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Kiwis Line up for Dole While National Boasts About Jobs
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:57:21 +1200 | New Zealand First Party
NZ First social policy spokesperson Asenati Lole-Taylor says the dole queues are getting longer by the day while Social Development Minister Paula Benefit continues to boast about all the new jobs her Government is creating.More >>
Competition offers students a change to change world
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:32:48 +1200 | P3 Foundation
P3 Foundation’s Social Enterprise Competition is offering high school students in Christchurch a chance to develop their entrepreneurial skills and create real social change both in New Zealand and overseas.More >>
Syrian Mass Exodus Refugee Crisis
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:29:51 +1200 | Save The Children
Children are dying by the roadside as growing numbers of desperate families flee Syria’s bloody civil war, refugees have told Save the Children. More >>
Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:17:32 +1200 | Bridget Williams Books
Fast growing inequality is one of the most important issues confronting New Zealand today. • Once known as an egalitarian society, New Zealand has seen inequality increasing more rapidly than almost anywhere else in the developed world. • International ...More >>
Aid Agencies Urge NZ to Remember Syria On World Refugee Day
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:43:21 +1200 | NGO Disaster Relief Forum
With more than the population of New Zealand displaced by the conflict in Syria, the NGO Disaster Relief Forum of Aotearoa (NDRF) is asking Kiwis to spare a thought for the innocent victims caught in this brutal conflict this World Refugee Day (Thursday ...More >>
Little Harm Reduction Evident In Gambling Bill
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:32:29 +1200 | Salvation Army
The weakening of the Gambling Harm Reduction Bill is the latest signal that politicians support the interests of the gambling industry and its vested interests over the wellbeing of local communities. More >>
Food in Schools is a start; now let’s deal with tough issues
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:20:44 +1200 | Choice Foundation
Following the announcement of the $9.5 million dollar government investment in the ‘Food For Schools’ programme, the Choice Foundation joins a growing list of children’s advocacy groups that have said that while the move is a step in the right direction, ...More >>
Paula Bennett – a driver of crime
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:57:34 +1200 | Auckland Action Against Poverty
Tonight's 'Safer Communities' meeting held by Paula Bennett was not only hypocritical but a gross misuse of parliamentary funding, says Auckland Action Against Poverty spokesperson Sarah Thompson. More >>
Free Text Voting For 'The Vote' Poverty v Parenting
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:42:39 +1200 | Mediaworks
All voting will be free for tomorrow’s episode of TV3 national debate programme The Vote, which will debate the topic: ‘Our kids: The problem’s not poverty, it’s parenting.’ (Screening Wednesday 19 June, 8.30pm on TV3.)More >>
What will the future of the West Coast hold?
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:24:52 +1200 | Massey University
As debate rages in Auckland over a million more inhabitants, the more sparsely-populated West Coast is facing its own issues, including an ageing and decreasing population, fewer employment opportunities and potential conflict over economic development and ...More >>
Key Notes: Special video briefing on housing
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:19:25 +1200 | New Zealand Government
New Zealand families ought to have warmer, healthier and more affordable good-quality housing. More >>
Social Development Accord for Te Hiku Iwi in the Far North
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:04:00 +1200 | Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust
Improving the lives of whānau living in the Far North is the motivation behind the Te Tiriti o Waitangi settlement negotiations between Te Hiku o Te Ika (Far North) iwi and the Crown, regarding the Te Hiku Social Development and Wellbeing Accord ...More >>
Staffing Crisis Affects Welfare Reform Obligations
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:04:26 +1200 | New Zealand First Party
NZ First Welfare and Social Policy spokesperson Asenati Lole-Taylor is appalled that a financial crisis in Early Childhood Centres (ECE) will deter beneficiaries from complying with recent welfare changes that require them to enrol young children in ...More >>
New National Children’s Director announced
Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:10:54 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett today welcomed the appointment of Sue Mackwell as the new National Children’s Director. More >>
Is the Big Problem Facing Kiwi Kids Poverty Or Parenting?
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:31:42 +1200 | TV3
Is the Big Problem Facing Kiwi Kids Poverty Or Parenting? TV3 Invites Kiwis to Have Their Say On June 19 with ‘the Vote’ More >>
Feeding students
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:20:46 +1200 | Victoria University Students Association
The Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA) in partnership with Victoria University has provided 4000 meals feeding students across all the University’s campuses during this week’s end of trimester ‘Stress Free Study ...More >>
National Children’s Director announced
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:19:11 +1200 | Ministry of Social Development
Ministry of Social Development chief executive and Chair of the Vulnerable Children’s Board, Brendan Boyle today announced the appointment of Sue Mackwell as the new National Children’s Director.More >>
Living Wage endorsed for Capital
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:02:23 +1200 | Wellington City Council
Wellington has taken a major step toward becoming New Zealand’s first truly Living Wage city, Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said today.More >>
Jobs Are Not the Answer
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:18:27 +1200 | Allan Sheahen
The current unemployment rate of 7.5% percent means close to 20 million Americans remain unemployed or underemployed. Nobody states the obvious truth: that the marketplace has changed and there will never again be enough jobs for everyone who wants one--no ...More >>
Bennett plays numbers game while families go hungry
Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:11:36 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
Claims by Paula Bennett that the number of people applying for hardship grants has fallen are nonsense, with those working at the coalface saying many requests for help are simply not being recorded, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Jacinda ...More >>
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