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Minister says Junior Doctors Union scaremongering
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 6:00 pm | New Zealand Government
The Minister of Health David Cunliffe says claims by Dr Deborah Powell of the Resident Doctors Association that hospitals in the Auckland region face a Junior Doctor shortage are nothing more then” blatant mischief making.” More >>
Shanks plays politics with midwife figures
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 5:57 pm | New Zealand Government
Katrina Shanks has again demonstrated that the National Party would rather spend time trying to score cheap political points than developing a sound health policy, Associate Health Minister Steve Chadwick says. More >>
Hughes launches Health Practitioner handbook
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment Darren Hughes has today launched the Work and Income Health Practitioner handbook saying it is a tool to help move Sickness and Invalid’s beneficiaries back into work with the same kind ... More >>
Forum Ministerial Group to visit Fiji
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 3:52 pm | New Zealand Government
Assisting Fiji to return to democratic rule is the aim of next week's visit by the Forum Ministerial Contact Group, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said today. More >>
Real Progress on South Auckland Boarding Lodges
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Government
“Considerable progress has been made at the completion of the 90 Day Action Plan to address issues of overcrowding and substandard accommodation in South Auckland boarding houses”, Housing Minister Maryan Street said today. More >>
Life Preserving Services during strike action
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister of Health David Cunliffe said clinicians must be free to make good proactive clinical decisions without hesitation during strike action. More >>
Hughes: GoStats Seminar
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Government
Speech notes for Minister of Statistics Darren Hughes' address to the GoStats Seminar in Taupo More >>
Local scooter business speeds towards growth
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Government
Eco-friendly scooter and skateboard company X-Rides Ltd is ramping up its growth prospects, exploring opportunities to franchise the Wellington-region business and undertaking research and development to further improve its products. More >>
Minister welcomes decision on Belhaven
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister of Health David Cunliffe has welcomed a decision to move residents of the Belhaven Rest Home into a new home More >>
NZ to help nursing in the Pacific
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand will contribute $4.5 million over three years to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support and strengthen nursing in the Pacific, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced today. More >>
Rewarewa Court To Get Million Dollar Make Over
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is investing more than a million dollars on upgrading Rewarewa Court in New Lynn, West Auckland over the next 12 months. More >>
Kiwi firefighters to help battle California blaze
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 1:17 pm | New Zealand Government
A contingent of New Zealand and Australian rural firefighters will soon be helping to tackle the wildfires in California, Internal Affairs Minister Rick Barker said today. The 40 strong group will include 8 Kiwi rural firefighters from the Department ... More >>
Goff: Building Construction yard at Spring Hill
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 11:59 am | New Zealand Government
Tena Koutou katoa, good morning and welcome to the opening of Spring Hill Corrections Facility building construction yard. More >>
Prisoners to refurbish state houses
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 11:58 am | New Zealand Government
A new building construction yard at Spring Hill Prison will see prisoners refurbishing state houses for families in need while learning new skills, Corrections Minister Phil Goff and Housing Minister Maryan Street said today. More >>
Death of New Zealand-born soldier
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 9:26 am | New Zealand Government
Defence Minister Phil Goff extended the New Zealand Government’s sympathy and condolences to the family of Signaller Sean McCarthy, killed in Afghanistan yesterday while serving with the Australian Defence Force. More >>
Crown Entities Appointments
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 12:31 am | New Zealand Government
Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel today announced appointments to the boards of two independent Crown entities, the Securities Commission and the Takeovers Panel. More >>
ANZ analysis on govt spending ignores the facts
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 12:10 am | New Zealand Government
A report by an ANZ bank economist has decided frontline spending at the Ministry of Social Development, Child Youth and Family and education services for children with special needs is "non-productive" or back-office spending, Associate ... More >>
Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers board
Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Government
Building and Construction Minister Shane Jones today confirmed appointments for the Plumbers, Gasfitter and Drainlayers (PGD) board. More >>
Allocation of Lottery funding announced
Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Government
The New Zealand Lottery Grants Board will distribute $102.91 million to its distribution committees and $63.34 million to the statutory bodies that it funds in 2008 / 2009. More >>
Nat’s policing claims an exercise in hypocrisy
Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Government
Criticism by National of policing levels under the Labour-led Government are an exercise in absolute hypocrisy, Acting Police Minister Phil Goff said today. “Since 1999, police staffing numbers have increased by 2269 from 8767 to 11,036 this year,” ... More >>
