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A Kaipara community-based project is getting over $66,000 in government funding, says Labour MP Dover Samuels.

Community leader Thomas Hinz of Dargaville, with the support of Kaipara District Council, plans to teach Kaipara district caregivers and teachers to mentor young people – including those with intellectual disabilities.

Northlands iconic MP Dover Samuels has united the seven members of parliament from the North to get the RNZ Frigate Canterbury sunk at Deep Water Cove-Te Rawhiti

"Northlands M.P's are united in making a representation to the Minister of Defence, Hon Phil Goff to get the RNZ Frigate Canterbury sunk at Manawahuna Bay, Deep Water Cove-Te Rawhiti," said Dover Samuels

Budget 2006 spells out a huge investment in more teachers and more resources for Northland schools, says Labour MP Dover Samuels.

Home ownership gives Kiwis a stake in their future

Drivers can look forward to smoother motoring in Northland thanks to a multi-billion dollar roading programme unveiled in the Labour-led government’s Budget 2006.

Northland’s workforce is set to get a major boost from a Budget 2006 initiative that will expand job training opportunities and strengthen workers’ literacy skills.

Young people from Whangarei are joining in a nationwide campaign aimed at busting negative youth stereotypes during Youth Week 2006.

Kaikohe landowners are getting over $30,000 in grant funding to help protect to help preserve wildlife and natural habitat.

Dargaville landowners are getting over $3,000 in grant funding to help protect to help preserve wildlife and natural habitat.

Spirits Bay landowners are getting over $41,000 in grant funding to help protect to help preserve wildlife and natural habitat.

Whangarei landowners are getting over $65,000 in grant funding to help protect to help preserve wildlife and natural habitat.

In his opening at the New Zealand Maori Tourism Council's Wananga at Te Papa Museum the minister laid down a challenge to the Maori Tourism sector to
diversify the Mâori tourism experience base to turn around the traditionally low penetration rate that Mâori tourism products have into the domestic tourists sector

The governments Working for Families package will assist Maori to address the inequalities that have been identified in the release of Tatau Kahukura (the Maori Health chart) today.

Hon Dover Samuels Associate Minister of Tourism is to open the reinstated historic Bath House
viewing platform at the Rotorua Museum of Art and History, this Friday the 24th March at 5.30pm.

In 2003 Housing NZ Corp made available $1.5 million to Ngati Hine Forestry
Trust to purchase and renovate existing houses and construct up to 15 new homes for
potential whanau homeowners in the region on general title and/or papakainga land.

Labour MP Dover Samuels is calling on iwi organisations in Te Tai Tokerau to consider assisting their members by taking an active role in supporting the government's KiwiSaver scheme

Unemployment benefit numbers in Whangarei have fallen by 17 per cent in the last year, according to the latest statistics.

Northland and Rodney school leavers considering their future are being urged by Labour MP Dover Samuels to consider taking up a trade.