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Prime Minister to meet The Queen
Thursday, 20 November 2008, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister John Key will have an Audience with The Queen at Buckingham Palace on November 25. More >>
Prime Minister to attend Apec Leader’s Summit
Thursday, 20 November 2008, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister John Key leaves today for Apec in Lima, Peru, to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) Leader’s Summit. More >>
Defence Minister farewells Kiwi contingent
Thursday, 20 November 2008, 9:58 am | New Zealand Government
Defence Minister, Dr Wayne Mapp and Associate Defence Minister Mrs Heather Roy, today joined family and friends farewelling 149 Service personnel deploying to Timor-Leste. More >>
Tribute to Mayor Graeme Weld
Monday, 17 November 2008, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Helen Clark today paid tribute to the late Graeme Weld, Mayor of Western Bay of Plenty District Council, who passed away at the weekend. More >>
Minister wishes students well for NCEA exams
Friday, 14 November 2008, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Chris Carter extended his best wishes to all 139,000 senior secondary students sitting NCEA and New Zealand scholarship examinations over the next two and a half weeks. More >>
Minister wishes students well for NCEA exams
Friday, 14 November 2008, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Chris Carter extended his best wishes to all 139,000 senior secondary students sitting NCEA and New Zealand scholarship examinations over the next two and a half weeks. More >>
Still time to have say on Orakei peninsula options
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Government
Residents of the Hobson and Eastern Bays wards have until 5pm on Monday, 17 November to give feedback on proposed development options for the Orakei peninsula. More >>
Kaipara scallops given another year to rebuild
Friday, 7 November 2008, 4:05 pm | New Zealand Government
Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton today announced a further temporary closure to the scallop fishery in the Kaipara Harbour from 28 November 2008 until 27 November 2009. More >>
NZ pledges support for Congo’s humanitarian crisis
Friday, 7 November 2008, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark today announced that $1 million will be made available from NZAID baselines to support international humanitarian efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More >>
Boost for New Zealand Super Fund
Thursday, 6 November 2008, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Michael Cullen today announced that any surplus revenue from the premiums from the retail and wholesale finance guarantee schemes will be invested in the New Zealand Superannuation Fund. More >>
Funding boost for Plunket responds to baby boom
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 5:38 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Health Minister Steve Chadwick today announced that Plunket will receive almost $3 million each year in additional funding to deliver more WellChild checks. More >>
New greenhouse gas footprint studies
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 5:33 pm | New Zealand Government
Four new primary industry sectors have been awarded government funding to further develop carbon footprinting capabilities, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Jim Anderton announced today. More >>
PM on US election result
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 5:24 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark today congratulated Senator Barack Obama on his election as the next President of the United States. “The New Zealand Government very much looks forward to working with the new Obama administration,” Helen Clark said. More >>
Anderton: Biosecurity summit
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 4:50 pm | New Zealand Government
Good afternoon: It is a pleasure to be here, and to share some thoughts with you at the close of the 6th New Zealand Biosecurity Summit. After twenty four years in parliament, I really thought nothing could surprise me any more. More >>
New strategy to guide fisheries sustainability
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton today announced a new strategy to guide the setting of catch limits and related management actions for New Zealand's fisheries. More >>
Illegally logged timber to get the chop
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Government
The New Zealand Government is taking a stand against illegal logging by introducing a new requirement for retailers to clearly display whether they have information about the legality of their kwila/merbau timber and timber products, Forestry Minister ... More >>
Addressing Court Capacity in Auckland
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 12:27 pm | New Zealand Government
This week Minister for Courts Rick Barker announced details on the Ministry of Justice's Auckland Service Delivery Programme, and the Auckland District Court Upgrade Project. More >>
Reappointments to the Human Rights Review Tribunal
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Government
Today Courts Minister Rick Barker announced the reappointment of Eamon Daly, Deborah Clapshaw, Patsi Davies and Simativa Perese as members of the Human Rights Review Tribunal Panel. More >>
Barker: Auckland Service Delivery Programme
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 12:24 pm | New Zealand Government
I'm pleased to be here in the Auckland District courthouse, which as we have heard is about to undergo major renovations on a scale not seen before. More >>
Further closure of Ohiwa green-lipped mussel beds
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton has agreed to the request for a further two-year closure of green-lipped mussel beds in Ohiwa Harbour, Bay of Plenty. This provides statutory support for a traditional rähui (closure) over the area. More >>
