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McCully to Europe for EU talks, bilateral visits
Sunday, 13 December 2009, 11:56 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Murray McCully heads to Europe on Sunday for six-monthly European Union consultations, and bilateral meetings in Sweden and Russia. More >>
River Plate battle honoured at Navy graduation
Friday, 11 December 2009, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Government
New Navy junior officers and sailors are today’s custodians of the values that distinguished New Zealand sailors fighting in the Battle of the River Plate, Defence Minister Wayne Mapp told a graduation parade at the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland ... More >>
Govt to consult with industry on ETS allocations
Friday, 11 December 2009, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government today released a consultation document as a first step in the process of allocating emission units to industry under the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), Minister for Climate Change Issues Nick Smith says. “The most complex aspect of ... More >>
Speech: Roy - Supporting Consumers
Friday, 11 December 2009, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Government
I would like to begin by congratulating you on your 50th Anniversary. For half a century Consumer NZ has been standing up for consumers. In that time you have developed from a small quarterly magazine with a simple aim of helping consumers, to a monthly ... More >>
Minister launches online gateway to govt services
Friday, 11 December 2009, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Government
Internal Affairs Minister Nathan Guy has launched a new identity verification service (IVS) allowing people to access more government services online. The igovt ID lets customers order certificates or printouts of recent birth, death, marriage and civil ... More >>
Seven new Service Academies confirmed
Friday, 11 December 2009, 12:59 pm | New Zealand Government
Seven new Service Academies will open at New Zealand secondary schools in 2010, Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced. “The extra academies mean even more young people will have the opportunity to take part in a challenging and motivating programme, ... More >>
Minister pays tribute to Auckland City Police
Friday, 11 December 2009, 12:24 pm | New Zealand Government
Police Minister Judith Collins today honoured outstanding achievements of Police staff in the Auckland City District and presented awards to members of the public who went the extra mile to help Police. The Minister joined Police officers, their ... More >>
UnitedFuture’s income splitting plans take shape
Friday, 11 December 2009, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Government
UnitedFuture’s plans to allow couples with children to split their income for tax purposes takes a further step today with the release of an issues paper looking at how income splitting might operate through an annual tax credit. “Under income ... More >>
17 Squadron ATC Final Parade
Friday, 11 December 2009, 11:09 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Heather Roy address to 17 (City of Christchurch) Squadron Air Training Corps; Squadron Headquarters, Oxford Road, Wigram, Christchurch; Thursday, December 10 2009. Squadron Leader Shane Cole - Unit Commander No17 Squadron, members of the Unit Support ... More >>
Officer numbers boosted in time for summer
Friday, 11 December 2009, 10:58 am | New Zealand Government
Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley today welcomed the graduation of nine new full-time Fishery Officers following completion of their studies at the National Police College in Porirua. “National campaigned on significantly bolstering fisheries officer ... More >>
Law to ease financial pressure on victims passed
Friday, 11 December 2009, 9:52 am | New Zealand Government
A law designed to ease the financial pressure on victims of crime who receive legal aid to attend coronial inquests and parole hearings was passed by Parliament today. More >>
Bill bans cluster munitions
Friday, 11 December 2009, 9:40 am | New Zealand Government
A Bill implementing New Zealand’s obligations under the Convention on Cluster Munitions today received its Third Reading in Parliament. More >>
Energy customers benefit under one scheme
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 5:44 pm | New Zealand Government
Electricity and gas customers will next year have a single, free, effective and independent disputes resolution service where they can lodge complaints about energy retailers and distributors. Hon Pansy Wong has approved a proposal that on April 1, 2010, will ... More >>
Customs Services at Hamilton Airport
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 5:05 pm | New Zealand Government
Customs Minister, Maurice Williamson, today outlined the history of Customs services at Hamilton Airport. “Air New Zealand operated its last regular scheduled international flight into Hamilton Airport on 21 April 2009.” “As Hamilton Airport did not ... More >>
Battle of the River Plate commemorated
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the River Plate this weekend at a service at the National War Memorial in Wellington. The commemorations will be attended by the Governor-General, ... More >>
Barbershop quartet takes on the world
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Government
Musical Island Boys latest CD Once Upon A Time was launched last night in Wellington by Georgina te Heuheu, Minister of Pacific Island Affairs and Associate Minister of Māori Affairs. The release followed a string of exceptional performance milestones ... More >>
Commerce Act deadline extended
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Government
The Commerce Commission has been given a six-month extension to finalise input methodologies under Part 4 of the Commerce Act, Commerce Minister Simon Power announced today. Input methodologies set out the rules, processes, and requirements relating to regulation, ... More >>
Minister inspects hi-tech Police vehicles
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Government
A range of hi-tech Police vehicles, which are being put into frontline service, will give Police the edge over criminals, Police Minister Judith Collins said. More >>
Sharples: Iwi Māori National Summit on Freshwater
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 1:36 pm | New Zealand Government
I want to firstly acknowledge my great respect for the inspiration and initiative of Sir Tumu te Heuheu; Sir Archie Taiaroa; Toby Curtis; Mark Solomon and Tukuroirangi Morgan who first started initiating discussions about freshwater back in May 2007. More >>
Maori add value to freshwater policy - Sharples
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 1:34 pm | New Zealand Government
Maori involvement in decisions on freshwater is critical to developing robust policy, according to the Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples. More >>
