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Hon Annette King to visit Waitakere

Lynne Pillay

07.10.2008

Hon Annette King is doing a whirlwind tour of Waitakere on Wednesday 8 October to check out many of the community initiatives relating to safety and security in Waitakere City.

 First up is a meeting with the Police, Safe Waitakere, the Maori and Pacific Wardens and Neighbourhood Support representatives.

 This will be followed by a tour of the brand new Youth Facility - Global Café - and a 'walkabout' in Glenmall in Glen Eden.

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Key axes new homes

Maryan Street

07.10.2008

National leader John Key has confirmed that housing will be another area of government spending to suffer in order to fund his reckless programme of additional tax cuts, said Housing Minister Maryan Street today.

Mr Key told a public meeting in Hobsonville last night that he will axe plans by the government to build social housing on the Crown land development.

"The housing planned for Hobsonville is essential for communities in this fast growing area of Auckland where young families are finding it...  more +

Strategic change and funding boost for cardiac surgery

David Cunliffe

07.10.2008

Minister of Health David Cunliffe today announced details of a multi-million dollar plan to lift New Zealand's cardiac surgery rate by at least 25 percent over four-years, as apart of a major strategic review of nationwide cardiac service delivery.

The funding and support package agreed to by Government responds to the clinically led Cardiac Surgery Service Development Working Group Report.

"The four year $50 million plan will give certainty to District Health Boards so they can progressively increase staff in the many specialist are...  more +