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PM pays tribute to Rt Hon Fraser Colman
Friday, 11 April 2008, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark today expressed sorrow on hearing of the death of former Labour Cabinet Minister Rt Hon Fraser Colman, who served in both the Third and Fourth Labour Governments. More >>
New appointments to Correspondence School Board
Friday, 11 April 2008, 1:52 pm | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Chris Carter has appointed three new members to the Correspondence School (TCS) board, which has been reappointed until September 2009. More >>
New faces on Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust Board
Friday, 11 April 2008, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Government
Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter has today announced three new appointments and five reappointments to the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust. More >>
Action Plan for boarding houses
Friday, 11 April 2008, 1:41 pm | New Zealand Government
Government agencies today committed to the development of a 90-Day Action Plan to tackle the housing needs of families living in sub-standard boarding houses in South Auckland, says Housing Minister Maryan Street. More >>
Search and Rescue awards announced
Friday, 11 April 2008, 1:39 pm | New Zealand Government
The 2007 Search and Rescue Council Awards recognised exceptional bravery in the field of Search and Rescue, Transport Minister Annette King said when she presented the awards at Parliament this evening. More >>
Street: Pathways out of Homelessness Programme
Friday, 11 April 2008, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Government
Notes for speech delivered by Housing Minister Maryan Speech at Methodist Mission Northern launch, Auckland Town Hall. More >>
Student exchange with European universities funded
Friday, 11 April 2008, 10:14 am | New Zealand Government
The Labour-led government is providing $600,000 over four years to fund a new European Union/New Zealand exchange programme, Minister for Tertiary Education Pete Hodgson, announced today. More >>
Chinese group to look at NZ cooperatives
Friday, 11 April 2008, 9:56 am | New Zealand Government
Cooperatives were some of the most important businesses in New Zealand, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today. More >>
Funding Boost for Search & Rescue announced
Friday, 11 April 2008, 9:53 am | New Zealand Government
Search and Rescue in New Zealand will receive an additional $8.4 million over the next two years, beginning on 1 July, Transport Minister Annette King announced at the New Zealand Search and Rescue Council Awards in Wellington tonight. More >>
Decision on overseas investment proposal for AIAL
Friday, 11 April 2008, 9:20 am | New Zealand Government
Land Information Minister David Parker and Associate Finance Minister Clayton Cosgrove have jointly declined the application by the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board to buy a 40 percent shareholding in Auckland International Airport Limited. More >>
Key puts up ‘for sale’ sign on strategic assets
Friday, 11 April 2008, 12:15 am | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Michael Cullen says he is disappointed but not surprised to hear of the National Party’s weak position on strategic national assets. More >>
Anderton speech to Chinese coop reception
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 5:12 pm | New Zealand Government
It’s a pleasure to welcome you tonight, and particularly to welcome our visitors from China, members of the All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives. More >>
Laban: Electricity Amendment Bill
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Luamanuvao Winnie Laban Minister of Pacific Island Affairs 10 April 2008 House Speech Electricity (Disconnection and Low Fixed Charges) Amendment Bill Third reading More >>
Minister celebrates faster, cheaper phone calls
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Government
Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe is delighted that the Commerce Commission’s market monitoring report has revealed real improvements in New Zealand’s telecommunication performance. More >>
DHBs achieve 9 out of 10 health targets
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Government
All the country’s District Health Boards are on track to achieve 9 out of 10 of their annual health targets said Health Minister David Cunliffe today. More >>
Small increase for fire protection
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Government
A small increase in the Fire Service levy, the first in seven years, will take effect on 1 July, Internal Affairs Minister, Rick Barker said today. The levy, which funds much of the nation’s firefighting and rescue services, will increase from 7.3 cents ... More >>
2007 Search and Rescue Council awards tonight
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Annette King will present the 2007 Search and Rescue Council awards in the Grand Hall at Parliament this evening. More >>
Hodgson: Exporting gets that little bit easier
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 1:06 pm | New Zealand Government
Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you. We’re here today to talk about how the Labour-led government’s Economic Transformation agenda is working to create one of the best environments in the world for business innovation. More >>
Aquaculture development supported by funding
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 10:42 am | New Zealand Government
Environment Minister Trevor Mallard today announced nearly $100,000 of funding for Environment Canterbury and $24,000 for Environment Waikato to develop procedures for dealing with applications for new aquaculture space and for research on environmental ... More >>
Lowering compliance costs for Kiwi businesses
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 9:38 am | New Zealand Government
New software technology is the latest weapon in the government’s arsenal to reduce compliance costs for small Kiwi businesses. More >>
