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Whanau Ora: Taking Back Control
Monday, 1 November 2010, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Government
Delivered on behalf of Minister Turia by Te Ururoa Flavell, MP for Waiariki 'Whanau Ora: Taking Back Control' - Co-existing Disorders Symposium Tauarau Marae - Ruatoki Valley North Road - Ruatoki When I got the email from Tepora Merito-Apirana inviting ... More >>
Large geothermal project welcomed
Monday, 1 November 2010, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Gerry Brownlee Minister of Energy and Resources Large geothermal project welcomed Contact Energy’s Tauhara II geothermal project will be an important step toward New Zealand achieving its target of 90 per cent renewable energy by 2025, Energy ... More >>
Gift duty to be abolished
Monday, 1 November 2010, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister of Revenue Peter Dunne today confirmed the Government’s intention to abolish gift duty, saying the decision would be welcomed by taxpayers generally as the rules were resulting in a high level of compliance costs and were no longer raising any ... More >>
Minister Welcomes New Auckland Council
Monday, 1 November 2010, 11:50 am | New Zealand Government
Minister Welcomes New Auckland Council Press Release by Minister of Local Government Rodney Hide Monday, November 1 2010 More >>
Finance Minister to attend APEC in Japan
Monday, 1 November 2010, 11:18 am | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Bill English leaves for Japan on Wednesday to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) finance ministers’ annual meeting in Kyoto and to meet senior government and investment figures in Tokyo. “This is a timely opportunity ... More >>
New era for the electricity sector
Monday, 1 November 2010, 10:09 am | New Zealand Government
With the Electricity Authority coming into existence today a significant milestone in the government’s reforms of the electricity sector has been reached, Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee says. More >>
Hui a Tau 2010 : Preparing for Survival
Sunday, 31 October 2010, 12:16 am | New Zealand Government
The korero last night, demonstrated that as a movement, we are at a vital turning point in our journey. More >>
EEO Trust Work and Life Awards 2010
Sunday, 31 October 2010, 12:14 am | New Zealand Government
Thursday 28 October 2010; 6.30pm Speech Auckland War Memorial Museum Dome - EEO Trust Work and Life Awards 2010 More >>
New Zealand aid following Mentawai Tsunami
Saturday, 30 October 2010, 10:30 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand has provided an initial $450,000 in emergency funding to support the immediate relief and reconstruction effort following the Mentawai tsunami, Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced today. More >>
Māori Statutory Board members announced
Friday, 29 October 2010, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Government
Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has announced the membership of the Māori Statutory Board, appointed under the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2010. More >>
Brownlee welcomes contractor clarification
Friday, 29 October 2010, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Economic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee has welcomed the passing of The Employment Relations (Film Production Work) Amendment Bill. More >>
Diwali lighting new beginning
Friday, 29 October 2010, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Government
Parts of Queen Street will be closed as Auckland celebrates the 2010 Diwali Festival of Lights to be hosted by the Asia New Zealand Foundation And Auckland City Council on Saturday October 30 at the Aotea Centre. More >>
Parliament fixes technical error for minor offence
Friday, 29 October 2010, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Government
Parliament today passed an amendment to the Summary Proceedings Act to address a technical error which has resulted in the misclassification of approximately 46,000 minor property offences since June 2008. More >>
Ministers welcome NZ joining UN panel on torture
Friday, 29 October 2010, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Government
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully and the Minister of Justice Simon Power are welcoming the election of Justice Lowell Goddard to the United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture. More >>
Language Line Powered Up
Friday, 29 October 2010, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Government
From November 1, people facing English language barriers will have a much easier time querying their power bill if their supplier is Genesis Energy. More >>
Whanau ora makes communities stronger
Friday, 29 October 2010, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Government
Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples applauds the spirit of co-operation among all the parties involved in bringing Whanau Ora to fruition. More >>
Ngāti Apa ki te Ra Tō Deed Of Settlement signed
Friday, 29 October 2010, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Government
The Crown and Ngāti Apa ki te Ra Tō have signed the second Deed of Settlement to be completed in the northern South Island (Te Tau Ihu) this year, Treaty Negotiations Minister Christopher Finlayson announced today. More >>
Film employment law change passed
Friday, 29 October 2010, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Government
The security of workers in the film industry and The Hobbit in New Zealand has been secured with the passing of the Employment Relations (Film Production Work) Amendment Bill into law, says Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson. More >>
Whanau Ora - Expression of Interest Providers
Friday, 29 October 2010, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Government
This is a great day. A day to celebrate whanau; to recognise the fundamental importance of whakapapa, a day to value our connections. More >>
Dunne: Keynote to the 2010 NZICA Tax Conference
Friday, 29 October 2010, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Government
I am very pleased to have been invited again to open this conference today, and, as is now customary, would like to take the opportunity to share with you details of the mid-term update of the tax policy work programme. More >>
