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New investment rules strike the right balance
Monday, 27 September 2010, 2:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Ministers will have extra flexibility to consider a wider range of issues – including large-scale ownership of farmland - when assessing overseas investment applications for sensitive land, Finance Minister Bill English says. More >>
Rebalancing incentives and obligations
Monday, 27 September 2010, 2:38 pm | New Zealand Government
Future Focus changes in effect today underline National’s commitment to rebalancing incentives and obligations in the welfare system. More >>
Tawharanui Marine Reserve approved
Monday, 27 September 2010, 12:35 pm | New Zealand Government
A new 400 hectare marine reserve is to be established in the Rodney district after a successful application by the Auckland Regional Council, Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson and Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Phil Heatley announced today. More >>
NZ Statement To The UN General Assembly
Sunday, 26 September 2010, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Government
It is an honour to lead New Zealand’s delegation this year. The opening of the General Assembly is the best example there is of the capacity of the United Nations to bring us all together. More >>
Māori carvings gifted to North Shore DC
Saturday, 25 September 2010, 5:21 pm | New Zealand Government
Courts Minister Georgina te Heuheu today unveiled two pou installed in the atrium of the North Shore District Court. The four metre tall pou were commissioned by the Ministry of Justice and gifted to the court by inmates at Paremoremo Prison who had ... More >>
Turia congratulates Supreme Award winner
Saturday, 25 September 2010, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Government
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia is congratulating the Naenae Youth Charitable Trust for Billy Graham Boxing Academy on winning the Supreme Award at the 2010 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards last night. More >>
Quake: Support for ethnic communities
Saturday, 25 September 2010, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Government
The Office of Ethnic Affairs has been praised for its work in helping Christchurch’s ethnic communities access accurate information on crisis assistance and other available services following the earthquake. More >>
NZ to host World Injury Prevention Conference
Saturday, 25 September 2010, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand has successfully won the bid to host the 11th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion. It will run in Wellington from October 1 until October 5, 2012 with the theme Connecting pathways for a vibrant and safer future. More >>
Marsden Fund builds knowledge foundation
Saturday, 25 September 2010, 11:59 am | New Zealand Government
Science as a key driver of our economic growth and social development is highlighted by this year’s Marsden Fund grants announced today, Minister of Research, Science and Technology Wayne Mapp says. More >>
Ministers discuss trans-Tasman relationship
Friday, 24 September 2010, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand's Minister of Commerce, Simon Power, the Australian Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator Penny Wong, and the Australian Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, the Hon David Bradbury, held talks in Canberra yesterday on the ... More >>
Canterbury rental market service sped up
Friday, 24 September 2010, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Government
Canterbury tenants forced to end the lease of their property due to earthquake damage should have their bond money released within 24 hours, thanks to the Department of Building and Housing (DBH). More >>
Minister marks Seoul liberation during Korea visit
Friday, 24 September 2010, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Government
Veterans' Affairs Minister Judith Collins will attend the Liberation of Seoul Ceremony at Gyeongbuk Palace and present a set of medals to the War Memorial of Korea when she visits the Republic of Korea next week. More >>
Earthquake Recovery Commissioners named
Friday, 24 September 2010, 10:45 am | New Zealand Government
Earthquake recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has today announced members of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission. More >>
IRD will work with stricken southerners
Friday, 24 September 2010, 10:37 am | New Zealand Government
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne today confirmed that Inland Revenue will offer Southland and South Otago taxpayers its usual adverse event assistance as the area recovers from the impact of brutal snow storms. More >>
Promoting a culture of safety
Friday, 24 September 2010, 10:26 am | New Zealand Government
On-site safety is a priority now but it hasn't always been that way and that's what makes the achievements of today's graduates in the Certificate in Construction Safety all the more important, Associate Minister for ACC Pansy Wong says. "Workplace injuries ... More >>
Public Health Association Conference
Friday, 24 September 2010, 9:32 am | New Zealand Government
It is here, over a hundred years ago, that Te Puea Herangi brought the people together, gathering within her embrace, the elderly, the homeless, one hundred little children, orphaned by the savage impact of the 1913 smallpox and the 1918 influenza epidemics. ... More >>
Hon Tariana Turia
Friday, 24 September 2010, 9:29 am | New Zealand Government
I wouldn't have automatically thought that I had a lot in common with Sir Winston Churchill - but that was until I read a statement he once made. That statement was, "attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference" and he could well have been ... More >>
Bills to rebuild investor confidence passes
Thursday, 23 September 2010, 5:13 pm | New Zealand Government
Two bills that are critical to rebuilding investor confidence in New Zealand’s financial markets passed their first reading in Parliament today. More >>
Attacks on Ohariu kindies the height of hypocrisy
Thursday, 23 September 2010, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Government
Changes to kindergarten session times in the Ohariu electorate are a direct consequence of the government's cuts to Early Childhood Education, and National MP Katrina Shanks should be ashamed for attacking the kindergartens themselves, according to Labour ... More >>
Government declares adverse event in Southland
Thursday, 23 September 2010, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Government
Storm-stricken farmers in Southland and South Otago are to get assistance from the Government. More >>
