The Law Commission is currently undertaking a project to review the law on the sale and supply of liquor. Review panel president Right Hon Sir Geoffrey Palmer reports that what the review panel has found so far is that liquor has become a serious source of social problems. Disproportionate use of Police, Doctors and Nursing staff resources are required to clean up the scenes of disorder and damage that is wrought. (abridged) Refer “Alcohol in our lives” discussion paper on www.talklaw.co.nz Your view on this issue is important Public submissions close on 30 October 2009 Contact Law Commission direct or send submissions to Sue Moroney MP Ph 07 8525240 P.O Box 4411 Hamilton E mail
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Young People Need Our Encouragement!
Written by Hon. Nanaia Mahuta
Hamilton is a great city to grow up and live in but one of the real measures has to be how our rangatahi perceive their quality of life! Whenever I visit schools or youth groups there continues to be comments from teenagers about the lack of activities – especially free activities to keep young people occupied. For those parents who can afford to pay tuition fees for extra curricular activities then all is well and good but for the vast majority of those who cannot afford to pay the increasing costs of extra activities or holiday programmes, the strain can be a continual struggle leading to some angst in the household. I wanted to focus on what makes for positive youth development and give a big mihi to some of those groups who continue to make a difference in the lives of young people.
Alcohol was introduced into New Zealand by the first European voyagers – Tasman et al.
In 1835 Potatau and other Tainui rangatira met to discuss establishing peace and security in the Tamaki (Auckland) region AND
Position themselves to take strategic advantage of the growth of European settlement that would provide trade, commerce, educational and technological benefits to the Iwi AND
Economic development through home ownership is one of the Social Well Being Strategies coordinated and driven by Hamilton City Council in alliance with key government and non government agencies. Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa is the lead agency for this strategy which is cemented in a firm belief that home ownership does provide an economic base for families and a need to arrest the continuing decline in numbers of families who actually own their own home. Trying to drive and promote this strategy in the wake of house sale booms where prices are escalating out of reach of low to medium income families and the recent recession climate has had limitations. For many families the realization of home ownership and indeed affordable accommodation has been reliant on the roll out of robust central government policy.
Te Wiki o te reo Maori has come and gone. Originally introduced to highlight the precarious existence of te reo and then to celebrate it as one of the official languages of the country, one can say fairly confidently that te reo is now accepted as an integral part of the New Zealand culture and pysche.
Hamilton is a great city to grow up and live in but one of the real measures has to be how our rangatahi perceive their quality of life! Whenever I visit schools or youth groups there continues to be comments from teenagers about the lack of activities – especially free activities to keep young people occupied.
onomic development through home ownership is one of the Social Well Being Strategies coordinated and driven by Hamilton City Council in alliance with key government and non government agencies. Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa is the lead agency for this strategy which is cemented in a firm belief that home ownership does provide an economic base for families and a need to arrest the continuing decline in numbers of families who actually own their own home. Trying to drive and promote this strategy in the wake of house sale booms where prices are escalating out of reach of low to medium income families and the recent recession climate has had limitations. For many families the realization of home ownership and indeed affordable accommodation has been reliant on the roll out of robust central government policy.
Te Wiki o te reo Maori has come and gone. Originally introduced to highlight the precarious existence of te reo and then to celebrate it as one of the official languages of the country, one can say fairly confidently that te reo is now accepted as an integral part of the New Zealand culture and pysche.