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Public submissions wanted to make KiwiSaver easier
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 1:36 pm | New Zealand Government
Commerce Minister Simon Power has released a discussion document aimed at making investing in KiwiSaver easier to understand for everyday investors. The discussion paper outlines proposals that require retail KiwiSaver providers to report quarterly ... More >>
NZ to observe silence as remembrance service begins
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister John Key has asked that all of New Zealand observes two minutes’ silence at 2pm tomorrow as the Pike River Official Remembrance Service begins. The service, to remember the 29 men who lost their lives in the Pike River Mine, will ... More >>
New Zealand-Hong Kong tax agreement signed
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 12:52 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand and Hong Kong have concluded a double tax agreement, Finance Minister Bill English and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne announced today. Mr English and Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary John Tsang signed the agreement in Auckland. More >>
Govt welcomes recovery roadmap for Canterbury
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 11:19 am | New Zealand Government
Earthquake recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has welcomed today's release of the Earthquake Commission's Stage 2 geotechnical report into land damage caused by the Canterbury earthquake. More >>
Tariana Turia: 'The Power to Define'
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 11:17 am | New Zealand Government
Thank you to Derek McCormack, AUT Vice-chancellor; and Sir Paul Reeves, Chancellor, for your invitation to be here today. It seems a lifetime ago that I had the privilege of speaking at the inaugural conference of the Māori Association of Social Sciences ... More >>
Groser to play key role in UN climate change conference
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 10:05 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for International Climate Change Negotiations, Tim Groser, will travel to Cancun, Mexico, from December 1-14 to attend the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s annual conference. This will be the first full meeting at Ministerial ... More >>
NZ-Hong Kong trade agreement in force from January
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 9:39 am | New Zealand Government
Trade Minister Tim Groser today announced that the New Zealand - Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEP) would enter into force on 1 January 2011. More >>
Dunne: NZICA Awards Dinner
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 9:36 am | New Zealand Government
Tonight, we pay tribute to a small group of your members who have demonstrated excellence in leadership, but I want to talk about the leadership that NZICA itself demonstrates in the accounting community in New Zealand and even beyond our borders. More >>
Turia: Charities Commission Annual General Meeting
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 5:28 pm | New Zealand Government
I remember someone once saying that an AGM is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted. The Charities Commission seems determined to prove this statement wrong with a very full programme all wrapped up in less than four hours – and including ... More >>
Guy: United Fire Brigades’ Association Conference
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Government
This is actually the second time this year I’ve addressed your annual conference. In February I spoke to you in Christchurch, and the change in timing means here we are again. More >>
Power: Papakura-Pukekohe Public Defence Service opening
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 5:18 pm | New Zealand Government
I’d like to acknowledge the members of the judiciary and the legal profession for being here today for the official opening of the Papakura - Pukekohe Public Defence Service. More >>
Minister opens Papakura-Pukekohe Public Defence Service
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Justice Minister Simon Power today officially opened the Papakura-Pukekohe Public Defence Service. The PDS provides an in-house legal aid service, through the use of salaried staff rather than contracted lawyers. “The opening of this PDS branch ... More >>
NZ can get better value from water, report shows
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Government
Dr Smith today released the findings of a Ministry for the Environment report on freshwater allocation consents at the Hawke’s Bay Water Symposium. The Water Allocation Data 2009-10 report finds most regions use less than 50% of the water allowed to ... More >>
PM’s Business Scholarships winners announced
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Nine of New Zealand’s brightest executives and managers have been awarded a Prime Minister’s Business Scholarship to study at a leading international institution, Prime Minister John Key announced today. More >>
New rules for Qualifications Framework released
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Government
The Minister for Tertiary Education, Steven Joyce, has today confirmed the initial operating rules for the recently established New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF), which he says will provide more meaningful information for students and employers. More >>
Toi Ora Whanau Ora Centre Launch; Opotiki Community Health
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Government
I was rapt to receive the invitation from Don Riesterer, on behalf of Te Ao Hou Trust, to join you at this very launch of the Toi Ora Whanau Ora Centre. It seems so appropriate that we are celebrating Whanau Ora in the context of Te Ao Hou. More >>
Digital switchover campaign launched
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Government
A national campaign to promote the switch to digital television was launched today by Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman. The Going Digital campaign provides a website, www.goingdigital.co.nz and a free-phone helpline, 0800 838 800, so people ... More >>
WTO findings in favour of NZ Apples in Australia legal case
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 11:11 am | New Zealand Government
Minister of Trade Tim Groser has welcomed the ruling of the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Appellate Body, which has found in New Zealand's favour in the Australia - Apples case. More >>
Working Together For New Zealand Communities
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 11:05 am | New Zealand Government
Hon John Boscawen speech to launch Consumer Rights Day; Pataka Museum of Arts and Cultures, Norrie Street, Porirua; Tuesday, November 30 2010. Good morning ladies and gentlemen and thank you, Liz, for the introduction. I’d like to begin by extending ... More >>
New Police Commissioner appointed
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 11:02 am | New Zealand Government
Mr Peter Marshall has been appointed as the Commissioner of Police, Police Minister Judith Collins announced today. Mr Marshall has been the Commissioner of Police, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force since May 2008. He was seconded from the New Zealand ... More >>
