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Kōrero: Family welfare

1991 benefit cuts

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On the eve of the implementation of cuts to social welfare benefits on 1 April 1991, Jenny Shipley, minister for social welfare, argues that she is preserving the welfare state by making it affordable.

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Maureen Baker rāua ko Rosemary Du Plessis, Family welfare – Family policy, 1980–1999, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/26094/1991-benefit-cuts (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maureen Baker rāua ko Rosemary Du Plessis, i tāngia i te 31 March 2011.