✨ Government Policy Announcements
Controls imposed to reduce the net immigration gain to a level more
in keeping with the economy's ability to absorb immigrants have been
substantially successful. These controls will continue but not so as to
prevent family reunification or to exclude humanitarian considerations.
Government recognises that immigrants from the South Pacific require
preparation for life in New Zealand. Greater emphasis will therefore
be given to providing pre-departure and post-arrival training and
orientation programmes for these immigrants.
In the fields of housing and social welfare people from the Pacific
Islands will also receive assistance.
Several important changes are contemplated in the area of industrial
relations. The Government intends to devise ways of improving industrial
democracy, and to this end legislation will be introduced giving workers
the right, in a secret ballot, to determine whether membership of the
union covering them should be within the “unqualified preference” or
voluntary.
The Government will reintroduce penalties for unlawful industrial
action against the public interest and for breaches of the Industrial
Relations Act 1973.
The difficult question of redundancy will be reviewed with a view to
introducing legislation providing for reasonable compensation to, and
the placement of, redundant workers.
Attention will also be given to promoting higher standards of industrial
safety.
The provision of good housing for everyone has a high place in the
Government's objectives. It is introducing policies that will promote
the full utilisation of existing accommodation while at the same time
maintaining an efficient building industry adequately equipped with
labour, materials, and finance.
Among its earliest decisions the Government set new housing targets
which restored confidence to the industry and made financial arrangements
to ensure that these targets would be met. The changes in interest
rate policy which allowed independent financial institutions to compete
more freely for deposits, should help them provide an increasing
proportion of housing finance.
The Government plans to take further initiatives to encourage a greater
participation by the private sector in the provision of housing and its
capital needs.
Legislation will be introduced this Session to amend the National
Housing Commission Act 1972 and to provide for a building performance
guarantee scheme.
It is essential, if we are to have a health service as distinct from a
sickness service, that appropriate and adequate facilities are readily
accessible to everyone. The Government recognises the need to improve
health services and to bring them closer to the people by extending
them into the community. To implement this policy a Special Advisory
Committee on Health Services Organisation has been established to
investigate and make recommendations. Professional and other
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NZ Gazette 1976, No 72
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NZ Gazette 1976, No 72
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🛂 Immigration Controls and Support Programmes
🛂 ImmigrationImmigration, Controls, Family Reunification, Humanitarian, South Pacific, Training, Orientation
👷 Industrial Relations Reforms
👷 Labour & EmploymentIndustrial Democracy, Union Membership, Unlawful Action, Industrial Relations Act, Redundancy, Compensation, Industrial Safety
🏗️ Housing Policy Initiatives
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksHousing, Accommodation, Building Industry, Interest Rate Policy, Private Sector, National Housing Commission Act, Building Performance Guarantee
🏥 Health Service Improvements
🏥 Health & Social WelfareHealth Services, Sickness Service, Community Health, Special Advisory Committee, Health Services Organisation