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Minister congratulates conservation award winner

Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Government

Conservation Minister Steve Chadwick congratulates the winner of New Zealand’s top conservation award, the Loder Cup, which has been won by a Chatham Island’s ecologist Amanda Baird. More >>

Report into co-location services welcomed

Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 11:29 am | New Zealand Government

The Minister for Communications and Information Technology David Cunliffe has accepted the recommendations of the Commerce Commission’s investigation into the regulation of co-location services. More >>

Medicines NZ - world-class medicines system for NZ

Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 10:27 am | New Zealand Government

Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne today unveiled Medicines New Zealand - a bold new strategy to guide the future access to, and use of, prescription medicines by all New Zealanders. More >>

Information needed over unexplained seal deaths

Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 9:56 am | New Zealand Government

Conservation Minister Steve Chadwick says more information is needed to find out what happened to 15 fur seals found dead on the Marlborough coast. Steve Chadwick says our worst fear is that the seals may have been deliberately killed. More >>

New Zealand well prepared for ageing population

Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 9:36 am | New Zealand Government

Under the Labour-led government New Zealand has become one of the world’s best-prepared nations to meet the challenge of an ageing population, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today. More >>

Mâori education report shows tangible improvement

Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 9:13 am | New Zealand Government

Mâori continue to make gains in the education system, an annual report on Mâori achievement shows. More >>

Medals For Timor-Leste & Solomon Islands Service

Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 9:11 am | New Zealand Government

The Governor-General has approved two new medals to recognise New Zealanders' service in Timor-Leste and the Solomon Islands, Prime Minister Helen Clark and Defence Minister Phil Goff announced today. More >>

Levin courthouse visuals released

Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 9:05 am | New Zealand Government

Visuals for the new Levin District Courthouse were made public today by Courts Minister, Rick Barker. The new Courthouse in Levin will form part of the largest courts capital investment programme in New Zealand’s recent history. More >>

More cases heard and more fines collected

Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 8:54 am | New Zealand Government

Courts Minister, Rick Barker has today praised the constant improvements in the Courts portfolio. He cited increased disposals and an increase in the value of fines collected, as evidence that the investment the Labour-led government has made in the Courts ... More >>

Greener A1 Grand Prix event to boost Taupo and NZ

Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 8:43 am | New Zealand Government

Taupo and New Zealand will be the international stage for a bold move by the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport championship to switch to a biofuel mix, Prime Minister Helen Clark announced today. The Government also announced a major grant to support the ... More >>

Government’s fiscal management to pay dividends

Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 12:55 am | New Zealand Government

Under the Labour-led government the New Zealand economy has enjoyed the longest period of sustained growth in more than a generation, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today. More >>

Protections for NZ's Exclusive Economic Zone

Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 12:08 am | New Zealand Government

Work on protecting the ocean surrounding New Zealand has moved to the next step with the release today of a summary of submissions on the discussion paper, Improving Regulation of Environmental Effects in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). More >>