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Helen Clark Address to University of Southampton

Wednesday, 3 October 2007, 8:43 am | New Zealand Government

Address at University of Southampton Social Democracy under the Southern Cross: New Zealand in the 21st Century More >>

Goff Opens NZ Business Promotion Co. in Chile

Wednesday, 3 October 2007, 8:38 am | New Zealand Government

Trade Minister Phil Goff today officially opened the offices of an entrepreneurial young New Zealand company, P4, based in Santiago, Chile. More >>

National policy launch a non-event

Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 5:29 pm | New Zealand Government

Defence and Trade Minister Phil Goff says that National’s release today of its foreign affairs, defence and trade policy is “a non event”. More >>

Barker Speech: Delivering for Veterans

Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 2:54 pm | New Zealand Government

Address to the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association’s Annual Executive Council Meeting. The Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. More >>

Immigration earns the Country over $3 billion

Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Government

Research shows that new Kiwis boosted New Zealand’s coffers to the tune of $3.3 billion in the year to 30 June 2006, Immigration Minister David Cunliffe announced today. More >>

John Key signals massive fee hikes for students

Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Government

John Key's announcement that the National Party will abolish Labour's fee maxima policy and allow tertiary institutions to charge whatever they like is bad news for tertiary students, says Education Minister Steve Maharey. More >>

e-filing helping Courts save time

Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 1:06 pm | New Zealand Government

The electronic filing (e-filing) of unpaid infringements will mean a million fewer pieces of paper a year for Court staff to manage. More >>

Carter calls for peace in Burma at temple opening

Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 11:59 am | New Zealand Government

Today’s opening of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist temple in Manukau was an appropriate occasion to express concern over human rights abuses in other parts of the world and in particular Burma, Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter said. More >>

NZ strengthens education ties with South Korea

Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 11:32 am | New Zealand Government

Dion Burns has been appointed New Zealand’s education counsellor to South Korea, Acting Tertiary Education Minister Steve Maharey announced today. More >>

Public Transport Management Bill tabled

Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 10:35 am | New Zealand Government

The Government has tabled legislation to enable regional councils to provide better public transport services, Transport Minister Annette King said today. More >>

Maharey launching 3000th robot of the sea

Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 10:19 am | New Zealand Government

The Minister of Research, Science and Technology, Steve Maharey, will today demonstrate the launch of the final ‘robotic float’ of the Argo mission, which gathers information on changes to the world’s oceans and climate change. More >>

More recognition for Vietnam veterans

Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 10:00 am | New Zealand Government

More Vietnam War veterans are going to be entitled to further recognition for their service. More >>

Older people big beneficiaries of primary health

Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 9:23 am | New Zealand Government

Cheaper GP visits have older people visiting their doctor more often, Minister of Health Pete Hodgson said. More >>

Helen Clark Foreign Policy Address: Oxford Union

Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 8:53 am | New Zealand Government

Thank you for the opportunity to address you this evening on the subject of New Zealand foreign policy in the 21st century. New Zealand is a small western democracy, located in the far south of the South Pacific. In strategic terms it is, as former Prime ... More >>

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