Minister of Social Services and Employment Associate
Minister of Education (Tertiary Education) 23 December
1999
Embargoed until 12am, 26 December 1999
Government
clear on future direction for WINZ
A post-election
briefing paper prepared by Work and Income NZ (WINZ) for the
Minister of Social Services and Employment will assist the
Government to refocus the department, Steve Maharey said
today.
"The Government has been very clear about the
changes we want to see at WINZ. This week I have spoken
with Mrs. Rankin and her senior officials and we went
through the expectations which the new Government expects
the department to deliver on.
"The WINZ briefing paper
will be useful to the Government because it outlines many of
the challenges that we also highlighted during the election
campaign and in our policy. Getting WINZ to move off in a
new direction is a key task for me as Minister", Steve
Maharey said.
ENDS
Copies of the WINZ post-election
briefing paper are available the Minister's office. Contact
Michael Gibbs, Press Secretary, (04) 471
9154
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