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Deferred tax cuts – fact sheet
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Government
The planned second and third tranches of tax cuts, which were due to take effect on 1 April 2010 and 1 April 2011 respectively, have been deferred to avoid further increasing debt. More >>
Budget 2009 at a glance – the road to recovery
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Government
Keeps the economy going amid global turmoil • Budget 2009 takes steps to ensure New Zealanders are cushioned from the sharpest edges of the worst global recession since the 1930s. • New core Crown spending of $2.9 billion in Budget 2009 - combined ... More >>
Setting new priorities frees up $2 billion
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Government
Line-by-line departmental reviews have freed up $2 billion over the next four years that will be put back into Government priorities such as boosting frontline services, Finance Minister Bill English says. More >>
Budget puts New Zealand on strong footing
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Government
The National-led Government’s Budget will help put New Zealand on the road to recovery, Prime Minister John Key says. “The Budget puts in place policies that will help ensure that the New Zealand economy emerges strongly from the current recession and ... More >>
Government boosts productive infrastructure
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand schools, telecommunications, roads and hospitals will be strengthened through substantial infrastructure funding announced in the Budget, Infrastructure Minister Bill English says. More >>
Budget sets out New Zealand’s road to recovery
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 2:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2009 will lift economic growth, help New Zealanders through the recession and strengthen the Government’s books, Finance Minister Bill English says. It also directly supports jobs over the next four years through a $323.3 million home insulation ... More >>
Budget 2009 supports thousands of jobs
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2009 will help New Zealanders through the recession by supporting thousands of jobs, Finance Minister Bill English says. More >>
PPP possibility for Auckland electric trains
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Steven Joyce is looking at whether a public private partnership (PPP) could be used to fund the purchase of the new rolling stock required for the electrification of Auckland’s rail network. Mr Joyce has just returned from a visit ... More >>
New appointments to Correspondence School
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 11:41 am | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Anne Tolley has appointed two new parent community representatives to The Correspondence School Board of Trustees. Don Blakeney and Jacky Stafford have been selected following calls for nominations and expressions of interest, and will ... More >>
Speech: Key - Institute of International Affairs
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 9:57 am | New Zealand Government
It’s good to be here today to discuss some of the international issues affecting New Zealand. I am reminded that the founding members of this organisation first met against the backdrop of a world economy shattered by the Great Depression. In fact ... More >>
New defence link with Singapore
Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Government
Defence Minister Wayne Mapp will sign a new agreement on defence co-operation with the Singapore Government in Singapore tomorrow. Dr Mapp left this morning for a two-day official Defence visit to Singapore. He will go on to attend the Shangri-La Dialogue, ... More >>
Real Estate Agents Authority chairperson announced
Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Government
Kristy McDonald QC has been appointed chairperson of the Real Estate Agents Authority, Justice Minister Simon Power announced today. "I believe Ms McDonald’s legal acumen and her governance experience are ideal preparation for the demanding challenge of ... More >>
Speech: Dunne - opening mobile dental unit
Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Government
It’s a real pleasure to be here today to mark this important occasion. Before talking about the significance of this particular facility, I would like to take a few moments to reflect on where this has all come from. Some years ago the Ministry of Health ... More >>
NZ urges long-term peaceful solution in Sri Lanka
Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Government
Finding a long-term peaceful solution that benefits all the people of Sri Lanka is crucial now that nearly three decades of fighting is over, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today. “The end of 26 years of conflict between the Sri Lankan Army ... More >>
Govt cracks down on illegal street racers
Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 12:52 pm | New Zealand Government
Two Bills that give police, courts and local authorities greater powers to tackle illegal street racers and crush their vehicles as a last resort, will be introduced to Parliament today. The Land Transport (Enforcement Powers) Amendment Bill and the ... More >>
Worth: Auckland Provincial Fire Brigades’ Assn
Monday, 25 May 2009, 5:18 pm | New Zealand Government
I am very pleased to be here today to speak at your association’s annual conference. Any organisation operating for 109 years certainly has an achievement to be proud of, especially when it is centred on volunteers. The volunteer ethic has a strong ... More >>
NZ condemns North Korean nuclear test
Monday, 25 May 2009, 5:15 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Murray McCully today condemned reports of a nuclear weapons test by North Korea – the second such test in the past two and a half years. More >>
NZ steps up swine flu response
Monday, 25 May 2009, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand is closely monitoring the spread of the swine flu around the world, including increasing cases in Australia where some schools have been closed. More >>
David Henry new Electoral Commission CE
Monday, 25 May 2009, 3:52 pm | New Zealand Government
David Henry has been appointed Chief Executive of the Electoral Commission for a term of one year, commencing 2 June 2009, Justice Minister Simon Power said today. More >>
Important milestone reached for Eden Park
Monday, 25 May 2009, 2:40 pm | New Zealand Government
The redevelopment of Eden Park has passed its final resource consent hurdle without appeal, Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully said today. “Consents for the final stage of the development were issued on 21 April, and I have now had confirmation ... More >>
