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The Alliance's matey relationship with Labour is fast developing cracks and will not last a year, predicted Minister of Social Services Roger Sowry.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The fall in unemployment is good news for New Zealand in such a difficult global economy, said the Hon Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Services, Work and Income today.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Labour's social policy is obviously in complete disarray, said the Hon Roger Sowry Minister of Social Services, Work and Income.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Steve Maharey should check his facts before slating the Children Young People and their Families Service's foster parent scheme, said the Hon Roger Sowry Minister of Social Services, Work and Incom

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The Hon Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Services, Work and Income announced Government has committed an additional $14.5 million over the next two years to the Youth Services Strategy

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

"We don't know exactly how much the increase to married couples superannuation will be on April 1 yet, because we are only working on forecast CPI," Mr Sowry said.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The timeline for the development and trialing of a Work Capacity Assessment process for beneficiaries or benefit applicants who are sick or have a disability has been updated, announced Minister of

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

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

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