Press Release – Green Party

National’s announcement today of successful applicants to the $25.3 million Social Housing Unit (SHU) Growth Fund is just a drop in the ocean, the Green Party said today. Read more »

Press Release – Beneficiary Advisory Service

The Government is proposing to make benefits dependent on the perceived good behaviour of the beneficiary! Read more »

Press Release – Sensible Sentencing Trust

The Sensible Sentencing Trust is saddened and dismayed that failures within the New Zealand criminal justice system have lead to sex offences being committed against children. Read more »

Press Release – Airedale Property Trust

Today the Hon Phil Heatley, Minister of Housing announced that a collaboration involving the Auckland Manukau Tongan Methodist Parish is to receive $4.3 million of funding from the Social Housing Unit (Growth Fund) for its Matanikolo Housing Project in … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

People in need will get the most benefit from Government funding for new housing projects, to be developed by non-government providers. Housing Minister Phil Heatley today announced the successful applicants to the $25.3 million Social Housing Unit … Read more »

Speech – The Maori Party

I’d like to firstly acknowledge Mayor of Auckland, Len Brown; Deputy Mayor, Penny Hulse; Board Members of EECA, Hon Heatley, and Metiria Turei. The metaphors around the role of the house in te ao Māori are rich and plentiful. Read more »

Press Release – ALRANZ

Plans to set up abortion services in Southland are good news for women of the region who will no longer have to make long journeys to Dunedin or Christchurch for care they should be able to get in their own area, the president of ALRANZ Dr. Morgan … Read more »

Press Release – Waikato DHB

Breast Screen Midland (BSM) has experienced a rapid boost in the number of compliments about their free breast screening services. Since May 1, 17 notes of written gratitude have been received from Midland patients. Read more »

Press Release – Institute of Public Administration New Zealand

The finalists for the 2012 gen-i Public Sector Excellence Awards have been announced today by the Institute of Public Administration New Zealand (IPANZ). Held jointly between IPANZ and gen-i, the annual awards recognise and reward outstanding performances … Read more »

Press Release – Waikato District Health Board

Te Puna Oranga, Waikato District Health Board’s Maori Health Service, is offering free quit card provider training to all Maori staff working within the Midland region on 30-31 May. Read more »