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Police 1 Feb 2013
Police Minister pays tribute to slain officers

Police Minister Anne Tolley has today attended a ceremony to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the tragic deaths of four Police officers.

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Corrections 1 Feb 2013
New $1.8 million probation centre for Kapiti Coast

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has officially opened a new probation centre at Paraparaumu on the Kapiti Coast.

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Police 31 Jan 2013
Police deserve praise – that's a fact

Police Minister Anne Tolley says Labour is once again trying to mislead the public over Police resources.

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Corrections 13 Dec 2012
New health dependency unit opens at Rimutaka Prison

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has officially opened a new High Dependency Unit at Rimutaka Prison, the first of its kind in New Zealand.

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Police 6 Dec 2012
Arms Amendment Bill passes third reading

Police Minister Anne Tolley says a Bill which clarifies the definition of certain firearms and places controls on the importation of restricted airguns has passed its third reading in Parliament.

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Police 29 Oct 2012
Roll out of Neighbourhood Policing Teams complete

Police Minister Anne Tolley says the roll out of Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPTs) across New Zealand has been completed, as the Outer Kaiti NPT in Gisborne becomes fully operational.

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Politics 19 Oct 2012
Budget claims completely false

Police Minister Anne Tolley says Labour should get its facts right instead of trying to mislead the public over Police funding.

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Police 16 Oct 2012
Work under way on Wanaka's $3 million Police station

Police Minister Anne Tolley has today turned the sod for the new Wanaka Police station.

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Government 5 Oct 2012
Minister thanks outgoing SFO Chief Executive

The Minister responsible for the Serious Fraud Office, Anne Tolley, has thanked the agency’s outgoing Chief Executive, Adam Feeley, who leaves the position today.

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Police 1 Oct 2012
Minister pays tribute to officers on Police Remembrance Day

Police Minister Anne Tolley has honoured Police officers who have lost their lives while on duty, at a service to mark Police Remembrance Day.

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Police 1 Oct 2012
Crime continues to fall, focus on prevention continues

Police Minister Anne Tolley says the increased focus on frontline policing and crime prevention will continue, following another drop in recorded crimes.

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Corrections 28 Sep 2012
Prisoner education and employment exceeds targets

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says targets for prisoners engaged in education and employment have been exceeded by more than 100 per cent.

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Corrections 20 Sep 2012
New PPP prison, up to 1300 jobs for South Auckland

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has today turned the sod for the new 960-bed men’s prison at Wiri in South Auckland.

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Corrections 11 Sep 2012
Contract signed for new PPP prison at Wiri

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says a contract has been signed allowing the SecureFuture consortium to design, finance, build, operate and maintain the new 960-bed public-private partnership (PPP) prison at Wiri, South Auckland.

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Police 6 Sep 2012
Minister opens new $1.6 million police station

Police Minister Anne Tolley has today officially opened the new police station at Rolleston, near Christchurch.

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Corrections 24 Aug 2012
Minister opens expanded prison drug treatment unit

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has officially opened the expanded drug and alcohol treatment unit at Hawke’s Bay Prison, as part of the Government’s target of reducing reoffending by 25 per cent by 2017.

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Corrections 23 Aug 2012
Minister opens new Napier probation centre

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has today officially opened the new Community Probation Centre in Napier.

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Police 18 Jul 2012
Minister praises Police for drugs haul

Police Minister Anne Tolley has congratulated Police following a hugely successful six-month campaign targeting cannabis growers and dealers throughout New Zealand.

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Corrections 17 Jul 2012
Record number of prisoners in employment training

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says a record number of prisoners are now employed in on-the-job training or trades training programmes which lead to qualifications.

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Corrections 11 Jul 2012
Minister to attend Adelaide corrections conference

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley is in Adelaide from 11-13 July to attend a Corrective Services Ministers’ Conference.

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Corrections 2 Jul 2012
Minister to visit Australian prisons

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley is travelling in Australia from 3 - 7 July for visits to prisons, offender reintegration facilities and prisoner employment programmes.

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Corrections 2 Jul 2012
Smoke-free prisons a success, one year on

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says the first anniversary of the ban on smoking in prisons is a significant milestone, with facilities now much safer and healthier for staff and prisoners.

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Police 27 Jun 2012
Minister to attend SCPEM meeting in Melbourne

Police Minister Anne Tolley is to attend a meeting of the Standing Council on Police and Emergency Management (SCPEM) in Melbourne on 28 and 29 June.

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Corrections 27 Jun 2012
24-hour GPS monitoring for high-risk offenders

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says 24-hour Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring of high-risk offenders is to be introduced for the first time in New Zealand to strengthen public safety.

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News 21 Jun 2012
Car crushing a warning for boy racers

Police Minister Anne Tolley says the first car crushing under laws to crack down on illegal street racing should serve as a warning to boy racers.

Police Minister Anne Tolley says the first car crushing under laws to crack down on illegal street racing should serve as a warning to boy racers.

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Police 14 Jun 2012
Minister congratulates new police graduates

Police Minister Anne Tolley today awarded graduation certificates to this year’s first intake of police recruits in Porirua.

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Corrections 12 Jun 2012
Increased safety for prison officers

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says officers in every prison are to have access to pepper spray to improve safety for frontline staff, following a successful twelve-month trial.

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Police 31 May 2012
Minister opens new $8.6 million police station

MANUKAU CITY — Police Minister Anne Tolley has today officially opened the new Otahuhu police station in Counties Manukau.

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Corrections 25 May 2012
Setting targets for safer communities, less crime

Budget 2012 supports better public services by contributing to targets that will reduce prisoner reoffending by 25 per cent by 2017 and result in 18,500 fewer victims of crime every year, Police and Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says.

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Guns 23 May 2012
Arms Amendment Bill passes second reading

Police Minister Anne Tolley says a Bill that clarifies the definition of military style semi-automatic firearms (MSSAs), and places controls on the importation of airguns that look like real pistols, MSSAs or restricted weapons has passed its second reading in Parliament.

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Corrections 21 May 2012
Budget 2012: Reducing reoffending, victims of crime

Budget 2012 will contribute to a 25 per cent reduction in reoffending by 2017, and 18,500 fewer victims of crime every year from 2017, Corrections Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Corrections Minister Dr Pita Sharples say.

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Politics 15 May 2012
Minister opens new $10.2 million Police HQ

MANUKAU CITY — Police Minister Anne Tolley has today officially opened the new Counties Manukau East police station.

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Corrections 9 May 2012
Bill to improve public safety passes first reading

A Bill aimed at improving public safety by strengthening the law around community sentences has passed its first reading in Parliament, says Corrections Minister Anne Tolley.

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Corrections 2 May 2012
Increasing skills and education in prisons

Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says there has been a 45 per cent rise in the number of NZQF credits gained by prisoners from trade training inside the wire.

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Crime 2 Apr 2012
Crime falls to fifteen-year low, more work to be done

Police Minister Anne Tolley has praised Police following another significant drop in crime rates.

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Corrections 29 Feb 2012
Bill to improve corrections system passes first reading

A Bill that will improve prison safety and security and reduce prisoners’ access to contraband has passed its first reading in Parliament, says Corrections Minister Anne Tolley.

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Police 16 Feb 2012
Police praised for major drugs raids

Police Minister Anne Tolley has congratulated the Police after significant drugs busts in the Waikato.

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Police 3 Feb 2012
New $1.6 million police station for Rolleston

ROLLESTON — Police Minister Anne Tolley has turned the sod for a new police station at Rolleston, near Christchurch.

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Police 17 Dec 2011
Minister praises Police for drugs, cash and firearms seizures

GISBORNE — Police Minister Anne Tolley has praised Gisborne and Hawkes Bay Police following successful raids on gang-related properties in Gisborne.

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Education 18 Nov 2011
Increased ECE focus for Hastings

Education Minister Anne Tolley says that Hastings is to benefit from an ECE funding boost to help increase participation in early childhood education.

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Education 15 Nov 2011
$1.4 million for more ECE places in South Auckland

Education Minister Anne Tolley says the Government is investing $1.4 million to help build new early childhood education services in South Auckland, which will create another 211 ECE places for families.

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Education 11 Nov 2011
$6 million boost for Kawerau schooling

Education Minister Anne Tolley says the Government is set to invest $6 million in establishing a new secondary school in Kawerau, to provide modern learning environments and help boost student achievement.

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Education 11 Nov 2011
Future confirmed for Paerau School

Education Minister Anne Tolley says Paerau School in Central Otago is to remain open following a final decision on its future.

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Education 11 Nov 2011
Eight new Service Academies confirmed for secondary schools

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced the eight secondary schools around New Zealand which have successfully bid to open new Service Academies in 2012.

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School 10 Nov 2011
Government invests in more new classrooms

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced over $5 million in funding to support five schools to replace seven classroom blocks, in the latest example of the Government’s commitment to upgrade and modernise school buildings.

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Education 9 Nov 2011
Minister wishes students good luck in NCEA exams

Education Minister Anne Tolley has wished students the best of luck for this year’s NCEA exams which get underway tomorrow.

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Education 30 Oct 2011
Innovative learning network to lift student achievement

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that a dedicated nationwide online network for New Zealand schools will be developed, to ensure that teaching and learning is at the forefront of global educational developments and makes the most of new technology.

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School 28 Oct 2011
Decision deferred on integration

WHANGANUI — Education Minister Anne Tolley says a decision on the integration of Wanganui Collegiate School into the state system has been deferred until August 2012.

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Education 27 Oct 2011
Minister welcomes evaluation of Service Academies

Education Minister Anne Tolley has welcomed the release of an Education Review Office evaluation of Service Academies, which shows improved engagement, behaviour and academic achievement for the secondary school students enrolled in this important Youth Guarantee initiative.

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Education 14 Oct 2011
Raising quality in early childhood education

Education Minister Anne Tolley says the Government is moving to end the variability of quality in early childhood education (ECE) services and give better information to parents.

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Education 12 Oct 2011
Increased focus on recruiting high-quality teachers

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced the next step in the Government’s work to attract high-calibre candidates into teaching as a career.

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Education 5 Oct 2011
Radio NZ, Labour get it wrong

Claims made on Radio New Zealand's Morning Report and repeated by Labour's education spokesperson about Ministry of Education Student Achievement Practitioners are completely false, says Education Minister Anne Tolley.

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Education 5 Oct 2011
New scholarships for Christchurch students

CHRISTCHURCH — Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced $1 million of funding for new scholarship awards for Year 13 Christchurch students whose plans for tertiary study may have been affected by the recent earthquakes.

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Education 4 Oct 2011
Consultation on the future of education in Canterbury

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that communities and the education sector in Canterbury are to have the opportunity to take part in consultation on the future of education in the area following the recent earthquakes.

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Education 4 Oct 2011
Further support for secondary teachers

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced four further support days for secondary school teachers, as they implement the new curriculum-aligned achievement standards for NCEA Levels one, two and three over the next two years.

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School 16 Sep 2011
Resourcing for Christchurch schools

CHRISTCHURCH — Education Minister Anne Tolley says that the movement of students away from Christchurch and within the city since the February earthquake will result in a redistribution of resources for schools.

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School 12 Sep 2011
Shirley Boys' High School returns to original site

CHRISTCHURCH — Education Minister Anne Tolley has welcomed the return of Shirley Boys’ High School to its original site in Christchurch, after 26 weeks of site-sharing following the February earthquake.

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Education 7 Sep 2011
Good progress on career pathways for students

Education Minister Anne Tolley says the development of new vocational pathways for senior secondary students is making good progress, as the Government improves the transition from education to employment.

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Education 6 Sep 2011
Ten new Trades Academies confirmed

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced the ten new Trades Academies which are to open around New Zealand from 2012, providing practical skills training for secondary school students while allowing them to study for NCEA credits and tertiary qualifications.

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Education 5 Sep 2011
New and extended Trades Academies for Canterbury

CHRISTCHURCH — Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that Christchurch is to have a new Trades Academy, and that student places are to more than treble at the existing Academy in the city.

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Education 29 Aug 2011
Doubling the number of new Trades Academies

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that the number of new Trades Academies is to double, keeping even more 16 and 17 year olds engaged in education and practical skills training, who would otherwise be at risk of dropping out of the system.

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Education 26 Aug 2011
Providers awarded $1.1 million in education contracts

Education Minister Anne Tolley says twenty-one providers around New Zealand have been awarded contracts worth over $1.1 million to provide Learning Experiences Outside the Classroom (LEOTC) following the latest contestable tender round.

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News 25 Aug 2011
New guidelines to support safer schools

Education Minister Anne Tolley says newly-released guidelines for the search and seizure of drugs and weapons in schools will help support teachers and protect students and staff.

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Education 16 Aug 2011
Minister welcomes pay settlement

Education Minister Anne Tolley has welcomed the school support staff pay settlement which has been announced today.

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Education 4 Aug 2011
Strengthening the Learning and Behaviour service

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that changes to the Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) service will bring more consistency and better leadership, while increasing the number of teachers.

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Education 4 Aug 2011
Minister opens new $20 million primary school in Wanaka

WANAKA — Education Minister Anne Tolley today officially opened the new Wanaka Primary School, following Government investment of $20 million.

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Education 4 Aug 2011
Continuing support for Playcentre

Education Minister Anne Tolley says there is no risk to Playcentre funding, following the release of the independent ECE Taskforce report.

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Education 3 Aug 2011
Pasifika Education Plan shows good progress

Education Minister Anne Tolley says a mid-term review of the Pasifika Education Plan (2009-2012) shows positive results in early childhood education, schooling and the Youth Guarantee for Pasifika children and young people.

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Education 27 Jul 2011
Encouraging response to ECE Taskforce consultation

Education Minister Anne Tolley says there has been a great response from the public and the early childhood education sector to calls for submissions during consultation on the independent ECE Taskforce report.

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Education 13 Jul 2011
Minister to attend education summit in Indonesia

Education Minister Anne Tolley will attend the East Asia Summit of education ministers in Bali and will sign an education cooperation agreement in Jakarta on a trip to Indonesia from July 13 – 19.

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Education 11 Jul 2011
Future schooling in Kawerau

Education Minister Anne Tolley says the reorganisation of schools in Kawerau will bring a much brighter future for education in the town, and raise achievement levels for students.

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Earthquakes 8 Jul 2011
Christchurch schools set to return to home sites

CANTERBURY — Education Minister Anne Tolley has confirmed that Avonside Girls’ High School and Shirley Boys’ High School in Christchurch will temporarily return to their home sites for up to two years.

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Education 8 Jul 2011
Decision on South Dunedin schooling

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced her final decisions on the review of schools to strengthen education provision in the South Dunedin area.

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Education 7 Jul 2011
New $8.4 million school for students with special needs

Education Minister Anne Tolley has officially opened the new $8.4 million Mahinawa Specialist School and Resource Centre, based at Mana College in Porirua.

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Education 6 Jul 2011
Drivers of Crime: investing in education

Education Minister Anne Tolley says that Government investment in early childhood education and parenting programmes has made a significant contribution to the progress made in the Drivers of Crime strategy.

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Education 4 Jul 2011
New tax education online resource for schools

Education Minister Anne Tolley and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne have today launched a new tax education online curriculum tool for school students.

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Technology 30 Jun 2011
First rural schools receive ultra fast fibre

The Government’s roll out of fast broadband to rural New Zealand is underway today with the first three rural schools connecting to ultra fast fibre.

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School 24 Jun 2011
Proper consultation on new school

Education Minister Anne Tolley says construction of a proposed new school on the site of the former Waimokoia residential school in Auckland has been put on hold to allow proper consultation to take place with neighbouring schools and the wider community.

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Education 20 Jun 2011
Support for secondary teachers

CHRISTCHURCH — Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced two professional support days for secondary school teachers, to assist with planning and preparation for the implementation of the new curriculum-aligned NCEA standards.

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Education 15 Jun 2011
Consultation on ECE Taskforce report

Education Minister Anne Tolley has launched an eight-week consultation on the recently-released independent Early Childhood Education Taskforce report.

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Education 2 Jun 2011
Minister welcomes release of ECE Taskforce report

Education Minister Anne Tolley has welcomed the release by the Independent Taskforce of a report on the future of early childhood education in New Zealand.

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Employment 31 May 2011
Minister launches Canterbury Trades Academy

CHRISTCHURCH — Education Minister Anne Tolley has officially launched the Canterbury Tertiary College Trades Academy, which is offering vocational trades and technology training to up to 144 students as part of the Government’s Youth Guarantee.

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Education 25 May 2011
UFB will transform education system

Government Ministers Anne Tolley and Steven Joyce say ultra fast broadband to schools will transform the education system by enhancing the way teachers teach and children learn.

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Education 19 May 2011
$1.4b extra for schools, ECE in Budget 2011

Budget 2011 invests a significant amount of additional funding in education during constrained fiscal times, Education Minister Anne Tolley says.

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Education 19 May 2011
Extra $550m to improve families' access to ECE

The Government will invest an extra $550.3 million in early childhood education over the next four years, to allow as many families as possible to access quality services where they are needed the most, Education Minister Anne Tolley says.

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Education 16 May 2011
Study centres support Christchurch students

CHRISTCHURCH — Education Minister Anne Tolley says new study centres are providing extra support for Christchurch students whose schools are still affected by the February earthquake.

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Education 9 May 2011
New award for New Zealand's top student

WELLINGTON CITY — Education Minister Anne Tolley says a new award for New Zealand’s top scholarship student will be presented at a ceremony in Wellington tomorrow.

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Education 6 May 2011
Changes to schooling in South Dunedin

DUNEDIN — Education Minister Anne Tolley has decided on a number of changes to schools in South Dunedin to strengthen the provision of education for children in the area.

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Education 7 Apr 2011
Recruiting and retaining quality teachers

Education Minister Anne Tolley says improvements to the teaching workforce will be addressed at a two-day forum which gets underway in Wellington tomorrow.

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Education 15 Mar 2011
Vast majority of Christchurch schools open this week

CANTERBURY — Education Minister Anne Tolley says 143 Christchurch schools, 88 per cent of the total number, will have re-opened by the end of this week.

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Education 8 Mar 2011
Urgent support for Christchurch students

CHRISTCHURCH — Education Minister Anne Tolley says an Order of Council has been passed which allows the Minister and Secretary for Education to act quickly to get Christchurch students back into education as soon as possible.

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Education 4 Mar 2011
Supporting schools to re-open

CHRISTCHURCH — Education Minister Anne Tolley says over a quarter of schools in Christchurch City have now asked for support to re-open as soon as possible, following last week's earthquake.

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Education 2 Mar 2011
Schools keen to re-open

CHRISTCHURCH — Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that 19 schools in Christchurch City have indicated they want to re-open later this week or early next week, following the recent earthquake.

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Building 18 Feb 2011
Four new schools, over 400 school buildings through stimulus package

Education Minister Anne Tolley says school property has received a massive boost as a result of the Government’s economic stimulus programme.

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Employment 16 Feb 2011
Keeping 4000 young people in education and trades training

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that up to 4000 young people will be retained in education and skills training in the year ahead instead of dropping out of the system, as a result of the Youth Guarantee and wider Government initiatives.

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Education 15 Feb 2011
Wellington Trades Academy gets underway

WELLINGTON CITY — Education Minister Anne Tolley has officially launched the Wellington Trades Academy, which will offer vocational trades and technology training to at least 60 students as part of the Government’s Youth Guarantee.

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Education 10 Dec 2010
Tai Wānanga to provide choice

Education Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples have announced the establishment of a new secondary school over two sites in Hamilton and Palmerston North.

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Education 11 Nov 2010
Tamaki to benefit from ECE funding boost

AUCKLAND — Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that Tamaki has been selected to receive a funding boost to increase participation in early childhood education.

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