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Labour has expressed strong support for the recommendations in the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s new report: “Evaluating the use of 1080: Predators, poisons and silent forests”.
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The Government's announcement of more cuts, mergers and rationalisations amount to nothing more than 'shuffling the cards' and is not the plan we need to turn the economy around, says Labour's State Services spokesperson Ruth Dyson.
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The 2008/09 funding round of the Community Partnership Fund (CPF) is now open for people seeking to launch innovative grassroots Information and Communication Technology (ICT) initiatives.
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New Zealand's labour market will go through significant changes over the next 12 years, says a report released today by Social Development and Employment Minister Ruth Dyson.
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Free off-peak travel, better subsidies for hearing aids and tax cuts boosting superannuation will provide senior citizens with even more reasons to celebrate International Day of the Older Person today.
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"Strokes are the most common cause of adult impairment in New Zealand with over 57,000 people having suffered a stroke," said Ruth Dyson, Minister for Social Development & Employment.
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"The age of the New Zealand workforce is changing and employers need to take this fact into consideration" said Ruth Dyson Minister for Social Development and Employment.
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Enhanced Taskforce Green funding to help with the clean-up of the recent storms affecting the Horowhenua and North Canterbury regions was announced today by Ruth Dyson, Minister for Social Development and Employment.
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Minister for Disability Issues Ruth Dyson, welcomes the New Zealand Disability Strategy Implementation Review.Â
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ROTORUA — The Minister for Social Development and Employment, Ruth Dyson is pleased to announce that a development and lease agreement was signed between Parekarangi Trust and Child, Youth and Family last night at a ceremony on the Te Pakira marae.
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Minister for Social Development and Employment Ruth Dyson says the findings of the 2008 Social Report show that New Zealand’s overall wellbeing is improving.
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The Government welcomes the release of the Children's Commissioners Report 'A Fair Go for all Children'.
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The quarterly Household Labour Force Survey released today shows that the New Zealand economy is weathering the harsh global economic challenges, says Employment Minister Ruth Dyson.
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Helping employers improve the skills of their workers is vital, says Minister for Social Development and Employment Ruth Dyson.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Helping employers improve the skills of their workers is vital, says Minister for Social Development and Employment Ruth Dyson.
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Thousands of disabled New Zealanders are experiencing improved access to the workplace and community services, says Ruth Dyson.
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Reports released today show that youth labour market indicators have improved markedly in the past seven years, Social Development and Employment Minister Ruth Dyson said today.
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Helping young people and giving children the best possible start in life are two key aims of the 2008/09 Ministry of Social Development Auckland Regional Plan being launched today by Ruth Dyson, Minister for Social Development and Employment.
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CANTERBURY — Minister for Social Development Ruth Dyson has welcomed the launch of the Ministry of Social Development 2008/2009 Regional Plan for Canterbury.
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Child poverty has fallen on every measure since 2004, the Minister for Social Development and Employment Ruth Dyson said today, welcoming a report that confirms 130,000 children have been lifted out of poverty.
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The Disability (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) Bill was introduced to Parliament today.
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Minister of Finance Michael Cullen and Minister for Social Development and Employment Ruth Dyson have written to Retirement Commissioner Diana Crossan in response to the 2007 Review of Retirement Income Policy.
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OTAGO — "To Anne’s daughter Pip, her son Michael, and her 5 grandchildren of whom she was so proud, and also to Anne’s sister Rosemary and her friends, colleagues and students– let me say how sorry I was to hear of Anne’s death.
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Child, Youth and Family are implementing an improved process for responding to complaints.
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Volunteer Awareness Week is a time to acknowledge the vital contribution made by more than a million volunteers toward the well-being of fellow New Zealanders.
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The family violence Its not OK campaign is having a significant impact in New Zealand.
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Volunteer Awareness Week is a time to acknowledge the vital contribution made by more than a million volunteers toward the well-being of fellow New Zealanders.
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"Legislation will be introduced to Parliament that will ensure that New Zealanders who wish to retire overseas are able to do so comfortably in the country of their choice,” said Ms Dyson.
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The introduction of a quick reverse mortgage calculator is an important step in assisting older people to assess the implication of taking out an equity loan says Social Development Ruth Dyson.
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Senior Citizens and Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson today paid tribute to Grey Power President Graham Stairmand, who died this morning.
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