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Minister to present gender equality report to UN
Friday, 13 July 2012, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Government
Women’s Affairs Minister Jo Goodhew departs tomorrow on a visit to Washington, DC and New York. On Wednesday 18 July she will present New Zealand’s seventh report to the United Nations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms Of Discrimination ... More >>
Recovery help at home for older Waikato patients
Friday, 13 July 2012, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Government
Older Waikato patients who’ve had a spell in hospital or the emergency department are recovering faster thanks to a personalised rehabilitation service that supports them in their own homes. More >>
Maungakiekie MP welcomes new ATI announcement
Friday, 13 July 2012, 11:47 am | New Zealand Government
Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga MP welcomes yesterday’s announcement by the Prime Minister for a new Advanced Technology Institute (ATI). The ATI will become a high-tech Head Quarters for innovative New Zealand businesses. More >>
2,000 New Businesses Added To Supergold Card
Friday, 13 July 2012, 9:05 am | New Zealand Government
Senior Citizens Minister Jo Goodhew is delighted by a recent SuperGold recruitment drive which has seen 2,000 new businesses join the scheme in the past two months. More >>
PM pays tribute to Timi te Heuheu
Thursday, 12 July 2012, 2:49 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister John Key today paid tribute to Ngāti Tūwharetoa leader Timoti (Timi) te Heuheu, who has passed away following a long illness. More >>
Dunne: four more synthetic cannabinoids banned
Thursday, 12 July 2012, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Government
Thursday 12 July 2012 Media Release Dunne: four more synthetic cannabinoids banned A further four synthetic cannabis substances have been banned and any products containing them must be removed from commercial sale immediately from tomorrow, Associate Health ... More >>
New ATI to get innovation to market faster
Thursday, 12 July 2012, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Steven Joyce Minister of Science & Innovation 12 July 2012 Media Statement New ATI to get innovation to market faster The Government has today announced the structure for a new Advanced Technology Institute that will become a high-tech HQ ... More >>
Peter Dunne: Address to NZ Credit & Finance Institute
Thursday, 12 July 2012, 10:46 am | New Zealand Government
Your conference programme looks to the future, looking at challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. More >>
NZ gives further funding for Khmer Rouge trials
Thursday, 12 July 2012, 9:22 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced an additional $100,000 for Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Tribunal, taking New Zealand’s total contribution to $1 million. More >>
Ministers welcome action on visa fraud
Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 2:42 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Kate Wilkinson Acting Minister of Immigration Hon Steven Joyce Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills & Employment 11 July 2012 Media Statement Ministers welcome action on visa fraud Acting Immigration Minister Kate Wilkinson and Tertiary ... More >>
Increased funding to support volunteering
Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 10:19 am | New Zealand Government
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Jo Goodhew today announced a reallocation of funding from the Community Internship Programme to the Support for Volunteering Fund. More >>
Minister to attend Adelaide corrections conference
Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 9:51 am | New Zealand Government
Corrections Minister Anne Tolley is in Adelaide from 11-13 July to attend a Corrective Services Ministers’ Conference. More >>
Groser to visit Europe for Climate Change and Trade talks
Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 9:50 am | New Zealand Government
Tim Groser, Trade Minister and Minister for Climate Change Issues, departs tomorrow for Europe to attend trade and climate change related meetings. More >>
McCully to visit Southeast Asia
Tuesday, 10 July 2012, 5:18 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Murray McCully Minister of Foreign Affairs 10 July 2012 Media Statement McCully to visit Southeast Asia More >>
Minister Opens New Canterbury DHB Outpatients Department
Tuesday, 10 July 2012, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Government
The first purpose-built health facility to be constructed post-earthquake, the new Canterbury DHB outpatients department, was opened today by Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew. More >>
Minister congratulates Wellington East Girls choir
Tuesday, 10 July 2012, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Government
Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson today congratulated the Wellington East Girls‘ College choir, Cantala, for their first-equal placing in the treble choir category of the prestigious Summa Cum Laude international youth ... More >>
Postgraduates To Get A Taste Of Business
Tuesday, 10 July 2012, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Government
Seventy postgraduate students will have the opportunity to work as interns in some of New Zealand's most innovative businesses under funding decisions announced by Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce today. Funding of $2.1 million from ... More >>
McCully offers condolences at death of Sir Terepai Maoate
Tuesday, 10 July 2012, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today expressed his condolences following the death of former Cook Island Prime Minister Sir Terepai Maoate. More >>
Māori Trade Training Investment Welcomed
Tuesday, 10 July 2012, 11:54 am | New Zealand Government
Minister of Māori Affairs Dr Pita Sharples, and Associate Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Tariana Turia, are pleased that the partnership between iwi, industry, tertiary providers and Government has received the confirmation ... More >>
New appointment to Law Commission
Tuesday, 10 July 2012, 9:47 am | New Zealand Government
Minister of Justice Judith Collins announced today that Principal Family Court Judge Peter Boshier has been appointed as a new member of the Law Commission for a period of five years, effective from 10 December 2012. More >>
