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English attends IMF, World Bank meetings in US

Friday, 4 October 2013, 9:59 am | New Zealand Government

Finance Minister Bill English leaves on Monday for the United States, where he will attend the annual meetings of International Monetary Fund and World Bank governors in Washington DC. More >>

More convenient health care for Golden Bay

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 4:45 pm | New Zealand Government

Health Minister Tony Ryall today visited the recently opened Golden Bay Integrated Family Health Centre, in Takaka. More >>

Bill to tackle migrant exploitation introduced

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Government

Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse today introduced a new Bill to Parliament that will crack down on employers who exploit migrant workers. Under the Immigration Amendment Bill such employers will face a jail sentence of up to seven years, a fine ... More >>

District Court Judge appointed

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 2:30 pm | New Zealand Government

Whangarei lawyer Christina Cook has been appointed a Family Court Judge to serve in Invercargill, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today. Ms Cook was admitted in 1990. Her early career began in Whangarei as junior counsel with ... More >>

District Court Judge appointed

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Government

Blenheim lawyer Murray Hunt has been appointed a Family Court Judge to serve in Whangarei, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today. Mr Hunt was admitted to the bar in 1984 and is of Ngai Tahu and Pakeha descent. More >>

Expressions of Interest - Business Transformation programme

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Government

Revenue Minister Todd McClay has welcomed the start of the formal Expression of Interest process of Inland Revenue’s Transformation programme. “This is the next step in transforming Inland Revenue into a more user-friendly agency that will allow New ... More >>

Millions saved through South Island Alliance

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Government

District health boards around New Zealand are saving millions of dollars by working together to reduce back office costs, with the savings reinvested back into frontline health services for their communities. More >>

Govt injects $18.9m into CPIT earthquake recovery

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Government

The Government has approved a capital injection of $18.9 million to the Christchurch Polytechnic and Institute of Technology (CPIT) to enable it to further expand its trades training capacity as part of its campus rebuild following the Canterbury earthquakes. More >>

Affordable housing development for Weymouth

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 1:06 pm | New Zealand Government

New Zealand’s largest community housing development involving 282 social and affordable homes on surplus Government land at Weymouth in South Auckland was announced today by Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith and Auckland Mayor Len Brown. More >>

New health and safety guidance for mine managers

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Government

Specialist guidance for mine, quarry and tunnel managers to help them build a strong health and safety culture was released today by the Minister of Labour, Hon Simon Bridges. More >>

Winston Churchill Fellows honoured

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 11:19 am | New Zealand Government

Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector Jo Goodhew today acknowledged 25 Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellows at a special awards ceremony held at Government House. More >>

UK International Security Strategy Minister visits NZ

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 11:17 am | New Zealand Government

Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson and Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman are holding talks this week with visiting UK Minister for International Security Strategy, Dr Andrew Murrison. More >>

National War Memorial Park on track

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 9:40 am | New Zealand Government

Work towards the National War Memorial Park is progressing well and is on target to be open in time to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings on 25 April 2015, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee and Culture and Heritage Minister ... More >>

235,000 homes warmed up – breaks all targets

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 9:07 am | New Zealand Government

235,000 homes have been insulated under the Government’s Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart programme, well above the original target set More >>

Turia: Official Opening of the Kaumatua Village

Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 4:11 pm | New Zealand Government

It is indeed an honour to follow the korero of Matiu Dickson, the Chair of Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa. Mere Balzer, the Chief Executive of the Runanga and Owen Purcell, the Chair of the Rauawaawa Kaumatua Trust. More >>

Turia: New Zealand Healthcare Summit 2013

Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Government

I am delighted to be with you at the 2013 New Zealand Healthcare Summit. There is nothing closer to my heart than thinking about performance criteria to improve Maori health outcomes. As such it was pleasing to receive your letter advising me that ... More >>