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Commerce Minister welcomes capital market report

Sunday, 30 November 2008, 2:56 pm | New Zealand Government

Commerce Minister Simon Power has welcomed the Capital Market Development Taskforce’s interim report, saying it would receive his urgent attention. More >>

Statement on Air New Zealand plane crash

Saturday, 29 November 2008, 9:45 am | New Zealand Government

Prime Minister John Key today expressed the sympathies of all New Zealanders to the families, friends and colleagues of those killed in the Air New Zealand Airbus A320 aircraft crash in the Mediterranean. More >>

Government disbands EFA Expert Panel

Friday, 28 November 2008, 3:48 pm | New Zealand Government

Justice Minister Simon Power today announced that the Government has disestablished the Expert Panel on Electoral Administration which was established by the Labour Government two months ago. More >>

Concern for Air NZ, CAA staff on crashed Airbus

Friday, 28 November 2008, 9:49 am | New Zealand Government

Transport Minister Steven Joyce says the Government is getting regular updates, and seeking briefings from officials, in the wake of the A320 Airbus crash in France, near the border with Spain. More >>

Charities Commission Annual General Meeting

Thursday, 27 November 2008, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Government

Wellington; 2pm Hon Tariana Turia Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector More >>

McCully condemns Mumbai attacks

Thursday, 27 November 2008, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Government

Foreign Minister Murray McCully today condemned the series of terrorist attacks that occurred overnight in Mumbai, India. More >>

Minister welcomes dairying effluent report

Thursday, 27 November 2008, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Government

The Minister of Agriculture Hon David Carter has welcomed the findings of Environment Canterbury’s (ECAN) 2007/08 dairy shed effluent report. More >>

Minister Welcomes Report On Role Of Local Govt

Thursday, 27 November 2008, 12:27 pm | New Zealand Government

"The report identifies the core 'public good' activities that Councils need to focus on, and examines the way in which Councils have in recent years steadily expanded their role - at great expense to ratepayers - well beyond these core activities," ... More >>

Pike River coal mine officially opened today

Thursday, 27 November 2008, 12:02 pm | New Zealand Government

The Minister of Energy and Resources, and Economic Development, Gerry Brownlee, today opened the new Pike River coal mine in the Paparoa Ranges, 50 kilometres north-east of Greymouth. More >>

Tariana Turia sees early impacts of global capital

Thursday, 27 November 2008, 10:01 am | New Zealand Government

It has taken just one week into the job for new Minister of the Community and Voluntary Sector, Tariana Turia, to identify direct repercussions happening at home in response to the global capital crisis. More >>

New early childhood regulations to be delayed

Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Government

New regulations imposed by the former Labour Government for the early childhood sector will not be introduced on December 1, says Education Minister, Anne Tolley. More >>

Six Community Magistrates appointed

Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 10:29 am | New Zealand Government

Justice Minister Simon Power today announced that the Governor-General has appointed six new Community Magistrates for the Waikato/Bay of Plenty region. More >>

Opposition to family violence reaffirmed

Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 11:17 am | New Zealand Government

Women’s Affairs Minister Pansy Wong has urged people to reaffirm their opposition to violence against women by wearing a white ribbon this week. More >>

Collins: National Chemical Diversion Congress

Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 10:01 am | New Zealand Government

It is my very first official speech as the new Minister of Police and so it will live on, in my memory at the very least, as a particularly special occasion. More >>

Government to clamp down on drug traders

Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 10:00 am | New Zealand Government

Legislation to clamp down on criminal gangs and drug traders is to be one of the priorities on the new government's 100-day plan, says Police Minister Judith Collins. More >>

Ryall Speech to Emergency Medicine Conference ‘08

Monday, 24 November 2008, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Government

Thank you for the invitation to open your conference... the first for ACEM here in our nation’s capital. In my brief remarks today I want to support your drive for greater clinical leadership, to cover our plans to give doctors and nurses more ... More >>

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