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- Government needs to put New Zealanders’ safety before liquor industry interests.
- Salvation Army opens new homes to meet growing need
- Pike River Mine: Call to Prayer
- Wellington Welcomes Chief of the Staff
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- Survey predicts fall in charitable giving this Christmas
- Christmas charity appeal down by nearly 10%
- Record Number of New Mission Leaders
- Salvation Army Earthquake Recovery Gears up for Christmas
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- Final chance to give to the Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal
- Training policy discriminates against the most vulnerable unemployed
- 2010 Annual Report
- Social progress in NZ hits brick wall
- Hotel group offers families a break over summer
- NZ Reels After Second Major Quake
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- Top international track talent aims to break records for quake victims.
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- Thank you, says Army leader
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- Red Shield Appeal launches in Wellington
- Sri Lanka gifts nine pallets of tea to Christchurch
- Rotoroa Island Open for Visitors
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- ‘Our Place’ becomes ‘God’s place’
- New Zealand Mourns Loss of Maori Leader
- Unemployment, cost of living and earthquakes put pressure on social services
- From Japan with Love
- Sallies hope texts boost appeal tally
- Budget offers few benefits to low-income Kiwis
- Opportunity to reform our under-performing prison system
- Sallies fund toilets for Christchurch
- Church Leaders Target Inequality
- Christchurch Earthquake Update - 13 June
- Underprivileged families to get some respite
- Speaking out on synthetic cannabis
- Banding together for a great cause
- Forecast – hot showers for Christchurch
- Targeted training still a solution
- Liquor store a hazard to Cannons Creek
- Low-income household budgets hit hard
- Time to cut our addiction to pokie money
- Men Behaving ‘Dadly’
- Reputation remains rock solid
- Partnership to strengthen social programmes
- Doing Our Part for Christchurch
- Overcrowding for South Auckland communities
- Wattie’s Cans Film Festival
- Welfare policies won’t do it
- Heritage of Caring
- Stop trafficking where it begins
- Modern-day slavery exposed in NZ waters
- More than lip service
- Christmas Appeal 2011
- Heed commission’s recommendations
- Bringing Joy at Christmas
- Christchurch kids smile
- New addiction centre for Palmerston North
- Respite breaks for families in dire need
- International Leaders visit Fiji
- New officers off to a good start
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- Committed to Christchurch
- NZ welcomes Salvation Army world leader
- Fears for ‘permanent and dangerous’ fracture in NZ
- Video from State of the Nation
- Fire at Upper Hutt Salvation Army
- Swapping ideas at zonal conference
- Lifetime of service honoured
- Army rejects euthanasia bill
- Notorious whanau continues to fight ‘the P’
- Disciples of the Cross welcomed in Wellington
- Rapp Tribal partners With Salvation Army
- The floods have taken everything
- Compassion meets complexity
- Stark realities for Southern Welfare centres
- Overstretched and underfunded
- South Island welfare centres take the strain
- Alcohol law reform – yeah right
- Art or essay?
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- The Salvation Army Responds to Haiti Earthquake
- Salvation Army launches Haiti appeal
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- Workers in Haiti Make Progress (Update 18 Jan)
- Teams in Haiti Provide Food and Medical Aid (Update 19 Jan)
- New Life Brings Cheer to Response Team in Haiti (Update 21 Jan)
- Salvation Army responsible for 20,000 people in Haiti (update 26 Jan)
- Salvation Army Distributes More Than A Million Meals (update 4 Feb)
- Man survived under rubble for 28 days (update 9 Feb)
- Survivor stories from Haiti (update 10 Feb)
- Salvation Army takes in cyclone refugees
- Immediate Salvation Army response to devastating earthquake in Chile
- High Council Membership expanded to include more women leaders
- Workers in Haiti use UPS Tracking Technology and Welcome 'American Idol' Winner (Update 2 March)
- Salvation Army expands emergency relief response in Chile
- Salvation Army Workers in Chile Join Forces (Update 5 March)
- The General and Commissioner Helen Clifton Visit Congo (Brazzaville) Territory
- Salvation Army Responds to Landslide in Uganda
- The Salvation Army Now at Work in 120 Countries
- Haiti Strategy Conference Plans for the Long Haul
- Teams in Chile Provide Help in Communities Affected by Earthquake and Tsunami
- Salvation Army in Chile Helps Fishing Communities
- Four Million Meals Distributed by The Salvation Army in Haiti
- The First Day of the Week: The General’s Easter Message 2010
- Rwanda and Burundi Command
- Salvation Army assisting survivors of mudslide
- Speak Out: Online conference engages global community
- Chief of the Staff Leads Centenary Celebrations in Peru
- Salvation Army Teams Responding to Brazil Mudslide Provide Food for the Spirit
- Salvation Army Tornado Response in Mississippi, USA, Moves from Relief to Recovery
- Salvation Army Teams in Southern USA Support Oil Clean-up Operation
- Tornadoes Cause Five Fatalities in Oklahoma, USA
- Drama Amid the Devastation for Salvation Army in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Salvation Army Flag Flies in United Arab Emirates
- Salvation Army Cadets, Staff and Families Prepare to Flee Violence in Jamaica
- Situation in Jamaica Improving
- Salvation Army Responds to Double Disaster in Guatemala
- The General and Commissioner Clifton Lead USA Central Congress
- The General and Commissioner Helen Clifton Meet Former President During Visit to Texas, USA
- Salvation Army Documentary Wins International Award
- World Cup Children's Programmes in South Africa and Namibia Exceed Expectations
- Salvation Army Provides Assistance After Floods Devastate North-East Brazil
- Salvation Army Still Supporting Earthquake and Tsunami Victims in Chile
- Salvation Army in Pakistan Prepares Flood Response
- The Salvation Army Provides Flood Relief in Romania
- Salvation Army in Russia Responds to Wildfires
- People in Pakistan Afraid to Return to Flooded Homes
- Aid to Further Three Hundred Families in Pakistan
- Salvation Army in Pakistan Distributes More Relief Aid and Expands Assessment Area
- Salvation Army in Democratic Republic of Congo Offers Help to Volcano-hit Communities
- Salvation Army in Indonesia Responds to Volcanic Eruption
- Salvation Army in Pakistan Prepares to Distribute Tents
- Salvation Army in Uganda Assists Villagers Affected by Landslides
- Salvation Army in Haiti Responds to Freak Thunderstorm (Update 27 September)
- Pakistan Tent City
- Salvation Army in Indonesia Provides Medical Assistance After Volcanic Eruption
- Salvation Army Responds as Tomas Storms Across the Caribbean
- Salvation Army in Indonesia Provides Food, Medical Help and More to Volcano Evacuees
- Women Will Outnumber Men at 2011 High Council
- Salvation Army Now Working in 122 Countries
- Unprecedented Flood Crisis in Australia
- Salvation Army Fighting Cholera Outbreak in Haiti
- Haiti – Twelve Months on from the Earthquake
- Salvation Army Steps Up Response to Brazil Mudslides
- Salvation Army in Australia Assesses Flood Damage
- Salvation Army Flood Assistance in Australia Expands to Victoria
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- High Council News Release 11
- Salvation Army Names Next General
- The Salvation Army Works with Médecins du Monde to Fight Cholera Epidemic in Haiti
- Winterised Tents See People Through the Cold in Pakistan
- Salvation Army Teams in Australia Respond to Cyclone Yasi
- Japanese Salvation Army Emergency Relief Teams Swing into Action
- Worldwide Support Helps Salvation Army Emergency Response in Japan
- Salvation Army Earthquake Response in Japan has to Overcome Weather and Fuel Issues
- The Salvation Army Opens in Togo and Continues to Grow Around the World
- Salvation Army in Japan Considers Long-term Response to Earthquake
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- Middle East Salvationists Join Together in Celebration
- Salvation Army in Japan Continues to Offer Assistance to People in Need
- The Gentle Invitation to Believe
- Next Phase of Earthquake Recovery
- Concert Raises Millions for Japan
- Salvation Army Considers Response to Ivory Coast Refugee Situation
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- Support from Across Spain Boosts Earthquake Response
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- Salvation Army mourns Tongan king
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National’s Welfare Policy
> download SPPU's Assessment of National's Welfare Reform Policy (PDF, 164KB)
Summary
The National Party has released its welfare reform policy as part of the 2011 General Election campaign. A press release from the Minister of Social Development Paula Bennett outlining their policy is available from the National Party website. This paper outlines and discusses the main points of this proposed policy.
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