William Sio

Type: Person

Name: William Sio

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 reports

Pacific Island Affairs funding cuts will hurt Pasifika people - Labour

An $861,000 cut to Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs funding will hurt Pasifika people already suffering high unemployment, low incomes and growing inequality, Labour says.Labour's Pacific Island affairs spokesman Su'a William Sio said the funding cuts ... [Published New Zealand Herald - 4 hours ago]

Entities: William Sio, Hekia Parata, Salvation Army, Inequality

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Charting Pasifika's progress in NZ

Wins and losses are shown in Salvation Army report on state of our Pacific community. The Pacific community has stamped its mark firmly on New Zealand society. There are 20,000 more Niueans living here than in Niue.Auckland's second most widely spoken ... [Published New Zealand Herald - 12 hours ago]

Entities: New Zealand, Auckland, William Sio, Hugo Swire, Salvation Army

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Labour team looks to the regions

There are a lot of people in Auckland, but New Zealand runs on what its provinces deliver, according to a group of Labour MPs in Marlborough on a fact-finding mission.The MPs - Maryan Street, Damien O'Connor, Andrew Little, Iain Lees-Galloway, and Su'a ... [Published Marlborough Express - May 14 2013]

Entities: Maryan Street, William Sio, Iain Lees-Galloway, Andrew Little

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Fourth man dies after crash and police chase

The fourth man who was in a car that crashed after a police pursuit in Auckland has died.A Middlemore Hospital spokesperson said Viane Gaga, who was 18, died on Sunday afternoon after his life support was switched off on Saturday night.Three men, aged ... [Published Radio New Zealand - May 12 2013]

Entities: Police, Auckland, Mike Noon, William Sio, John Tims

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Local Govt shouldn't mute minorities - Sio

The call by the Pacific community for allocated seats on local councils is a result of the frustration of being left out of decision making says Labours Local Government and Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Sua William Sio."Given the Pacific community ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: William Sio, SuperCity, Hugo Swire

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 4 reports

Jubilation as same-sex marriage legalised

Parliament has voted to make same-sex marriage legal, 77 votes to 44.What's your stance on the marriage equality bill?What's your reaction to the legalisation of gay marriage in New Zealand?Do you now expect a gay wedding invite soon?There was a party ... [Published Southland Times - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: William Sio, Same-Sex Marriage, Homosexuality, Gay, New Zealand

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Questions for Oral Answer - April 18

1. GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Has he been advised whether the Prime Minister agrees with the Deputy Prime Minister that “a lot of us don’t like the power bills that we get” and if so, has he been advised what action the Prime ... [Published Scoop - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Kennedy Graham, William Sio, Todd McClay

Quotes

"national has denied suggestions that plans are afoot to disestablish or merge the ministry but the nine percent funding cut in budget 2013 suggests otherwise - the ministry is being set upup to fail" Su a William Sio said

Pacific Ministry set up to fail - Su'a William Sio [Published Voxy.co.nz - 7 hours ago]

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Pacific Island Affairs funding cuts will hurt P... [Published New Zealand Herald - 4 hours ago]
Pacific Ministry set up to fail - Su'a William Sio [Published Voxy.co.nz - 7 hours ago]
Charting Pasifika's progress in NZ [Published New Zealand Herald - 12 hours ago]
Labour team looks to the regions [Published Marlborough Express - May 14 2013]
Fourth man dies after crash and police chase [Published Radio New Zealand - May 12 2013]
Local Govt shouldn't mute minorities - Sio [Published Yahoo!Xtra - Apr 29 2013]
Marriage Equality: VME Day [Published Gay NZ - Apr 21 2013]
Questions for Oral Answer - April 18 [Published Scoop - Apr 18 2013]
Jubilation as same-sex marriage legalised [Published Southland Times - Apr 17 2013]
Gay marriage opponents licking wounds [Published Dominion Post - Apr 17 2013]
Claire Trevett: Same-sex marriage foes find tog... [Published New Zealand Herald - Apr 17 2013]
Jubilation as same-sex marriage legalised [Published The Press NZ - Apr 17 2013]
Marriage Bill fires gay pride [Published Otago Daily Times - Apr 17 2013]
King appointment to put 'blow torch' under Ryall [Published ONE News - Feb 25 2013]