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The Government is writing to every superannuitant in New Zealand this week to explain how the changes to policies affecting the elderly may affect them, says Prime Minister Jenny Shipley, and Minis

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The status of Horowhenua and Kenepuru hospitals has been guaranteed under the Government's Hospital Services Plan announced yesterday.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The Department of Social Welfare's Community Funding Agency and Children, Young Persons and Their Families Service will be integrated into a Children, Young Persons and Families Service by the end

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Aotea Centre
Auckland

Dr Levy, President of ISPCAN, Dr Sham Kasim, President Elect, Dame Augusta Wallace, Mr Frank Fahey, Danny Tumahai and Dave Mackey (Kaumatua), delegates

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

"The Government's new Family Start programme has taken a big step forward, with the signing of the first contract for the delivery of Family Start services," the Ministers of Education, Health and

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Plaza International Hotel, Wakefield Street, Wellington

Bill Black, Ian McEwan, Dr Sellman, delegates:

Thank you for the opportunity to talk with you this morning.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Approval to build a securely designed youth justice centre in Palmerston North signals the first major step forward to implement the Government's Residential Services Strategy for children and youn

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

An Advisory Committee has been set up to report to Government on the health status of children of Vietnam and Operation Grapple Veterans, Minister in Charge of War Pensions, Hon Roger Sowry, said t

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

DOWNTOWN CONFERENCE CENTRE, QUEEN STREET, AUCKLAND

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The Minister of Social Welfare, Hon Roger Sowry, today announced that Roger McClay has been appointed permanently to the position of Commissioner for Children.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

For the first time in New Zealand's history we have a plan for action to combat drug abuse and prevent drug-related harm, the Associate Minister of Health, Hon Roger Sowry said in launching part tw

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

TOWARDS STRUCTURAL REFORM
OECD HEADQUARTERS, PARIS, FRANCE

Structural reform is easy to discuss, however it is often hard to face up to and harder still to make deliver.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Family Start, the intensive, early intervention service aimed at helping families to help themselves, is the realisation of the coalition parties' commitment to establish a service which focuses on

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Greater investment in the Children Young Persons and Their Families Service front line is making a real positive difference in services to children demonstrated by the substantial decrease in unall

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

A stocktake of services available to families at risk under the Government's Strengthening Families initiative shows there is significant room for improved communication and coordination among the

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The passing of the Social Security Amendment Bill (No.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Changes to welfare benefits herald a radical change in welfare direction and reinforce the Coalition Government's belief that paid work is the key to achieving personal economic and social independ

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Children and families in need will benefit from an extra $101 million being set aside over the next three years for services, the Minister of Social Welfare Roger Sowry said today.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The Minister of Social Welfare, Hon Roger Sowry hopes that the House will reject the majority report from the Social Services Select Committee on the Social Security (Conjugal Status) Amendment Bil

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Individuals, families, households and groups have just two days to have their say and respond to the proposed Code of Social and Family Responsibility, says Minister of Social Welfare Hon Roger Sow

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The Minister of Social Welfare, Hon Roger Sowry today announced the Government's commitment to providing more beds and services to help children in need of care and protection, young offenders and

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Minister of Social Welfare, Hon Roger Sowry today lashed out at the ACT party's policies saying they would gut welfare services to small communities like Hawera and Stratford.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Waikato Diocese School for Girls
River Road, Hamilton

Euan Laurenson, Federation members, Parliamentary colleagues good evening.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income