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The government has given the go-ahead for two schemes to assist teenagers from low-income families to study at Telford Rural Polytechnic in Balclutha and the Westport Deep Sea Fishing School
- Steve Maharey
- Education
Retired District Court Judge John Gatley has been appointed the sole member of the Student Allowance Appeal Authority.
- Steve Maharey
- Education
Former television executive Paul France has been appointed to the board of the Broadcasting Standards Authority and current member Diane Musgrave has been reappointed.
- Steve Maharey
- Broadcasting
The approval of projects to promote e-learning and innovation in tertiary education totaling almost $34 million will be a significant boost for the sector
- Steve Maharey
- Education
Minister of Broadcasting Steve Maharey and Minister for State Owned Enterprises Mark Burton have welcomed the Auditor-General's report on expenses incurred by Dr Ross Armstrong during his tenure as Chairperson of TVNZ, NZ Post and Industrial Research Ltd.
- Steve Maharey
- Broadcasting
The government will carefully examine a new report on ways to encourage more New Zealanders to save for their retirement.
- Steve Maharey
- Social Development and Employment
Rules have been finalised to manage growth in tertiary student numbers from 2004.
- Steve Maharey
- Education
The latest stocktake of the government’s Employment Strategy shows that New Zealand continues to make significant progress in tackling unemployment.
- Steve Maharey
- Social Development and Employment
Income thresholds for student loan repayments and interest write-offs are to rise from 1 April next year.
- Steve Maharey
- Education
Appointments to the Board of Radio New Zealand have been announced by Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey.
- Steve Maharey
- Broadcasting
Plans to establish a Quality Commissioner for the private tertiary education sector have been welcomed by the government.
- Steve Maharey
- Education
Participation in tertiary education rose by 11% in 2002 according to the annual report on the tertiary education sector, released today.
- Steve Maharey
- Education
A framework to improve the responsiveness of tertiary education to Maori has been launched.
- Steve Maharey
- Education
An international conference has heard that NZ government policies aim to get the best outcomes from the increasingly diverse range of New Zealand families.
- Steve Maharey
- Social Development and Employment
Details of the second Social Policy, Research and Evaluation Conference have been announced.
- Steve Maharey
- Social Development and Employment
Unspent funding intended for private training establishments (PTEs) will be redistributed to new or growing PTEs in 2004.
- Steve Maharey
- Education
Maharey Notes, Volume 4, Issue Number 91, 1 December 2003
- Steve Maharey
- Social Development and Employment
Auckland businesses stand to benefit from a new $21 million plan to help close the ‘skills gap’ through assisting migrants and refugees in to paid employment
- Steve Maharey
- Social Development and Employment
Housing Minister Steve Maharey has visited Feilding residents Brendan O’Hagan and Lisa Mandy, who are among the first to have benefited to date from the government initiative with Kiwibank to make access to home ownership easier for low to modest income earners.
- Steve Maharey
- Housing
A new agreement between Dunedin health practitioners Activ8 and Work and Income aims to vocationally assess 25 people who have been receiving an unemployment benefit for more than 8 years
- Steve Maharey
- Social Development and Employment
The government is to invest $25 million in the University of Otago’s ‘Leading Thinkers’ advancement programme.
- Steve Maharey
- Education
Moves by the government to foster a greater sense of national identity ensures a bright future for the independent production industry.
- Steve Maharey
- Broadcasting
The government has reasserted the importance of public service broadcasting as part of the push to develop New Zealand’s national identity.
- Steve Maharey
- Broadcasting
Mr Speaker, I move that the Radio New Zealand Amendment Bill be now read a second time.
The content of the Bill
- Steve Maharey
- Broadcasting