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The Labour-Alliance Government is putting its commitment to positive youth development into practice with a $350,000 a year funding boost for The Young New Zealanders’ Challenge, Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré announced today.

Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré and Green Party Youth Affairs spokesperson, Nandor Tanczos today announced Budget funding for a programme to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of drug education in schools.

Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré and Green Party Youth Affairs spokesperson, Nandor Tanczos today announced Budget funding for a programme to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of drug education in schools.

Youth Affairs Minister, Laila Harré, will present a Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) Regional Service Award to Youthline, in Auckland tomorrow.

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Welcome to Zeal and to a very exciting and long anticipated event for myself and the staff of the Ministry of Youth Affairs: the launch of the Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa.

New Zealand’s first comprehensive youth strategy was launched today by Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré.

New Zealand children made more than 3500 individual submissions to a nationwide consultation on the development of an Agenda for Children.

Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré today announced that Auckland will have at least two of the pilots of the new student work scheme Snap which was announced yesterday.

Youth Affairs and Associate Labour Minister Laila Harré says a bill introduced to Parliament today will repeal a provision of the Minimum Wage Act that allows employers to pay young workers literally nothing while they train on the job.

Youth Suicide prevention programmes will receive a $1.673 million boost in this year's budget, Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré announced this morning.

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.

Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré is urging individuals and communities to help the government design a new strategy to boost the healthy development of young New Zealanders.

“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

The Ministry of Youth Affairs will now be responsible for leading and coordinating the New Zealand Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy, Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré announced today.

Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré has released a "full and honest report" on New Zealand's implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC).

The Alliance has honoured its pre-election pledge to improve the wage rates of young New Zealand workers, Youth Affairs and Associate Labour Minister Laila Harré said today.

New Zealand workers on the lowest rates of pay will receive an income boost in 2001, Minister of Labour Margaret Wilson and Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré announced today.

Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré welcomes the New Zealand Police's decision to discontinue its controversial Under- 25 yellow sticker scheme.

The government will look at ways to improve its understanding of the pathways young people take from training and education into the labour market, Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré said today.

Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré, in conjunction with national student unions, is hosting a summit on the impact of the student loans scheme on young people.

The summit is being held at the National Library, Wellington, on Friday 25 August.

Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré today launched an information kit designed to help local communities develop tailored youth suicide prevention strategies.

Youth Parliament 2000 is a key event in the government's programme to boost youth participation in decision-making, Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré says.

Youth Parliament 2000 will debate the pros and cons of decriminalising marijuana for personal use, Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré announced today.

The government will bring together a comprehensive youth development strategy aimed at improving outcomes for young New Zealanders, Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré announced yesterday.