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Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey has responded to inaccurate allegations by the New Zealand University Students' Association (NZUSA) about the setting of the 2001/02 headline interest rate.

A new booklet giving doctors clear information on how to spot and deal with child abuse has been officially launched at the Beehive today by Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey and Health Minister Annette King.

Department of Work and Income (DWI) staff have expressed support for a new social development-focused approach to welfare, Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said today.

Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey today announced plans to redevelop the multi-purpose Kingslea Residential Centre facility into a smaller centre solely focused on the needs of children and young people in need of care and protection

New rules instituted within the Department of Work and Income (DWI) ensure that the benefit fraud is being properly detected and recovered, Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said today.

Mrs Shipley has plunged to the depths of hypocrisy with her claims about government policies for low-income workers and beneficiaries, Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said today.

Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said today he was concerned that there is confusion about the eligibility criteria for the Community Services Card.

Changes to the qualifying income threshold for the Community Services Card only affect superannuitants, Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said this evening.

Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said today he had asked Work and Income to ensure former Qantas New Zealand staff and other affected employees are aware of the assistance available to them from the Department.

A new government discussion paper released today by three Ministers identifies globalisation of the international economy and workplace as the key challenge facing New Zealand employers and employees in the next decade.

The Government is welcoming a new report on how the relationship between the state and non-government organisations can be improved, Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Steve Maharey said today.

A Government $6m package of improvements to the student loans system ensured students had a trouble-free enrolment period this year, Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said today.

Congratulations were the order of the day this morning as Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey addressed the Silver Jubliee conference of the New Zealand Family and Foster Care Federation.

Proposals to reform New Zealand's tertiary education system have received wide public support, says Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey.

The Government will not be proceeding with the Tertiary Education Advisory Commission's recommendation that legislative protections around use of the term "college of education" be removed, Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education) told terti

An evaluation of the pilot phase of Modern Apprenticeships shows a strong endorsement for it from employers and Modern Apprentices, Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education) Steve Maharey said today.

“What better way to hear the views of young New Zealanders than by asking them?” Steve Maharey, the Minister of Social Services and Employment, and Laila Harré, the Minister of Youth Affairs said at this morning’s Agenda for Children consultation launch

Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education) Steve Maharey, and Rimutaka MP Paul Swain announced today that a joint working party is to be established to recommend to Government feasible uses for the Heretaunga site presently occupied by the Cen

Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey confirmed today that the proposed incorporation of the Central Institute of Technology (CIT) into Hutt Valley Polytechnic (HVP) will go ahead from 1 July 2001.

Addressing the Inaugural Conference of the NZ Association of Bridging Educators in Auckland today Associate Education Minister (Tertiary Education) Steve Maharey said that he had a very personal reason for his support of bridging education.

Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey today announced details of the first group of social enterprises to be funded under the Community Employment Organisations (CEOs) programme.

Sharing best practice across industry training organisations is the goal of a new publication launched today by Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey.

Sharing best practice across industry training organisations is the goal of a new publication launched today by Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey.

A fall of 24,048 registered unemployed since the election is welcome, but the Government remains committed to actively helping more beneficiaries off welfare and into real paying jobs, Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said today.