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Skills package funding supports productivity
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 3:45 pm | New Zealand Government
Productivity increases are being supported by this government with $168 million in operating funding over four years to provide workers with the right skills for the complexities of the modern workplace, Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson ... More >>
Initiatives strengthen modern justice system
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2008 provides a range of initiatives across the wider justice sector to strengthen the justice system and ensure that New Zealanders live in safe and responsive communities. More >>
Next step to modernise and rebuild defence force
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2008 invests $276.4 million in the New Zealand Defence Force over the next four years as part of our sustained efforts to rebuild and modernise the defence force under this Government, Defence Minister Phil Goff said today. More >>
NZ’s digital pathway: A fast broadband future
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2008 is the government’s first five-year down-payment for a 10 year plan which will take New Zealand towards the government’s vision of a fast broadband future, Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe announced ... More >>
Budget for fair economy and a strong future
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Providing relief to workers and planning for a strong future are at the centre of Finance Minister Michael Cullen’s ninth Budget. “Over the past eight years New Zealand has enjoyed the longest period of economic expansion since World War II,” ... More >>
Incentive scheme for domestic screen production
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Government
Funding certainty for future New Zealand film and television production is boosted under a new scheme announced as part of today’s budget by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Helen Clark. More >>
Recognition for New Zealand authors in Budget 08
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Clark announced today that New Zealand authors have gained well-deserved recognition with an additional $2 million over four years being invested in the New Zealand Authors Fund. More >>
Historic Vice Regal residence preserved for future
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s most historic and constitutionally important residence is to be renovated and conserved for future generations, Prime Minister Helen Clark announced today. More >>
New investments promote unique NZ identity
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Government
Significant new investments in New Zealand’s arts, culture, and heritage are a feature of Budget 2008. Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Clark today announced additional funding for New Zealand films, music, literature, ... More >>
Tax cuts for all workers on 1 October
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Government
The government will deliver a three-year programme of personal tax cuts to all workers starting on 1 October this year, Finance Minister Michael Cullen announced today. More >>
Clark: Investing in a strong future for NZ
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2008 invests in the Government’s plan for a strong, sustainable future for New Zealand, Prime Minister Helen Clark said today. More >>
Budget 2008 Minister's Statement
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government’s economic goal is to deliver sustainable and balanced economic development that results in more jobs, lower unemployment, higher real incomes and a more equal distribution of wealth. In our eight previous Budgets, we have looked ... More >>
Cullen: Budget Speech
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Government
I move, that the Appropriation (2008/09 Estimates) Bill be now read a second time. Budget 2008 is about continuing to build a fair society and a strong economy against an economic background which is the most challenging New Zealand has faced in over ... More >>
FTA on agenda for India Commerce Minister visit
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Government
A Free Trade Agreement with India will be top of the agenda during a meeting with India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath today, Trade Minister Phil Goff said. More >>
Small Business Ministerial Council in Christchurch
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Climate change, regulatory reforms and improving the ease of doing business are key agenda items for the Small Business Ministerial Council meeting in Christchurch tomorrow, says the Small Business Minister Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Strong earnings growth in public & private sectors
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 11:07 am | New Zealand Government
Average mean quarterly earnings and the number of filled jobs continued to grow in the five years to March 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Come on Phil, do your homework first!
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 10:47 am | New Zealand Government
National housing spokesman Phil Heatley has got so many of his facts wrong on the government’s shared equity scheme it’s embarrassing, says Housing Minister Maryan Street. More >>
NZ disappointed by reports of Iceland whaling
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 9:32 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand is disappointed that Iceland is considering a return whaling Conservation Minister Steve Chadwick said today. Steve Chadwick was commenting following recent media reports that indicated Iceland is considering issuing commercial whaling quotas ... More >>
Pacific contribution in NZ to be celebrated
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 9:22 am | New Zealand Government
In response to the discussion paper released by Dr Greg Clydesdale of Massey University, Pacific Island Affairs Minister Luamanuvao Winnie Laban says the research is a selective and narrow interpretation of data on Pacific people in New Zealand, as Pacific people ... More >>
National should front up on school funding
Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Government
National’s condemnation of today’s operational funding announcement clearly demonstrates the party has no commitment to properly resourcing schools, Education Minister Chris Carter said. More >>
