Minister: Tariana Turia

Minister welcomes World Smokefree Day

Admin — Thu, 31 May 2012 02:47:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Health

Associate Minister of Health, Hon Tariana Turia, has welcomed World Smokefree Day today, a time to reflect and promote the message of smoking cessation “Quit now. It’s about whanau.” Mrs Turia said “We have made significant progress towards our agenda of becoming Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 at a political level, and today is about remembering the journey of our whanau, and individuals who are on the pathway to giving up smoking.” ...

Aukati Kai Paipa Provider Workshop

Admin — Thu, 31 May 2012 02:45:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Health

Setting the scene: Improving results for our people Tena tatou katoa It is with the greatest pleasure that I am here today, to celebrate World Smokefree Day and in particular to encourage us all to embrace its theme – “Quit Now. It’s about Whānau”. I am a firm believer in te hunga wairua. And so last night, as I sat at dinner opposite a smokefree advocate, I heard a story which I knew was meant for us all to hear. ...

Customs and Excise (Tobacco Products) Amendment Bill

Beehive — Fri, 25 May 2012 05:12:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Health

I move that the Customs and Excise (Tobacco Products) Amendment Bill be now read a first time. At the appropriate time the Bill will be referred to the Finance and Expenditure Committee. I want to first of all mihi to those visionaries who began the journey of smokefree legislation almost two decades ago. The Smokefree Environments Act in 1990 was one of the major turning points in New Zealand’s tobacco control history. ...

Tobacco excise rise part of wider programme

Admin — Thu, 24 May 2012 01:51:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Budget 2012

Tobacco excise taxes will increase by 10 per cent a year on 1 January in each of the next four years as part of a wider government programme to prevent young people from taking up smoking and encourage existing smokers to quit, Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia says. This will be in addition to the annual inflation-indexed increases in tobacco excise, and follows a 40 per cent increase in excise since April 2010. ...

Fund to improve health of Pasifika communities

Admin — Thu, 24 May 2012 01:50:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Budget 2012

A new $6 million Pacific Innovation Fund will help improve the health of Pasifika people, Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia says. “The fund recognises the need to design responsive services across health, education, housing, justice, social services, employment, and lifestyle. “The fund, to be invested over four years, is aligned to the vision of Whanau Ora for Pasifika people,” Mrs Turia says. “This fund will support Pasifika people to develop Pasifika solutions to the issues they face as distinct communities.” ...

Budget 2012: $144m more for disability support

Beehive — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:16:00 +0000

Tony Ryall | Budget 2012

Budget 2012 will make available $143.7 million over the next four years to improve the lives of people with disabilities. ...

Housing help for Northland and East Coast Māori

Admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:47:00 +0000

Phil Heatley | Housing

New social housing funding has gone to Māori and Rural whanau with housing challenges in Northland and the East Coast. Housing Minister Phil Heatley and Associate Housing Minister Tariana Turia today announced Social Housing Unit (SHU) funding for Māori and Rural segments, from the $37.35 million Social Housing Fund. “This money goes direct to the non-government providers who applied for it, and have undertaken to direct it straight to people in real need,” Mr Heatley said. ...

Budget 2012: Taking on rheumatic fever

Admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:29:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Budget 2012

The Government’s campaign to stamp out a third world disease reached Porirua today with a new school throat swabbing programme - part of a $24 million five-year campaign to reduce rheumatic fever. Launching the expanded throat swabbing programme at Holy Family School in Porirua with Prime Minister John Key, Associate Health Minister and Māori Party co-leader Tariana Turia said the Government was determined to significantly reduce this serious disease. ...

Speech to launch Children's Visual Communications Dictionary

Admin — Wed, 02 May 2012 06:15:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Disability Issues

Tena koutou katoa, Nga mihi ki a koutou kua tae mai ki tenei, te whare paremata ki te hapai, aa ki te whakanui i tenei o nga kaupapa. Nau mai, nau mai, nau mai. It gives me great pleasure to welcome you here to Parliament, and to be a part of the launch of the children’s visual communications dictionary. ...

Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Smokefree Rockquest and Smokefree Pacifica Beats

Beehive — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:06:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Health

Prime Minister, Ministerial colleagues; distinguished guests Twenty five years ago, a first year teacher fresh out of teachers college, sat in his music prefab and dared to dream. Day after day students would find their way to his room; letting out their frustrations on the drum kit; picking up the trumpet and having a blast. For some of them, teachers just didn’t seem to get them. For others, the only thing that interested them at school was playing around with sound. ...

Opening of the new Child and Adolescent Community Dental Clinic

Admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:11:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Health

Tena koutou katoa, Nga mihi ki a koutou no te waka o Tainui, ki a koe Whitiora (Cooper), Taui (Thompson) tena koutou mo te whakatau i tenei ata. Kia a koutou o te Counties Manukau District Health Board, nga mihi Ara hoki, ki te kura o Papatoetoe North, nga mihi ki a koe e Peter (Conroy-Principal), nga tamariki, aa nga whanau katoa kua huihui mai i te ra nei. ...

Te Piringa Hui Taumata 2012

Admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:17:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Disability Issues

Tena koutou katoa. Thank you for inviting me to this hui today, it is a pleasure to be here with you, as you come together and plan for the year ahead, and to also reflect on the year that has passed. To Janice Garnder, and Sylvia Willison – nga mihi ki a korua. Aa, ki a tatou katoa kua huihui mai nei, tena koutou katoa. ...

Ki a Ora Ngati Wai Health Trust - Sore Throats Matter

Admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:03:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Health

It was a genuine pleasure to be invited here today by your Board Chair and Chief Executive, George Martin, to the official launch of this school based rheumatic fever throat swabbing and referral service. It seems particularly apt that as we today embark on this new programme, across the road at Otangarei a hui has been called to discuss the issue of hapū representation before Te Ropu o Tuhoronuku submit the Deed of Mandate. ...

Future Wellbeing – Social Services for New Zealand’s Future: New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services Conference

Beehive — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:41:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Whānau Ora

I was fascinated at the decision to host this conference in the Faculty of Engineering. And I had to wonder if we have reached a point in our history when ‘social engineering’ has finally become acceptable. You may recall at the end of last century the concept of social engineering was treated with disdain – a public contempt for the notion that society might place priority on planning one’s future. Newspaper editorials declared war on those activists who supposedly were part of a greater plot to concoct a New Order. ...

Moving towards plain packaging of tobacco products

Beehive — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:25:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Health

Associate Minister of Health, Hon Tariana Turia, has today announced Government’s latest decisions on the introduction of ‘plain packaging’ for tobacco products. Cabinet has now agreed in principle to introduce a plain packaging regime in alignment with Australia, but this is subject to the outcome of a public consultation process to be undertaken later this year. ...

Moving towards plain packaging of tobacco products

Admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:38:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Health

Whānau Ora, a strengths-based approach to Youth Mental Health

Admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:03:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Whānau Ora

The Minister for Whānau Ora, Tariana Turia, has welcomed the recognition that Whānau Ora is intimately linked to the drive to improve youth mental health. “Whānau Ora, at its heart, is about whānau, aiga or families coming together to support each other through building shared aspirations, and working together to achieve those aspirations,” said Mrs Turia. “Young people are valued members of whānau, and so I am pleased that we are able to support their development as part of the Prime Minister’s project announced today.” ...

World Autism Awareness Day

Admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:49:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Disability Issues

I am absolutely delighted to join with Autism New Zealand in this important event to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day. I want to thank Glenys Fry – the President of Autism New Zealand; and Alison Molloy, the Chief Executive of Autism New Zealand for your invitation to speak with you today – and I welcome all of my parliamentary colleagues and our distinguished guests to this important event. It is a really good sign to see so many of you here, acknowledging the ...

Age Concern NZ National Conference and AGM 2012

Beehive — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:47:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Whānau Ora

Tena koutou katoa I was both intrigued and excited when I read the name of this conference - “What matters?” It is indeed a question that I have asked myself, and no doubt, you too have pondered over the years about what truly counts in this lifetime. What are the lessons we have learned? What do we want to leave behind? What would we like to pass on to our children and grandchildren? How do we want to be remembered? ...

Minister congratulates Maori housing initiatives

Admin — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:00:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Housing

Associate Minister of Housing, Tariana Turia has congratulated Ngati Hine Health Trust for opening the Moerewa Housing Project today, and also Te Matapihi He Tirohanga mo te iwi Trust for hosting the National Maori Housing Conference, after attending both events this morning in Northland. ...

2012 National Maori Housing Conference

Admin — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:45:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Housing

Ka rere atu nga mihi ki te hau kainga, te tangata whenua, Ngati Rahiri, Ngati Kawa, Ngati Hine, Ngapuhi whanui, tena koutou katoa. Ki Te Matapihi He Tirohanga mo te Iwi – tena ra koutou. Ki aku hoa, aku whanaunga, ki a koe e Phil, tae noa ki a koutou katoa kua tae mai i nga kokona e wha o te motu, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. ...

Blessing of Habitat Home at Holy Trinity Cathedral

Admin — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:15:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Housing

Talofa lava, tena koutou katoa, There is a whakatauki, a proverb that we use as Maori – ma tou rourou, ma taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi. With your food basket, and mine the iwi will thrive. This proverb speaks to the power of working together. It tells us that our tupuna valued the small contributions that each member of the community made towards ensuring that the wellbeing of the wider community was catered for. ...

Speech to Inaugural New Zealand Aotearoa Family Therapy Network Conference

Admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:37:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Health

Tēnā rā koutou katoa Firstly I would like to thank you for inviting me to this conference, and I would like to give my humble apologies for not being able to be with you today for this wonderful occasion. ...

Minister commends Milk for Schools programme

Admin — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:32:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Health

Associate Minister of Health, Hon. Tariana Turia is delighted by the Fonterra Milk for Schools programme, which will be piloted across 112 schools in the Northland region – meaning some 10,000 children will directly benefit from the scheme. ...

Minister for Disability Issues Commends Decision to support Mojo Mathers

Admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Disability Issues

The Hon Tariana Turia, Minister for Disability Issues, congratulates the Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Lockwood Smith, for making funds permanently available for electronic note-takers to support Deaf MP Mojo Mathers to fulfil her role and responsibilities as a Member of Parliament. "While the process to secure the funding took some time, the outcome was successful for Ms Mathers as well as for the House of Representatives by making sure all of its members can participate" said Minister Turia. ...

First Ministerial Committee on Poverty meeting

Admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:33:00 +0000

Bill English | Deputy Prime Minister

The Ministerial Committee on Poverty met for the first time last night, with ministers reaffirming their focus on providing opportunity for low income New Zealanders and getting better results from spending on social services. "The Government's focus in tackling poverty is on providing opportunity – through things like better education and jobs," Deputy Prime Minister and committee chairman Bill English said. ...

NZ Disability Support Network National Conference

Admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:46:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Disability Issues

Tēnā koutou katoa It gives me great pleasure to be here today, and to be among those of you who work in the disability sector. I am reliably informed that more than 80 percent of the providers of support services to people with disabilities are represented at this forum – it is great to be with you. ...

Youth smoking hits record low

Admin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:30:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Health

The 2011 Year 10 ASH Smoking Survey results, released today, show a record drop in youth smoking – especially among Maori girls. The overall rate of youth smoking has dropped one-and-a-half percent to 4.1% (from 5.5% in 2010), the largest drop in almost a decade. The group making the biggest strides however were the 14-15 year old Maori females, historically the group with the highest rates of smoking. Their smoking rates have dropped dramatically from 16.3% in 2010, down to 11.3% in 2011. ...

Opening of the Canterbury District Health Board Community and Public Health Office

Beehive — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:21:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Health

Mate atu he tētēkura; ara mai he tētēkura When one frond dies; another rises in its place This whakatauki refers to new beginnings. It is appropriate that I share this saying with you today, as we all gather for the opening of the new Canterbury District Health Board Community and Public Health Office. I would like to acknowledge Mr David Meates, CEO, Canterbury District Health Board, the staff from the Canterbury DHB Community and Public Health, and all others who have come here today to celebrate this new beginning. ...

Hauora Maori Scholarships 2012 now open

Beehive — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:09:00 +0000

Tariana Turia | Health

Associate Health Minister Hon. Tariana Turia has announced that the Hauora Maori Scholarships 2012 are now open for applications from Maori students seeking support to either start or finish their studies in health related courses. “These scholarships have been established to support Maori to enter into health related fields of study, while also recognising their contribution to their community,” said Hon. Turia ...