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The independent report into the notification of a five year-old South Auckland girl who had been sexually abused by members of her family was released today by the Hon Roger Sowry, Minister of Soci

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Acting Agriculture Minister John Luxton and Social Welfare Minister Roger Sowry have announced the criteria for drought-stricken Marlborough and North Canterbury farmers to receive income support u

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The Minister of Social Welfare, Hon Roger Sowry says he is very encouraged at New Zealanders' readiness to take part in the debate on social responsibility demonstrated by over 50,000 responses to

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The Minister of Social Welfare today dismissed Labour's contribution to the social responsibility debate as nothing more than the tired old rhetoric that New Zealanders have come to expect from a f

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Minister of Social Welfare, Hon Roger Sowry today confirmed he was investigating why some communities have not yet received their copies of the proposed Code of Social and Family Responsibility dis

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The Social Policy Agency of the Department of Social Welfare will analyse all of the material on response forms of the proposed Code of Social and Family Responsibility discussion booklet irrespect

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Once again the Labour Party's answer to an innovative approach to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing New Zealanders today is just waffle, says Minister of Social Welfare, Hon Roger Sowr

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

New Zealand Superannuation and social welfare income support payments will increase by 0.83% from 1 April 1998 to account for movement in the Consumers Price Index, Minister of Social Welfare, Hon.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The long upward growth in the number of people receiving a domestic purposes benefit appears to be slowing, the Minister of Social Welfare Hon Roger Sowry said today.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Social Welfare Services
Mr Speaker, No less than a quiet revolution is now going on in the delivery of social welfare services.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The Minister of Social Welfare today announced the appointment of a manager to help implement the new Pacific Island Cultural Social Services strategy within the Department of Social Welfare to imp

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

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

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  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

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

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  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

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