Ministers News & Newsletters
Please note that this is still a BILL not the final version of the ACT. Late yesterday afternoon the Incorporated Societies BILL 2021 was introduced to parliament. No doubt there will be many conversations and kōrero about the changes. We'll bring these to your...
A surge in the number of registered social workers will contribute to improving the wellbeing of New Zealanders and their families, Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni said on New Zealand Social Workers’ Day. “New Zealand now has 8100 registered social...
1 million New Zealanders warmed by the Winter Energy Payment 36,000 families bank the Best Start Payment in first year 6,000 more families received the Family Tax Credit, 220,600 in total They receive an increase too – from an average of $117 to $157 a week for...
Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni has welcomed the first reading of the New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran’s Pension Legislation Amendment Bill. “Every New Zealander has a stake in New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran’s Pension,” says Carmel...
Fa’atalofa atu, malo e lelei, Kia ora koutou katoa Thank you to the Child Poverty Action Group for asking me to be here today to provide an update on some of the things that have been happening across my the social development portfolio. Can I firstly...
HON TRACEY MARTIN
The review of Oranga Tamariki practice around the planned uplift of a Hastings baby in May shows significant failings by the Ministry and that the planned and funded changes to shift from a child crisis service to a proper care and protection service need to be accelerated, Children’s Minister Tracey Martin said today.
A surge in the number of registered social workers will contribute to improving the wellbeing of New Zealanders and their families, Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni said on New Zealand Social Workers’ Day. “New Zealand now has 8100 registered social...
The Minister for Children Tracey Martin has announced the terms of reference for the Oranga Tamariki–Ministry for Children review into the case of the Hawkes Bay mother and her baby. The review will be led by the Chief Social Worker at Oranga Tamariki. A person...
“I have listened to the concerns being raised about recent events, and I know that many people have been deeply impacted,” Tracey Martin said. “I have made contact with Ngāti Kahungunu and the Maori Council and will travel to the Hawkes Bay to meet with them tomorrow....
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