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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

The creation of a one-stop-shop to deliver income support and employment services will make a tremendous difference to New Zealanders looking for work or moving from welfare towards work, the Minis

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

The Minister of Social Welfare, Hon Roger Sowry, today announced that he has accepted the resignation of Mr Laurie O'Reilly, the Commissioner for Children.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

Income Support will bring forward the payment of benefits that would normally fall on Christmas Day this year, to ensure that beneficiaries can access their payments on Christmas Eve day, says Mini

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

Of the 23,657 care and protection notifications reported to the Children, Young Persons and their Families Service last financial year, 80% proceeded to full investigation, says Minister of Social

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

The New Zealand Listener's latest television advertisement which uses an implied instance of child abuse to promote the magazine is disgusting, says Roger Sowry.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

The Coalition Government and in particular the Department of Social Welfare has a number of initiatives already in place targeting Maori and child abuse, says Minister of Social Welfare, Hon.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

The Minister of Social Welfare Roger Sowry announced today that long-standing urban Maori social service provider Te Whanau O Waipareira has been selected as the preferred provider for the Wraparou

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

The Minister of Social Welfare, Hon. Roger Sowry, today welcomed the Alliance's willingness to continue working in the Accord once the referendum on compulsory superannuation has been held.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

A review of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989 is underway to target repeat juvenile offenders as provided for in the Coalition Agreement, said Minister of Social Welfare, Hon.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

Minister of Social Welfare, Hon.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

The Minister of Social Welfare, Hon.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

A new resource for social workers launched today by the Minister of Social Welfare, Roger Sowry breaks new ground in New Zealand and internationally in the field of investigating abuse and neglect.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

The rate of young people absconding from the Northern Residential Centre in Manurewa, Auckland dropped 71% for 1 January to 30 May 1997, compared to the same period last year, says Minister of Soci

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

The Government is working hard to reopen many of the youth justice and care and protection beds closed by the Labour Government in 1990, says Minister of Social Welfare, Hon. Roger Sowry.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

The Danish Ambassador, Mr Kris Lund-Jensen, travelled from his Canberra base today to sign the first Social Security Agreement between New Zealand and Denmark, with Minister of Social Welfare, Hon.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

The Citizens Advice Bureaus toll-free 0800 number will be a breakthrough for New Zealanders living in our rural communities, says Minister of Social Welfare, Hon. Roger Sowry.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Welfare, has today announced that the Children, Young Persons and their Families Service will receive an additional $1.32 million in the current 1996/97 financial ye

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

The Hon Murray McCully, Minister of Housing, and Hon Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Welfare, today announced a $58M housing assistance package to increase Accommodation Supplement and Special Bene

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

The Minister of Social Welfare, Hon.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

The Minister of Social Welfare, Hon Roger Sowry today confirmed that changes to the work-test announced last year will go ahead from 1 April 1997.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

Minister of Social Welfare, Hon.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

Social Welfare Minister, Hon. Roger Sowry, today agreed to provide a one-off grant to fund counselling services for witnesses of the Raurimu massacre.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

Social security benefits and allowances will be increased by 2.55% from 1 April to account for movement in the Consumers Price Index, Minister of Social Welfare, Hon. Roger Sowry announced today.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare