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Courts Minister, Rick Barker, today announced that for the past twelve months to 30 June 2005, there has been a reduction of 5674 in the number of criminal summary cases that are waiting for resolution in the District Court system.

The number of local 18-24 year olds on the unemployment benefit has dropped by an impressive 70.5 per cent since March 1999.

Rick Barker becomes responsible for the Charities Commission from 1 July.

From July 1 2005, responsibility for the Charities Commission will transfer from the Ministry of Economic Development to the Department of Internal Affairs

Volunteering is enriching and part of the kiwi way of life.

Work and Income’s latest regional plans exhibit the department's commitment and vision

Tariana Turia says she remains committed to representing her constituents as best she can, and that is what they have asked her to do.

The community and voluntary sector's huge contribution to New Zealand is being recognised by the Government today, with the launch of the Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Te Tari o te Rangai a-Hapori, a-Tuao, said Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia.

The Associate Minister in charge of Child Youth and Family, Tariana Turia, describes as ‘pathetic and childish’ the suggestion by Muriel Newman of ACT, that a child needing care and protection should be placed in her office.

A successful pilot project, which places interns with particular skills into community organisations that need those skills, is to get ongoing funding in the budget.

The important work of community and voluntary groups is being recognised with the setting up of a Community and Voluntary Sector Office in the Ministry for Social Development.

Ten days ago, there was a story in a national newspaper about what’s believed to be the last Maori-owned land on the lakefront in Taupo. The owner ... wants it protected as a Maori reserve for public access and picnics.

Speech to Graduation of Ngati Awa Service Academy students, Puawairua marae, Whakatane

The intention of the policy is to provide a basis for relationships between the government and volunteers. It sets out the government’s view of what volunteering is, the contribution it makes to our society, and the government’s commitment to recognise and support volunteers and their organisations.

The government has adopted a formal policy on volunteering.

The last week has been a big one for Whanganui iwi. Negotiations between the iwi and the Crown found a way for the position of river claimants to be protected, while Genesis Power proceeds with its application for a 35-year resource consent to take water from the headwaters – something which the iwi objects to.

... Tariana Turia acknowledged concern among voluntary organisations about the possible impact of the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Bill, which is presently before Parliament.

The Minister for the Community and Voluntry Sector, Tariana Turia, has told the NZ Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux that the government is still in consultation over the details of the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Bill.

Speech to National Coalition for Law Centres, Te Rau Oriwa marae, Whanganui

The government will continue to develop a more effective relationship with volunteers, and the communities they support, over the next three years, Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia said today.