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Full Coverage: States of the Nation 2008
Scoop Full Coverage: States of the Nation 2008
State Of The Nation II: Age Of
Participation In Education To Be 18
Prime Minister
Helen Clark today outlined new government policy for all
young people to be in school or some other form of education
or training until the age of eighteen. Helen Clark also
announced that the Youth Apprenticeship programme being
piloted this year will be rolled out to all secondary
schools by the end of 2011. More
>>
- Clark Speech - Opportunities for New Zealand’s Future
- NZ Govt - Target met year earlier: Modern Apprentices
- NZ Govt - Modern Apprenticeships changing lives of Maori
- NZ Govt - Pacific success in Modern Apprenticeships
- National - Labour’s plan – even harder for unhappy students
- NZ Govt - Rich deliberately misleading yet again
- ACT - Helen Clark Out Of Touch
- Greens - Where angels fear to tread
- Maori Party - The Change will Come from Us
- Waitakere City - Waitakere Perfect Location for Policy Announcement
- Employers and Manufacturers - Focus on youth applauded
- Barnardos - Barnardos NZ assesses the Leader’s speeches
- Institutes of Technology and Polytechs - Govt participation policy good start
- Industry Training Federation - Skills focus welcome
- Tony Milne - Clark's message of hope
- Business New Zealand - Youth skills are our future
- Council of Trade Unions - Skills focus critical to high wage economy
- Public Address - Public Address 30/01/08 - Herself's Turn
- 'People Power' attack Clark electorate office - Clark’s speech won’t save her, says People Power
- Scoop Audio - PM's Presser: John Key's Crime Speech Assaulted
- TV3 Video - Govt to keep students in education system until they are 18
- Syed Akbar Kamal - Video: PM Says 18 To Be Education Leaving Age
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Bonus Orewa Speech: Anderton Proposes Student Loan Debt Write Off
"After a student graduates, they could have their debt paid off by the Government by staying and working in New Zealand. If they wanted to go overseas, they could go and take their student loan with them, as they do now," proposed Progressive Leader Jim Anderton. More >>
Key
Speech: National Targets Youth Crime
Wave
National Party Leader John Key today
announced policies to fight a growing youth crime wave and
ensure young people get into education or training. In a
speech in Auckland, he outlined National’s Youth Plan. More
>>
- Key Speech - 2008: A Fresh Start for New Zealand
- Syed Akbar Kamal - Video: John Key State of the Nation speech
- TV3 Video - Key promises crackdown on youth crime
- NZ Govt - King: Key wraps Labour Party policy in blue ribbon
- NZ Govt - Military training proven not to work – Goff
- ACT - New Direction Needed - Not Just New Government
- Greens - Russel Norman: Let's treat the real causes
- Progressive Party - National has nothing to say about top issues
- Progressive Party - The crime wave and young New Zealanders
- Public Address - Public Address 29/01/08 - Tidbits Ahoy!
- PPTA - John Key needs to do his homework – PPTA
- Rethinking Crime And Punishment - Plan could close gaps in Youth Justice System
- Mark Rais - War for the Hearts and Minds of Our Children
- Institutes of Technology and Polytechs - National’s leaving age policy hits the spot
- NZAAHD - Tough not enough: young victims’ fate not deserved
- The Family Party - Youth Crime: Govt the problem, family the solution
- Big Buddy - Quality mentors key to National's strategy success
- SOLO - Nine Questions For National
- Te Ora Hou - Maori youth workers support National youth moves
- Joint Media Statement - Organisations call for end to blame game
- NZUSA - Students back National’s call for free education
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