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"There has been a 300 per cent increase in the number of benefit fraud cases referred for prosecution, and that is a sign of how seriously the problem is being taken, " Associate Work and Income Mi

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income (Work and Income)

The move to formally improve the relationship between banks and their business customers is being welcomed by Consumer
Affairs Minister Peter McCardle.

  • Peter McCardle
  • Consumer Affairs

"I am pleased the basic problems over student allowances have been fixed, and that WINZ has the payment delays under control", Associate Social Services, Work and Income Minister Peter McCardle sai

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income (Work and Income)

The Government's new business development strategy (BIZ) is being launched today with the opening of seven BIZinfo centres around the country.

  • Peter McCardle
  • Business Development

BIZ is the name of the Government's new business development programme. It consists of two parts:

  • Peter McCardle
  • Business Development

Associate Work and Income Minister Peter McCardle said the Alliance and Labour have got their facts wrong on work for the dole.

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Social Welfare

Associate Work and Income Minister Peter McCardle today dismissed claims made by Labour on WINZ's furnishing spending as a petty and transparent attempt to piggy-back on on-going Alliance attacks.

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income (Work and Income)

Associate Work and Income Minister Peter McCardle today said he has required that Work and Income New Zealand ensure hard-up students have access to emergency grants to alleviate hardship while awa

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income (Work and Income)

"Delays in processing student allowances are not new, and happened last year and in every other year when tertiary institutions handled allowances," Associate Work and Income Minister Peter McCardl

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income (Work and Income)

Associate Work and Income Minister Peter McCardle dismissed the claims made today by Rod Donald regarding WINZ as both petty, and a desperate attempt to lift his party up to one per cent in the pol

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income (Work and Income)

"Labour has been caught out.

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income (Work and Income)

Associate Social Services, Work and Income Minister Peter McCardle today attacked the Alliance and Labour for their nonsense over benefit fraud investigations.

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income (Work and Income)

Business Development Minister Peter McCardle said today he was delighted to announce details of the Government's new business development programme, BIZ, which is starting up around the country.

  • Peter McCardle
  • Business Development

Consumer Affairs Minister Peter McCardle said today he is very disappointed that, despite recent lengthy discussions, Telecom is still refusing to reimburse customers or replace unused phone cards

  • Peter McCardle
  • Consumer Affairs

The new business development programme is shortly to get underway, Business Development Minister Peter McCardle announced today.

  • Peter McCardle
  • Business Development

"The latest unemployment figures contain some good news coming out of Pacific Island communities in New Zealand," said Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income Peter McCardle.

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income (Work and Income)

"The Maori unemployment rate is unacceptable, but measures are already being taken to try to bring it down," Associate Social Services, Work and Income Minister Peter McCardle said today.

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income (Work and Income)

Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income Peter McCardle said today the 0.2 per cent increase in unemployment in the December quarter was in line with expectations and shows the effect

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income (Work and Income)

80 people joining per day

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income (Work and Income)

With summer's heat upon us, the Minister of Consumer Affairs Peter McCardle is urging New Zealanders not to place products which may explode or cause fires in intensely sunny spots such as on car d

  • Peter McCardle
  • Consumer Affairs

Over 2,000 organisations already using Community Wage workers in just 10 weeks

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income (Work and Income)

In the first two months since the Community Wage was introduced only 81 people have had their payments reduced or suspended, out of the total of more than 160,000 on the Community Wage, Associate W

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income (Work and Income)

Successful Auckland trust shows the way

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income (Work and Income)

The winners of the 1998 Business Development Quality Awards were announced by Business Development Minister Peter McCardle at a reception in the Beehive last night.

  • Peter McCardle
  • Business Development