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PM announces sports scholarship in New Delhi

Tuesday, 28 June 2011, 9:24 am | New Zealand Government

Prime Minister John Key today announced a new sports scholarship and academic exchange programme between India and New Zealand. More >>

Customs agreement with Korea benefits New Zealand traders

Monday, 27 June 2011, 4:32 pm | New Zealand Government

An agreement between New Zealand and the Republic of Korea will bring significant benefits to New Zealand exporters, Customs Minister Maurice Williamson said today. More >>

Govt spends $130m more on disabilities

Monday, 27 June 2011, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Government

Health Minister Tony Ryall and Associate Minister for Health Tariana Turia says that Budget 2011 sees the Government put an extra $130 million into disability support services over four years. More >>

Commitment to strong relationships

Monday, 27 June 2011, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Government

Hon Tariana Turia Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector 27 June 2011 Media Release Commitment to strong relationships More >>

$4 million for Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth

Monday, 27 June 2011, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Government

The Government will provide a $4 million grant for the Len Lye Centre project which is to be built immediately adjacent to New Plymouth’s Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced. More >>

Minister honours Korean War veterans

Monday, 27 June 2011, 11:43 am | New Zealand Government

Veterans' Affairs Minister Judith Collins today commemorated the 61st anniversary of the start of the Korean War at a wreath-laying ceremony in Wellington. More >>

Baby Blacks win Junior World Cup

Monday, 27 June 2011, 10:13 am | New Zealand Government

Sport and Recreation Minister, Murray McCully, has congratulated the New Zealand under-20's team for winning the junior Rugby World Cup overnight. More >>

Community forum members announced

Saturday, 25 June 2011, 12:04 pm | New Zealand Government

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has announced the make-up of the community forum to provide him with information and advice on earthquake recovery matters. More >>

NZ Historic Places Trust board member appointed

Friday, 24 June 2011, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Government

Businessman Brian McGuinness has been appointed to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Board of Trustees, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today. Mr McGuinness is currently Managing Director of the construction ... More >>

RNZAF Aermacchis go on the market

Friday, 24 June 2011, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Government

The Air Force’s retired Aermacchi jet trainers are up for tender, Defence Minister Wayne Mapp announced today. The aircraft were withdrawn from service when the Air Combat Force was disestablished in 2001. They will be sold on an “as is, where ... More >>

Malaysia to host ASEAN Integration Partnership Forum

Friday, 24 June 2011, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Government

Malaysia will tomorrow host the inaugural Integration Partnership Forum of ASEAN nations, Australia and New Zealand to discuss the benefits of regional economic integration and trade deals. Drawing on the example of close commercial ties between Australia ... More >>

Trans-Tasman appointment to External Reporting Board

Friday, 24 June 2011, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Government

Commerce Minister Simon Power today announced the cross-appointment of Lynn Wood, chair of the Australian Financial Reporting Council (FRC), to New Zealand’s inaugural External Reporting Board (XRB). More >>

Appointments to Electrical Workers Registration Board

Friday, 24 June 2011, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Government

Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson has appointed Anthony Ahern to the Electrical Workers Registration Board and reappointed Michael Macklin. Both are registered electricians and will serve for terms of three years. Mr Ahern replaces ... More >>

Proper consultation on new school

Friday, 24 June 2011, 11:06 am | New Zealand Government

Education Minister Anne Tolley says construction of a proposed new school on the site of the former Waimokoia residential school in Auckland has been put on hold to allow proper consultation to take place with neighbouring schools and the wider ... More >>

New Zealand launches $25M fund for GHG research

Friday, 24 June 2011, 10:12 am | New Zealand Government

New Zealand is establishing a competitive international NZ$25 million fund to support research on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from pastoral farming. More >>

Countries sign up to Global Research Alliance

Friday, 24 June 2011, 10:11 am | New Zealand Government

More than 30 countries will today officially sign up to the New Zealand-led Global Research Alliance on agricultural greenhouse gases at a Ministerial Summit in Rome. The Alliance brings together countries with a mutual interest in researching ways ... More >>

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