Category: Employment
Benefits continue to decrease
July 13th, 2011
It was great to hear last week from the Minister of Social Development, Paula Bennett, that the number of New Zealanders on a benefit has fallen for five months consecutively. So often we see the headlines with significant job layoffs such as those a few ... read more
New jobs must come from the export sector!
June 29th, 2011
Between 2004 and 2009 there was no job growth in the Export Sector. Job growth came from both the Government Sector and the Service Sector. This was caused by huge growth in Government spending and a debt fuelled spending binge as our residential houses grew ... read more
New and growing export businesses a must for Wairoa!
June 29th, 2011
It was a privilege to be able to open the new Community Link in Wairoa last Friday. Community Link pulls together Work and Income, Housing New Zealand, Budget Advisory, CYFs and other services together under one roof. It’s a new Government initiative driven ... read more
Early signs encouraging!
June 15th, 2011
This years budget made some pretty big forecasts. Return to surplus by 2014/15, 170,000 new jobs over the next five years, and growth of 4 plus percent in two years time. Opposition parties have argued that these forecasts are overly optimistic. The early ... read more
Unemployment down to 6.6% – still not good enough!
May 11th, 2011
It was great to see the ‘Labour Force’ figures released last week reporting that the rate of unemployment was down to 6.6%. The number of people employed and in work rose by 30,000 over the last quarter to 2,214,000. This is still not good enough, but is ... read more
“Just Shorn” – Just in time!
April 20th, 2011
On Friday I joined a range of sheep farmers at the War Memorial Hall in Napier to listen to a presentation by an American company called CCA Global Partners. A number of Wairoa farmers had made the trip down to listen to the message. CCA spoke in detail ... read more
Extra kids with less funding, an outstanding result!
April 20th, 2011
The Napier Kindergarten Association is to be highly congratulated, says Chris Tremain MP for Napier. “On Monday evening I attended the Napier Kindergarten Association AGM where it was disclosed that despite a change in Government funding the Association ... read more
Get me to Hawkes Bay!
April 13th, 2011
Congratulations to the new Regional Tourism Organisation on the launch of their new “Get me to Hawkes Bay” branding for our province. The new brand moves us from the old ‘Wine Country” logo while maintaining a similar stylised yellow and orange ... read more
Hobbit sets platform for creative kiwis
November 3rd, 2010
New Zealand has developed a film industry worth around $2.8 billion to our economy. It provides thousands of jobs in our communities. It supports local businesses. It showcases our country on the world stage. We all remember with pride the success of the ... read more
New Medals… New Boot Camps… All in one week!
October 26th, 2010
Last week our Armed Forces stepped up to the plate announcing the New Zealand Defence Service Medal and the commencement of Military Activity Camps for recidivist youth offenders. The Defence Service Medal recognises the commitment of kiwis to our country ... read more
