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Luamanuvao Laban: Children's Health Camps AGM
Friday, 26 October 2007, 10:14 am | New Zealand Government
Address to Children's Health Camps Annual General Meeting, Thursday 25 October 2007. Taloha ni, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Ni sa bula vinaka, Namaste, Kia orana koutou katoatoa, Ia Orana, Gud de tru olgeta, Talofa, Kia ora tatau and ... More >>
Consultation on Telecom’s Draft Separation Plan
Friday, 26 October 2007, 10:03 am | New Zealand Government
Communications Minister David Cunliffe has today called for public submissions on Telecom’s Draft Separation Plan. More >>
Receipt of Telecom’s Draft Separation Plan
Friday, 26 October 2007, 10:01 am | New Zealand Government
Communications Minister David Cunliffe advises that he has received Telecom’s Draft Separation Plan within the required timeframe and will release it for public consultation on Friday, 26 October 2007. The Minister will make a further statement at that time. More >>
Launch of Intellectual Property Guide for Maori
Friday, 26 October 2007, 10:01 am | New Zealand Government
Hon. Judith Tizard Launch of Intellectual Property Guide for Maori Speech to mark launch of IP Guide for Maori, Parliament Buildings, Wellington More >>
Govt support for sustainable businesses
Friday, 26 October 2007, 9:57 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark today announced a $750,000 grant for the Sustainable Business Network, the organisation which encourages sustainable business practice. More >>
National criticises world class business ranking
Friday, 26 October 2007, 9:55 am | New Zealand Government
It is sad to see the National Party criticising New Zealand's world class ranking across all indices in the World Bank's 2008 Ease of Doing Business Survey, Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel said today. More >>
Peter Dunne - Speech To NZICA 2007 Tax Conference
Friday, 26 October 2007, 9:52 am | New Zealand Government
SPEECH TO NZICA 2007 TAX CONFERENCE EMBARGOED TO 9.30AM, FRIDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2007 SKYCITY CONVENTION CENTRE AUCKLAND Hon Peter Dunne, Minister of Revenue More >>
Andrée Wiltens appointed District Court Judge
Friday, 26 October 2007, 9:48 am | New Zealand Government
Gus Andrée Wiltens, Barrister and Solicitor of Auckland, has been appointed a District Court Judge, Attorney-General Michael Cullen announced today. More >>
Buying Kiwi Christmas
Friday, 26 October 2007, 12:26 am | New Zealand Government
26 October 2007 Media Statement Buying Kiwi Christmas New Zealanders can make it a real Kiwi Christmas if they Buy Kiwi Made this holiday season, Sue Bradford, Government Spokesperson for Buy Kiwi Made says. More >>
Tokelau referendum votes for status quo
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 5:44 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand respects the wishes of the people of Tokelau who have voted this week to remain a dependent territory of New Zealand in their just completed referendum, Prime Minister Helen Clark said tonight. More >>
New Zealand celebrates World Teachers' Day
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand joins more than 100 countries tomorrow to celebrate the annual World Teachers' Day and recognise the professionalism, skills and experience of our teachers. More >>
Government welcomes passage of Income Tax Bill
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 5:25 pm | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne have welcomed the historic passage today of the nearly 3000-page Income Tax Bill, which rewrites New Zealand’s income tax law. More >>
Economic ‘Billiteracy’ infects National Party
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 2:54 pm | New Zealand Government
National Finance Spokesman Bill English and his leader John Key need to explain how they made a serious error in calculating the income of their hypothetical “Joanna Average”, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today. More >>
New Zealand celebrates World Teachers’ Day
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand joins more than 100 countries to celebrate the annual World Teachers’ Day and recognise the professionalism, skills and experience of our teachers. More >>
Māori Employment hits record high
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Government
Labour market outcomes for Māori have been positive over the past year with the number of Māori in the workforce hitting an all-time high, while the rate of unemployed Māori is at a record low, says Māori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia. More >>
Sinclair appointed District Court Judge
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Government
Allison Anne Sinclair, Barrister and Solicitor of Auckland, has been appointed a District Court Judge, Attorney-General Michael Cullen announced today. More >>
Hinton appointed District Court Judge
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Government
Lawrence Irwin Hinton, Solicitor of Wellington, has been appointed a District Court Judge, Attorney-General Michael Cullen announced today. More >>
Independent Oversight Of Prisons
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 11:58 am | New Zealand Government
Minister of Justice, Mark Burton, and Green Party Justice spokesperson, Nandor Tanczos, today announced a proposal to significantly increase the role of the Office of the Ombudsmen in relation to prisons. The proposal would see an Ombudsman with primary ... More >>
NZ Credit & Finance Institute 2007 National Conf.
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 11:21 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Lianne Dalziel Minister of Commerce, Minister for Small Business, Minister of Women’s Affairs, MP for Christchurch East More >>
Big improvements to accountability documents
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 11:18 am | New Zealand Government
Public sector reports to Parliament are to be made simpler, clearer and more informative, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today. More >>