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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

“Summary details of the September quarter Household Labour Force Survey results, which show unemployment at 5.2% were released in error this morning. The normal embargo on this material is 10.45 am on the day of release.

Social Services and Employment Minister has welcomed the fact that the economy continued to experience modest employment growth in the September quarter.

The first of Child, Youth and Family’s three-day Future Search conferences aimed at improving co-operation with communities gets underway in Palmerston North today.

A new evaluation of National’s 1999 changes to the domestic purposes and widows benefits reveals many flaws which the Government is moving to address, Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said today.

A new evaluation of National’s 1999 changes to the domestic purposes and widows benefits reveals many flaws which the Government is moving to address, Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said today.

Training Opportunities and Youth Training programmes are helping Maori improve their future prospects, according to an audit report released today by Maori Affairs Minister Hon Parekura Horomia and Associate Minister of Education Steve Maharey.

Training Opportunities and Youth Training programmes are helping Maori improve their future prospects, according to an audit report released today by Maori Affairs Minister Hon Parekura Horomia and Associate Minister of Education Steve Maharey.

Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey has weighed in behind a Venture Southland initiative taken to promoting employment in Southland.