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Tariana Turia Speech: Yes Disability Resource Centre
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 8:33 am | New Zealand Government
I want to firstly acknowledge your Chief Executive, Sonia Thursby, who has been instrumental in establishing this initiative, to enable the participants to dream their dreams, to grow and to achieve what they may never have thought possible before. More >>
Extra post-quake support for Canty DHB
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 5:12 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has approved $15 million for Canterbury District Health Board to relocate Christchurch Hospital's outpatients unit and the Acute Medical Assessment Unit. More >>
Proposals sought for new TV recycling programme
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Government
Environment Minister Nick Smith today announced the first step in a new nationwide programme to encourage the recycling and safe disposal of unwanted televisions. More >>
Auckland recycling projects get Govt Support
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Government
Environment Minister Nick Smith today announced and visited new Auckland initiatives to reduce waste and enhance the Auckland environment. “These three projects are about the Government working with schools, businesses and community groups to reduce ... More >>
Dunne: student loan ‘contact person’ to become law
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Government
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has tabled new student loan legislation in Parliament to make it mandatory to provide a New Zealand-based contact person when applying for repayment holidays, which will also be cut from three years to one year for those ... More >>
Natural Health Products legislation tabled
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Legislation to ensure consumers can have confidence in the quality of natural health products is being tabled in Parliament today, says Associate Health Minister Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Unemployment Benefit numbers drop
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 1:20 pm | New Zealand Government
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says the number of people on the Unemployment Benefit dropped last month, particularly among youth. “Unemployment Benefit numbers dropped last month by 1,145 with half of the decrease due to more young people going ... More >>
More information on better public services
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government today issued more information about its Better Public Services programme, which is focused on delivering better frontline services in areas that matter most to New Zealanders. More >>
Good progress on career pathways for students
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 11:56 am | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Anne Tolley says the development of new vocational pathways for senior secondary students is making good progress, as the Government improves the transition from education to employment. More >>
Funding boosts Say Ahh Rheumatic fever prevention programme
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 11:12 am | New Zealand Government
School children at six Flaxmere schools will continue to have their throats swabbed whenever they get a sore throat as part of an extra $12 million of government funding to combat rheumatic fever. More >>
Peter Dunne Speech: NZ Suicide Prevention Information Conf.
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 9:59 am | New Zealand Government
Good morning. I am pleased to be here with you today to open this year's Suicide Prevention Information New Zealand (SPINZ) Conference. More >>
John Key's Speech Pacific Islands Forum Opening Ceremony
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 9:54 am | New Zealand Government
Welcome to New Zealand and the great city of Auckland for the 42nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting. More >>
New Zealand doubles funding for Horn of Africa crisis
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 9:50 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced New Zealand will donate NZ$3 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in response to an urgent international request for increased humanitarian assistance in Africa. More >>
Platinum funded programmes a ratings hit
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 9:40 am | New Zealand Government
Platinum funded programmes a ratings hit NZ On Air's Platinum Fund continues to support quality television programming that Kiwis love to watch, says Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman. More >>
NZ, Australia work together to improve Pacific education
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 9:28 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard have reaffirmed their commitment to improving education in the Pacific by extending funding for language and literacy education across the region. More >>
More prisoners gain qualifications
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 3:32 pm | New Zealand Government
The number of prisoners gaining NZQA qualifications has increased 159 percent over the past three years, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said today. In the last financial year 711 National Certificates were awarded to prisoners, compared with ... More >>
Aid to Solomon Islands to support sustainable development
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Murray McCully and Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Peter Shanel Agovaka have today signed a Joint Commitment for Development which sets out New Zealand support for sustainable economic development in the Solomon Islands. More >>
Record numbers for elective surgery
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Government
A record 145,414 patients received elective surgery in the year ended July 2011 says Health Minister Tony Ryall. Elective surgery operations include hip and other joint operations, cataracts and grommets amongst other important life improving surgeries. ... More >>
Government will streamline clinical trial applications
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has today released its response to the Health Select Committee's Inquiry into improving New Zealand’s environment to support innovation through clinical trials . Health Minister Tony Ryall says "The inquiry found the approvals process ... More >>
Changes proposed for dam safety management
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 2:42 pm | New Zealand Government
Amendments to the Dam Safety Scheme have been included in Building Amendment Bill (No 4), which was introduced in Parliament today. “We have amended plans for the Scheme, because it was overly costly and complex,” Building and Construction Minister ... More >>
