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Transport Minister attends ICAO conference

Monday, 23 September 2013, 8:46 am | New Zealand Government

Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee will travel to Canada today to attend the 38th triennial assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) being held in Montréal. More >>

More funding for Community Housing Aotearoa

Saturday, 21 September 2013, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Government

More funding for Community Housing Aotearoa Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith tonight announced at the Habitat for Humanity Annual Conference in Auckland that Community Housing Aotearoa will receive $452,000 of funding over the next two years. “Community ... More >>

Minister announces 2013 Consumer Affairs Forum

Friday, 20 September 2013, 5:13 pm | New Zealand Government

Consumer Affairs Minister Craig Foss will host the 2013 Consumer Credit and Financial Literacy Forum in Auckland next month. More >>

Minister attending Inter-American agricultural conference

Friday, 20 September 2013, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Government

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy will depart for Argentina tomorrow to attend the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) conference. More >>

Turia: Ngati Kapo o Aotearoa Biennial Conference 2013

Friday, 20 September 2013, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Government

There must have been something in the breeze in 1983. That was the year the New Zealand Maori league team toured the UK. A man called Dalvanius Prime decided to form his own label, Maui Records, from which he would subsequently record an international ... More >>

Meridian Energy share price range released

Friday, 20 September 2013, 12:03 pm | New Zealand Government

The Meridian Energy offer document is now available to help New Zealanders decide whether to become shareholders in the country’s largest electricity generator, Finance Minister Bill English and State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall say. More >>

Trans-Tasman alliance reauthorised

Friday, 20 September 2013, 11:15 am | New Zealand Government

Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee has reauthorised the trans-Tasman alliance between Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia, ensuring that passengers continue to benefit from the arrangements that have been in place since 2010. More >>

Minister attends trifecta of CBD progress

Friday, 20 September 2013, 11:10 am | New Zealand Government

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has today celebrated the start of two significant new commercial developments in Christchurch’s CBD, and unveiled imagery of the next stage of the Avon River Precinct, The Terraces. More >>

Tariana Turia Speech - Te Hauora Pou Heretanga Conference

Friday, 20 September 2013, 8:54 am | New Zealand Government

I want to thank Dr Nigel Christie - your General Manager and Trenton Martin - your cultural advisor for the opportunity to be with you today - and to share some time thinking about the difference you make in working alongside the families whom you ... More >>

Collins leads major Family Court reforms

Thursday, 19 September 2013, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Government

Justice Minister Judith Collins says the passing of The Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill’s third reading in Parliament today marks a significant milestone for New Zealand’s justice system. More >>

Government accredits new product stewardship scheme

Thursday, 19 September 2013, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Government

Environment Minister Amy Adams has today announced the accreditation of a product stewardship scheme which turns nappies and sanitary waste into compost. More >>

Video series showcases aged care nursing

Thursday, 19 September 2013, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Government

An online resource to showcase new and innovative approaches to better care for older people has been launched today by Health Minister Tony Ryall and Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew. More >>

Government Support For Telecommunications Cable

Thursday, 19 September 2013, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Government

Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams is calling for expressions of interest from companies who are considering building a new international telecommunications cable between New Zealand, Australia and the United States. More >>

Crime continues to fall, youth target exceeded

Thursday, 19 September 2013, 1:34 pm | New Zealand Government

Justice Minister Judith Collins has today announced the Government’s new youth crime target – to reduce youth offending by 25 per cent by 2017. Ms Collins says the earlier, interim five per cent target has been exceeded. From June 2011 to June ... More >>

Todd McClay Speech to the NZ Payroll Practitioners’ Assc

Thursday, 19 September 2013, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Government

Since your last conference much has changed. Most obviously is the fact that you have a new keynote speaker. I hope I can live up to the high standards set by my esteemed colleague and predecessor, the very able Mr Dunne More >>

NZ maintains steady economic growth

Thursday, 19 September 2013, 11:42 am | New Zealand Government

New Zealand’s economy continues to grow steadily, maintaining one of the higher annual growth rates in the OECD, Finance Minister Bill English says. More >>

New Zealanders owe it to suffragettes to vote

Thursday, 19 September 2013, 9:56 am | New Zealand Government

Justice Minister Judith Collins welcomes the Electoral Commission’s plans to mark the 120th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in New Zealand. “On this day in September 1893, New Zealand became the first country in the world where women ... More >>