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Paula Rebstock To Chair Welfare Working Group

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Tuesday 13 April 2010 Top Stories Paula Rebstock To Chair Welfare Working Group [2] The mandate and membership of the Welfare Working Group has been announced by Social Development Minister Paula Bennett. "The Welfare Working Group will examine long term welfare dependence, identifying causes and solutions," says Social Development Minister Paula Bennett. Education National forum aims to lift Pasifika student achievement [3] Pasifika tertiary students from around the country are meeting in Hamilton this week to discuss ways to raise achievement levels amongst their peers. NZUSA, in conjunction with the Waikato University Pacific Island Students' Association and Waikato Students' Union, is hosting the 'National Tertiary Pacific Islands Convention' held at Waikato University between Tuesday the 6th and Friday the 9th. Over 100 students representing both universities and polytechnics will be attending. Will Standards Harm NZ\'s Early Childhood Syllabus [4] When discussion and debate began around National Standards it didn't take long for those of us in the early childhood sector to start wondering what they would mean for our youngest learners. That wonder has quickly turned to concern.

Major International Mental Health Conference to be Held in Invercargill

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Distinguished Mental Health experts from all over the world will converge on Invercargill next month for a major international conference focusing on improving the treatment of schizophrenia. The conference, entitled 'Schizophrenia - where do we go from here", is being organised by the Indo-Australasian Psychiatry Association (IAPA) and will be held at Ascot Park Hotel from the 10th-11th of May.

Māori Health Provider Development Scheme Applications Open for 2010/11 funding round

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The 2010/11 Māori Provider Development Scheme (MPDS) funding round opened this week with the application form and guidelines available from the Ministry of Health website [3]. Wi Keelan, chief advisor, Maori Health for the Ministry of Health encourages all health providers, or health organisations that are owned and operated by iwi, and/or Māori organisations to visit the Ministry's website for application forms.

Whanau-Centred Taskforce Report.

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This will provide you with a brief about the Taskforce

Mana Mahi Employment Resource - new edition now on sale

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Workplace Wellbeing's one-stop employment relations resource, Mana Mahi, is now in its second print run. Produced specifically for tangata whenua, community and voluntary sector organisations, the new edition contains up to date information on 90 day trial periods, and the new legislation regarding meal breaks and breastfeeding in the workplace. Mana Mahi also contains 17 best practice guides on a variety of topics ranging from employment law and employment agreements through to performance management, managing employment relationship problems, mediation, unions and more. Included in the pack are 6 resource booklets, including a sample employment handbook, and an easy-to-use CD containing checklists, templates and a range of best practice material. Copies are available for $25 inc GST and postage, and can be ordered manamahi [dot] orders [at] gmail [dot] com or phone Jill Turquet at 04 472 3364.

Working women challenge the present, celebrate the past

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Women are meeting in Wellington on May Day to celebrate the 30th birthday of the Working Women's Charter, and to find out what remains to be achieved for working women. 'The Working Women's Charter was adopted in 1980 by the Federation of Labour - forerunner of the Council of Trade Unions,' said Hazel Armstrong, one of the organisers of the May 1 seminar. 'It was a 16-point Charter outlining the rights and needs of working women, and was a guide and inspiration for campaigns and activism at a time when women faced many challenges in paid employment.'

Iwi Take on Tobacco

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Te Reo Marama has welcomed the adoption of the Ngati Kahungunu Tobacco Use Strategy by the third largest iwi at the recent Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Incorporation Board meeting.

IHC workers win wage increase

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Over 3000 members of the Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota have ratified a new IHC Collective Employment Agreement that includes an immediate backdated 1% wage increase, with a further 1.5% increase to rates from 6 November 2010.