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Rugby legends to be NZ 2011 Ambassadors

Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Government

Five hundred days from the start of Rugby World Cup 2011, six All Black greats have signed up to help the Government make the most of the opportunity of hosting one of the world’s biggest sports events. More >>

New Zealand 2011 Business Club launched

Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 4:49 pm | New Zealand Government

Associate Minister for the Rugby World Cup Gerry Brownlee today launched the New Zealand 2011 Business Club, an online platform to connect overseas business people interested in attending the Rugby World Cup with their Kiwi counterparts. More >>

Insolvency Practitioners bill introduced

Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Government

A bill that gives the Registrar of Companies greater powers over liquidators, receivers, and voluntary administrators was introduced to Parliament today by Commerce Minister Simon Power. More >>

Further motivation for NCEA students

Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Government

Students will have strong performances in individual courses recognised from next year across all NCEA levels says Education Minister Anne Tolley. More >>

Dunne welcomes Law Commission alcohol report

Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Government

Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne has thanked the Law Commission for its report on alcohol tabled in Parliament today. More >>

Govt welcomes Law Commission’s alcohol report

Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Government

Justice Minister Simon Power has welcomed the Law Commission’s final report on alcohol. More >>

Govt outlines plans for aquaculture reform

Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 11:25 am | New Zealand Government

The government today announced plans for the future shape of the country’s aquaculture industry as it moves to support the industry's goal of reaching $1 billion in sales by 2025. More >>

Labour’s twin pillars of more debt, higher taxes

Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 9:16 am | New Zealand Government

Labour has given the first clues about how it would run the economy – and hard-working Kiwis should be worried, Finance Minister Bill English says. More >>

Commerce Commission asked to reconsider mobiles

Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 9:09 am | New Zealand Government

Communications and Information Technology Minister Steven Joyce has asked the Commerce Commission to reconsider its recommendation on mobile termination access services. More >>

Hide Says One Law for All Mayors

Monday, 26 April 2010, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Government

Local Government Minister Hon Rodney Hide today rejected Phil Goff's policy of having the Mayor of Auckland sit in on Cabinet Committees. More >>

Sensitive claims review announced

Monday, 26 April 2010, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Government

Minister for ACC Nick Smith today announced the panel and terms of reference for an independent clinical review into ACC’s new approach to managing sensitive claims. More >>

Minister notes World Intellectual Property Day

Monday, 26 April 2010, 1:52 pm | New Zealand Government

Several events have been planned today to mark World Intellectual Property Day. More >>

Chair of Human Rights Tribunal reappointed

Monday, 26 April 2010, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Government

Justice Minister Simon Power today announced the reappointment of Royden Hindle as chairperson of the Human Rights Review Tribunal. More >>

Securities Commission member steps down

Monday, 26 April 2010, 12:02 pm | New Zealand Government

Commerce Minister Simon Power has accepted the resignation of Securities Commission member Elizabeth Hickey. More >>

Rangitikei MP saddened by Iroquois crash

Monday, 26 April 2010, 9:43 am | New Zealand Government

Rangitikei MP Simon Power has today expressed sorrow and sadness over the deaths of three RNZAF personnel killed on route to Wellington to perform their Anzac Day duties. More >>

One Small Kiwi Bridge

Monday, 26 April 2010, 9:36 am | New Zealand Government

Wairarapa has special links with the Royal New Zealand Air Force. 1940 saw the RNZAF occupy, expand and develop Hood Aerodrome, in Masterton. By April 1942, No. 14 Squadron had reformed at Hood Aerodrome, using American built Harvard trainers and P-40 Kittyhawk ... More >>

Iroquois crash a ‘brutal blow’

Monday, 26 April 2010, 9:27 am | New Zealand Government

Defence Minister Wayne Mapp and Associate Defence Minister Heather Roy have expressed their deepest sympathies to the families and colleagues of the Air Force personnel killed in the early-morning crash of an RNZAF Iroquois helicopter near Wellington ... More >>