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Budget 2002 is a Labour/Alliance effort based on a Labour-determined spending limit.

Around a quarter of New Zealand’s population are mothers, and each year 56,000 women start or add to their family by giving birth, according to a new set of figures released on Mother’s Day by Women’s Affairs Minister Laila Harré.

Following today’s announcement of the final electorate boundaries for this year’s general election, Laila Harré has confirmed that she will be seeking the Alliance nomination for the new West Auckland electorate of Waitakere.

Minister of Women’s Affairs and Associate Minister of Labour, Laila Harré, today welcomed the first meeting of the parliamentary select committee on the Paid Parental Leave Bill.

Women’s Affairs Minister Laila Harré has released for public consultation a draft report on New Zealand’s progress towards implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

How does the New Zealand PPL scheme compare?

Comparisons with overseas paid maternity leave

Questions and Answers

How much will
this scheme cost?

The annual gross cost of the scheme is estimated at about $57

Paid Parental Leave:
the healthy choice

Paid Parental Leave
will:

Paid Parental Leave
and the Parental Tax Credit

Timeline: The Campaign for Paid Parental Leave

Where did we start?

Why does New Zealand
need Paid Parental Leave?

The New Zealand Scheme

Where did we start?

Ministerial Foreword

Women's Affairs Minister Laila Harré has released a report that identifies some of the key inequalities that exist between Maori women, Maori men and Pakeha men and women.

Women's Affairs Minister Laila Harré has released a report that identifies some of the key inequalities that exist between Maori women, Maori men and Pakeha men and women.

Women's Affairs Minister Laila Harré has released a report that identifies some of the key inequalities that exist between Maori women, Maori men and Pakeha men and women.

Good morning, and welcome to the young women who are gathered here this morning to help us bring a day rich in historical significance into a modern context.

Women's Affairs Minister Laila Harré and Minister of Finance Michael
Cullen clarify timetable for finalising Paid Parental Leave details.

Ministers from across Australia and New Zealand today agreed to develop a direct dialogue with Indigenous women to develop an action plan on women and reconciliation for Ministers; to promote positive portrayal of women in advertising and media; and to

Labour and the Alliance have agreed that provision will be made for Paid Parental Leave in this year's budget, Women's Affairs Minister Laila Harré confirmed today.

Good evening.

It's great to be here tonight to help celebrate the remarkable achievements of a group of women who have proven that gender is no barrier to succeeding in business.

I would like to begin by congratulating the UK government on your announced improvements in provisions for maternity and paternity leave.

Congratulations on gathering to promote 14 weeks paid parental leave, the new international minimum standard. It is vital that the parental leave policy we agree to in government makes a real difference for women and their families.

Good morning, and happy International Women's Day to you all.

On this day in 1897 a group of women garment workers staged a protest against the inhumane working conditions and low wages they faced in the New York textile industry.