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TXT spam complaints easier to lodge
Wednesday, 13 June 2012, 10:21 am | New Zealand Government
Minister of Internal Affairs Chris Tremain says a new mobi site launched today by the Department of Internal Affairs will make it easier to complain about text (TXT) spam. More >>
Local Government reform bill passes first reading
Wednesday, 13 June 2012, 9:14 am | New Zealand Government
A Bill to implement the first steps of a significant reform programme for the local government sector passed its first reading in Parliament today. More >>
Speech: Social Security Amandment Bill
Wednesday, 13 June 2012, 9:12 am | New Zealand Government
The welfare system has not been working as it could. It has allowed too many to become trapped in an intergenerational cycle of dependence. More >>
New ferry a lifeline for remote Tokelau
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 7:39 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today welcomed the signing of a two year agreement with international company PB Sea-Tow to provide a safe and reliable ferry service for Tokelau. More >>
NZ’s UN Security Council campaign and reform
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 7:20 pm | New Zealand Government
Speech to New Zealand Institute of International Affairs: NZ’s UN Security Council campaign and reform More >>
Govt will not appeal family carers decision
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has decided not to appeal the Court of Appeal decision in the Ministry of Health v Atkinson & Others Family Carers case. More >>
Good progress on Vehicle Licensing Reform
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee has welcomed progress on the Vehicle Licensing Reform project that aims to deliver a simpler and more efficient vehicle licensing system. More >>
Changes to road user admin fees on the way
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Government
The cost to motorists of licensing and registering their vehicles is set to come down slightly this year, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee has announced. More >>
Petrol excise, road user charges increases
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee has today confirmed increases in petrol excise duty of two cents a litre and an equivalent increase in road user charges of an average of 4.1 per cent. More >>
Simplified RUC system easier for all
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Government
Changes to the road user charges system set to take effect from 1 August will simplify the process for everyone who uses it, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee says. More >>
Increased safety for prison officers
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Government
Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says officers in every prison are to have access to pepper spray to improve safety for frontline staff, following a successful twelve-month trial. More >>
Minister appoints Acting ACC Chair
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Government
ACC Minister Judith Collins today announced that Ms Paula Rebstock will be Acting Chair on the ACC Board until a new Board Chair is appointed. More >>
$20m recovered in student loans from overseas
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 11:44 am | New Zealand Government
The Government’s programme to collect overdue student loan repayments from overseas-based borrowers has now brought in $20 million, with a further $2.9 million under payment arrangements, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and ... More >>
New home for Treaty of Waitangi
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 9:59 am | New Zealand Government
Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain confirmed today that New Zealand’s founding document, the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, will be relocated from its current home in the Archives New Zealand building to the newly refurbished National Library building ... More >>
Quality teaching remains the focus
Monday, 11 June 2012, 3:48 pm | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Hekia Parata said today the Government remains firmly focused on raising achievement for all learners through quality teaching. More >>
Cyber Security Awareness Week launched
Monday, 11 June 2012, 9:59 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s first ever Cyber Security Awareness Week has been launched this morning by Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams. More >>
Māori Housing Showcased on World Stage
Sunday, 10 June 2012, 6:05 pm | New Zealand Government
Housing for Māori will take centre stage when Associate Housing Minister Tariana Turia attends the World Indigenous Housing Conference in Vancouver, Canada from 11 to 15th June. More >>
Opening of the Fiji Community Association Bula ECE Centre
Saturday, 9 June 2012, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Government
To the Fiji Community Association of Auckland, the President John Kotoisuva, mana whenua, church and community Leaders, staff of the Bula Early Childhood Centre team and whānau here today - thank you for inviting me, and for allowing me to share ... More >>
Key Notes: Visiting Europe
Friday, 8 June 2012, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Government
Visiting Europe for the Diamond Jubilee This week I've been in the UK and Europe meeting world leaders, and representing New Zealand at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations . The atmosphere in Britain over the weekend was fantastic. Britons ... More >>
Māori fisheries companies strengthen Chinese presence
Friday, 8 June 2012, 4:35 pm | New Zealand Government
Representatives from three New Zealand fishing companies have met with their newly appointed employees and agents in Shanghai and Guangzhou this week. The businesses are part of the trade mission to China headed by Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita ... More >>
