Posts Tagged ‘Family Life’

Paid Parental Leave Bill -successive governments undervalue mothers

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Family First  says the Government is undervaluing mothers by not allowing a bill, proposing to extend paid parental leave, to proceed to a first reading. In the week before Easter a member’s bill which aims to extend paid parental leave in New Zealand from 14 to 26 weeks came up in the ballot. It is being proposed by Labour’s Sue Read more

Most New Zealanders want to get tough on sole parents

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Most New Zealanders want to get tough on sole parents – but they don’t want them to go out to work until their children go to school.

The Herald’s “Mood of the Nation” survey asked two questions about welfare reform this year because it was expected to be a centrepiece of the National Party’s election manifesto.

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