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Legislation introduced into the Parliament is intended to encourage much greater union and employee participation in industry training.

Mr Speaker, I move that the Social Security (Working Towards Employment) Amendment Bill be now read a first time. At the appropriate time I will be moving that the Bill be referred to the Social Services Committee.

New changes to actively assist sole parents on the domestic purposes and widows benefits to move back into the workforce when family responsibilities allow are backed by international experience, says Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Mahare

In a first for New Zealand, thirty government and local government agencies have entered into agreement with Te Rarawa, an Iwi in the far north to develop a single government contract for services, Social Services and Employment Steve Maharey said today

A $13.7m funding package for caregivers and foster parents has been announced today to rectify long term underpayments to families and organisations looking after children on behalf of the state.

The vital role workplace learning plays in lifting the skills and knowledge of the New Zealand workforce is the focus of a new publication released today by Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey.

The vital role workplace learning plays in lifting the skills and knowledge of the New Zealand workforce is the focus of a new publication released today by Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey.

Comments at the launch of Skill New Zealand-Pukenga Aotearoa publication, Knowledge at Work – Workplace Learning in New Zealand. Beehive Foyer, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.

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More than 7,000 children will be sharing their view of life in New Zealand with each other as part of the Agenda for Children programme, Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said today.

Three pilot projects that aim to improve the lives of children and families in Awarua, Hokianga and Whakatane have been now approved, Social Services Minister Steve Maharey said today.

Seven government ministers are attending a Social Development Forum in Waitakere City with 120 community social services organization representatives from across Auckland on Friday, Prime Minister Helen Clark said today.

New Government legislation tabled in Parliament today abolishes the work test for sole parents on the Domestic Purposes and Widows Benefits.

Tena tatau e tau nei i tenei ra. Tena koutou o Waikato, o Tainui hoki.

Nga mihi ki a koutou, ki te kahui ariki a Te Ata I Rangikaahu me tona hoa rangatira.

Huri noa i nga mata waka e hui nei, tena tatau katoa.

Health Minister Annette King says she is deeply concerned that the welfare of patients should be the primary consideration during planned industrial action in Canterbury.

New Zealand¡¦s policy community are being urged to strengthen the social knowledge base so that Government programmes effectively tackle the causes of disadvantage in our society.

Address to the Social Entrepreneurship Conference 2001. Wellington Town Hall.

Introduction

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Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey says that social entrepreneurship mounts a challenge to traditional forms of government and public service.

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Greetings to the National Council of the NZ Amalgamated Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (which funded the research and writing of the book), to Victoria University Press (the publishers), to Peter Franks (the author), to the NZ Council of

The Labour-Alliance Government is well down the track of rebuilding New Zealand as the great place to be a child that it once was, says Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey.

A package of skills forecasting initiatives were announced by Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey today.

A package of skills forecasting initiatives were announced by Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey today.

A new programme to assist job seekers to develop a career in the arts and creative industries was launched in Auckland today by Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey and Associate Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Judith Tizard.