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New Zealand Music Showcase in RWC
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Government
The best of New Zealand music will be on tour during the Rugby World Cup with 50 bands playing in 22 different cities in the REAL New Zealand Music Showcase. Rugby World Cup Minister, Murray McCully, has announced a series of live concerts by New ... More >>
Minister welcomes lost Hitchcock film discovery in NZ
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Government
Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson has welcomed the New Zealand Film Archive’s discovery of lost reels of what is believed to be the earliest surviving Alfred Hitchcock film, 1923’s The White Shadow. More >>
Case management to boost prisoner rehab
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Government
The Corrections Department is introducing a new case management model that will boost the rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said today. More >>
Pasifika Education Plan shows good progress
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 4:11 pm | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Anne Tolley says a mid-term review of the Pasifika Education Plan (2009-2012) shows positive results in early childhood education, schooling and the Youth Guarantee for Pasifika children and young people. The review found that Pasifika ... More >>
WTO Director-General to Visit New Zealand
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Trade Minister Tim Groser will host Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, in Wellington this week. “Director-General Lamy's visit comes at a critical point, when members of the WTO are considering how to progress the currently ... More >>
Voluntary bonding popular with Hutt Valley nurses
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Government
Seven nurses and four midwives have this year signed up to work in hard to staff areas in Hutt Valley DHB as part of the third intake of the Government's Voluntary Bonding Scheme. More >>
Housing assistance for red zone residents
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 11:35 am | New Zealand Government
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Social Development and Employment Minister Paula Bennett have announced that temporary accommodation assistance is available for Cantabrians in the residential red zone. More >>
397 state tenancies ended for dishonesty
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 11:15 am | New Zealand Government
Housing Minister Phil Heatley says 397 state houses were freed up for those in genuine need in the last three years after investigations found the former tenants had obtained a state house or taxpayer subsidised rent by lying about their circumstances. More >>
Waste Minimisation Fund open for applications
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 10:57 am | New Zealand Government
Environment Minister Nick Smith today invited businesses, organisations and individuals with innovative waste minimisation ideas to apply to the Waste Minimisation Fund. More >>
Engine fuel specifications updated
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 10:18 am | New Zealand Government
Consumers should benefit when engine fuel specifications are updated later this year, says the Acting Minister of Energy and Resources, Hekia Parata. More >>
New Immigration and Tourism NZ Office opens in Shanghai
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 6:01 pm | New Zealand Government
A new joint Immigration New Zealand (INZ) and Tourism New Zealand office in Shanghai is an important development in facilitating Chinese visitors to New Zealand, says Immigration Minister and Associate Tourism Minister Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Increased Government support for clean air
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 5:20 pm | New Zealand Government
An extra 1250 households each year will be able to access Government funding to replace their old solid fuel heaters, Environment Minister Nick Smith and Acting Energy and Resources Minister Hekia Parata announced today. More >>
Improvements in air quality welcomed
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 5:14 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s average number of air quality exceedances dropped to 3.5 in 2010 – the best level since nationwide records began in 2000, Environment Minister Nick Smith says. Dr Smith today outlined the result at the annual conference of the Clean ... More >>
NZ better placed to minimise US debt fallout
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has taken several steps to ensure New Zealand can minimise any fallout from the United States’ ongoing debt problems, Finance Minister Bill English says. “Despite a compromise deal being reached in Washington, there is no doubt the situation ... More >>
Progress made on trans-Tasman carbon market
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 2:49 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand Climate Change Ministers Nick Smith and Tim Groser and Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Mark Dreyfus today met in Wellington reaffirming the commitment of both countries to work closely together on climate ... More >>
New chair for Human Rights Review Tribunal
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Government
Justice Minister Simon Power today announced the appointment of Rodger Haines, QC, as chair of the Human Rights Review Tribunal. The tribunal reviews proceedings after complaints have been dealt with by the Human Rights Commission, the Privacy Commissioner, ... More >>
Legal fees and generous deposits for red zone
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Government
The government has developed further details of its offer to buy the properties of insured Canterbury homeowners in the residential red zone, including legal support and generous deposit rates, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee ... More >>
Strong interest in residential red zone offer
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 10:36 am | New Zealand Government
Interest in the government's offer to purchase homes in the residential red zone in Canterbury is high, with 2824 consent forms returned by the end of July, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says. More >>
Murray McCully Speech: The Arab Spring
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 9:51 am | New Zealand Government
The protest movements that have swept through the Middle East and Northern Africa since December last year have collectively overturned the landscape of the Arab world. More >>
Dunne: all synthetic cannabis products to be banned
Monday, 1 August 2011, 4:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Law to ban synthetic cannabis products will be in place by Friday, and all 43 current products are expected to be out of shops just over a week later, Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne announced today. Cabinet has today approved amendments to the ... More >>
