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Opening address to the Rio+20 Summit
Thursday, 21 June 2012, 10:01 am | New Zealand Government
I am honoured to represent New Zealand, and to amplify the voices of the Pacific, as New Zealand is current Pacific Islands Forum chair. More >>
Bomber Command veterans farewelled
Thursday, 21 June 2012, 9:56 am | New Zealand Government
A group of 32 Bomber Command veterans have been farewelled on their way to London for the unveiling of an official memorial by the Minister of Veterans’ Affairs Nathan Guy. More >>
Minister rejects pay-as-you go for ACC
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 8:47 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Judith Collins Minister for ACC 20 June 2012 Media Statement Minister rejects pay-as-you go for ACC More >>
McCully to visit Japan and Hong Kong
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 5:21 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will travel to Tokyo on Sunday to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Japan. More >>
Groser: TPP and New Zealand’s export future
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Government
I would like to start with a small reflective tribute to the late Sir Frank Holmes, an absolute stalwart of the PECC. This must be the first formal or informal PECC meeting I have attended in the last thirty years without Sir Frank being an integral ... More >>
Condolences for the late Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Government
John Hayes ONZM Parliamentary Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs Media statement: 20 June 2012 NZ representation for condolences of the late Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs John Hayes ... More >>
Remember When - Part Three
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Tony Ryall Minister for State Owned Enterprises 20 June 2012 Media Statement Remember When - Part Three More >>
Minister marks World Refugee Day
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 3:13 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Nathan Guy Minister of Immigration 20 June 2012 Media Statement Minister marks World Refugee Day Immigration Minister Nathan Guy has acknowledged World Refugee Day and says New Zealand can be proud of its humanitarian contribution. This year, ... More >>
New social housing units in Canterbury
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Phil Heatley Minister of Housing 20 June 2012 Media Statement New social housing units in Canterbury More >>
Child offenders select committee report welcomed
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 2:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Social Development Minister Chester Borrows today welcomed the report of the Social Services Committee into the identification, rehabilitation, and care and protection of child offenders. More >>
Minister releases online cultural competency training
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 1:10 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia today released New Zealand’s first online foundation course on cultural competency designed specifically for health workforce professionals. More >>
More assistance for refugees and famine victims
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced New Zealand will provide $1.75 million in humanitarian aid to crises in Africa and the Middle East. “The on-going and systematic violence in Syria is of extreme concern to the international ... More >>
NZ commits to global ocean partnership at Rio+20
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 11:46 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand has signed up to a global partnership on oceans at the Rio+20 conference in Brazil, Environment Minister Amy Adams announced today. More >>
US-NZ defence arrangement signed
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 10:02 am | New Zealand Government
Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman and US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta today signed the Washington Declaration, a new defence cooperation arrangement, at the Pentagon in Washington DC. More >>
TPP members welcome Canada as a new member
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 9:42 am | New Zealand Government
Minister of Trade, Tim Groser is pleased to make the following statement on behalf of the nine members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. More >>
Dr Pita Shaples - Launch of Olympic cultural programme
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 9:39 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Dr Pita R Sharples Minister of Māori Affairs Speech Olympic Cultural Event Tuesday 19th June 2012 Te Puni Kokiri, Wellington Mihi Acknowledgements Amster Reedy Mike Stanley (NZOC President) Kereyn Smith (General Secretary NZOC) Trevor Shailer ... More >>
Funding boost for budgeting services
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 9:34 am | New Zealand Government
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has announced a funding boost for community groups providing budgeting services. More >>
Remember When – Part Two
Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 5:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Remember when Labour sold off Air New Zealand under urgency for $660 million to Brierley’s (65 per cent), and overseas airline companies Qantas (19.9 per cent), American Airlines (7.5 per cent) and Japan Airlines (7.5 per cent)? More >>
Exercise Barrier shows NZ’s readiness for mass arrivals
Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 5:15 pm | New Zealand Government
A major exercise in Auckland today has shown New Zealand’s preparedness for dealing with a mass arrival of asylum seekers by boat, according to Immigration Minister Nathan Guy and Customs Minister Maurice Williamson. More >>
Pharmac to purchase vaccines
Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Tony Ryall has today announced Pharmac will take over managing the National Immunisation Schedule, including purchasing vaccines, from the Ministry of Health. More >>
