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Huge youth take-up of KiwiSaver a positive sign
Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 11:07 am | New Zealand Government
Over 100,000 KiwiSavers are aged under 25, Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Youth Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced today. More >>
Increasing Maori and Pacific savings a priority
Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 11:03 am | New Zealand Government
Tens of thousands of Maori and Pacific families have signed up for KiwiSaver, but more needs to be done to improve the savings rate of all New Zealanders. More >>
Passage of limited partnerships legislation
Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 10:00 am | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne have welcomed the passage yesterday of legislation that gives effect to new regulatory and tax rules for limited partnerships and updates the tax rules for general partnerships. More >>
COGS elections let communities set priorities
Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 9:58 am | New Zealand Government
Community organisations are being urged to nominate a candidate and register to vote in this year’s election of Community Organisation Grant Scheme (COGS) local distribution committees. More >>
Broad Health Delegations launched
Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 9:27 am | New Zealand Government
Health Minister David Cunliffe today launched extensive delegations to a strong team of Associate Health Ministers giving them a wide scope for action. More >>
National Party needs to wake up to reality
Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 9:18 am | New Zealand Government
The National Party should be laughed out of any gathering of people working in the pastoral and food industries in future, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today. More >>
Appalling lack of judgement
Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 9:17 am | New Zealand Government
“John Key calling the $700 million NZ Fast Forward Fund for research, development, and innovation in the primary sector a ‘gimmick’ betrays an appalling lack of judgement,” Minister for Economic Development Pete Hodgson said today. More >>
South Waikato DC encourages solar water heating
Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 12:30 am | New Zealand Government
Government Spokesperson on Energy Efficiency and Conservation, Jeanette Fitzsimons, today congratulated South Waikato District Council for its initiative to encourage solar water heating by waiving building consent fees. More >>
Goff: Speech to New Zealand Meat Board AGM
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Government
I have been asked to outline some of the trade challenges facing the industry, outline progress being made in our current bilateral trade negotiations and provide an update on the World Trade Organisation Doha Round. More >>
Cosgrove: Mana Indoor Cricket Centre Speech
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Government
Clayton Cosgrove speech to open the Wellington School of Cricket’s Mana Indoor Cricket Centre More >>
Independent scientists essential for innovation
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Government
The Green Party says that there must be independent scientists involved in the allocation of the $700 million pastoral and food innovation fund announced today by the Government. More >>
KiwiSaver a great success, says Minister
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 3:39 pm | New Zealand Government
"Nearly 500,000 New Zealanders have joined KiwiSaver, which is a great result," Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said today. More >>
Secure and reliable electricity transmission
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Government
A new National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission will require decision makers to consider the national significance of a reliable and secure electricity supply - as well as adverse environmental effects - when they assess proposals for ... More >>
Cosgrove Opens New Wellington Cricket Facility
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Government
Cricket players, their coaches and supporters will benefit hugely from a new indoor cricket centre opened today in Mana, Wellington, said the Sport and Recreation Minister, Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Daylight saving ends later this year
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Government
There is still three weeks of daylight saving left Internal Affairs Minister, Rick Barker said today. More >>
David Parker: Address to NZ Petroleum Conference
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 2:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Petroleum and the New Zealand Energy Strategy Address to the NZ Petroleum Conference 10.20am, 11 March 2008, Sky City Convention Centre, Auckland More >>
KiwiSaver numbers closing in on 500,000
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Government
Nearly 470,000 New Zealanders have now signed up for KiwiSaver ahead of next month’s introduction of employer contributions to the scheme, Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne announced today. More >>
NZ Fast Forward in Pastoral and Food Industries
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 12:13 am | New Zealand Government
Pete Hodgson speaks after the announcement of the $700 million sustainable food and pastoral investment initiative. This is a significant day for New Zealand innovation and for New Zealand's economic transformation agenda. It is a day when we take the ... More >>
Anderton: Pastoral and Food innovation announcemen
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 12:11 am | New Zealand Government
Welcome to this significant announcement. This is a great day for scientific research and development in New Zealand in general, and for our primary sector industries in particular. More >>
Clark: Launch of New Zealand Fast Forward
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 12:10 am | New Zealand Government
Address at Launch of New Zealand Fast Forward A Plan for the Future of New Zealand's Pastoral & Food Industries More >>
