23 October, 2009
Minister for Disability Issues Tariana Turia has today stressed New Zealand’s commitment to increasing social and economic participation by people with disability in the Pacific.
Read full release >>14 October, 2009
About one in five Maori have a disability and there is a growing concern they have been left behind without the help they need to take part in their culture, Tariana Turia says.
Read full release >>12 August, 2009
Tariana Turia says the world is a better place for people with disabilities thanks to the work of Eunice Kennedy Shriver who died this week.
Read full release >>30 June, 2009
Supporting disabled people and their families live an ordinary life will be a key focus for the new Minister for Disability Issues.
Read full release >>17 May, 2009
Tariana Turia is distressed that a severely disabled woman who died while in the care of Hutt Valley Hospital was not taken care of properly.
Read full release >>1 May, 2009
A new ministerial oversight committee will ensure the Government's multi-billion dollar annual disability spend is meeting the needs of disabled people fairly and effectively, Disability Issues Minister Paula Bennett said today.
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