverty met for the first time last night, with ministers reaffirming their focus on providing opportunity for low income New Zealanders and getting better results from spending on social services.

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6 March, 2012

NZ Disability Support Network National Conference

It gives me great pleasure to be here today, and to be among those of you who work in the disability sector. I am reliably informed that more than 80 percent of the providers of support services to people with disabilities are represented at this forum – it is great to be with you.

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1 March, 2012

Youth smoking hits record low

The 2011 Year 10 ASH Smoking Survey results, released today, show a record drop in youth smoking – especially among Maori girls.

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29 February, 2012

Opening of the Canterbury District Health Board Community and Public Health Office

(Delivered on her behalf)

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29 February, 2012

Hauora Maori Scholarships 2012 now open

Associate Health Minister Hon. Tariana Turia has announced that the Hauora Maori Scholarships 2012 are now open for applications from Maori students seeking support to either start or finish their studies in health related courses.

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22 February, 2012

Hapai Te Hauora Tapui -Fourth International Gambling Conference

It is an honour and a privilege, to be part of this special opening ceremony, to welcome you all to the fourth international conference – Shaping the future of gambling – positive change through policy, practice and research.

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21 February, 2012

Nga Maia Maori Midwives: opening of new national office, Hastings

It gives me great pleasure to be here today, at the opening of this new whare.

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21 February, 2012

Nga Maia Maori Midwives: opening of new national office, Hastings

As we gather here today, on the eve of the one year anniversary of the devastating earthquakes that ripped Otautahi apart, our thoughts inevitably are with all of our whanau who have endured a year like no other.

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