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Maharey welcomes 15,000 hours of local content
Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 10:02 am | New Zealand Government
Broadcasting Minister, Steve Maharey, today congratulated NZ On Air for clocking up 15,000 hours of government-funded local content, all but four of which have made it to air. More >>
opportunity and tolerance from Progressive leader
Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 9:24 am | New Zealand Government
Jim Anderton, Leader of the Progressive Party, last night said that it was hope that got him into politics and hope that has kept him there. ”I grew up in a time when New Zealanders had fresh memories of the hardships of the Depression and remembered ... More >>
Three APEC leaders to visit New Zealand
Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 8:27 am | New Zealand Government
The leaders of Viet Nam, Mexico and Hong Kong will visit New Zealand in association with their visits to Sydney at the time of the APEC summit, Prime Minister Helen Clark said today. More >>
Non-Profit Institutions Satellite Account Launch
Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 12:51 am | New Zealand Government
Venue: St. John Hotel (old Wellington Free Ambulance building), 5 Cable StreetWellington Time: 11.30 am, 28 August 2007 More >>
New report milestone for voluntary sector
Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 12:45 am | New Zealand Government
A new report revealing that non-profit institutions and their volunteers contribute a massive $6.95 billion to the New Zealand economy has been welcomed today by the Statistics Minister Clayton Cosgrove and the Community and Voluntary Sector Minister ... More >>
Government to study Rates Report recommendations
Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 12:44 am | New Zealand Government
Local Government Minister Mark Burton today made public the 277-page final report of the Independent Inquiry into Local Government Rates, which he launched in November last year. More >>
Free under 6's doctor visits welcomed
Monday, 27 August 2007, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Government
Pacific Island families are set to benefit from free doctor's visits for their children aged under six, says Acting Pacific Island Affairs Minister Luamanuvao Winnie Laban. More >>
Protection orders vital tool on family violence
Monday, 27 August 2007, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Government
Protection orders provide crucial protection for people at risk of family violence and the government is committed to ensuring they are effective, Women's Affairs Minister Lianne Dalziel said today. More >>
Negotiation the way forward on walking access
Monday, 27 August 2007, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has accepted the recommendations of an independent panel which was set up to address walking access issues, Rural Affairs Minister Damien O'Connor said today. More >>
Hodgson: Lower fees to see the Doctor
Monday, 27 August 2007, 3:25 pm | New Zealand Government
Almost 1 million New Zealanders are now paying $0- $15.50 to see their doctor but additional money announced today may encourage more practices to join the "Very Low Cost" scheme, Health Minister Pete Hodgson said today. More >>
Maharey: Humanities Aronui Congress 2007
Monday, 27 August 2007, 11:44 am | New Zealand Government
It’s my pleasure to be here with you all today at this opening session of the second annual Humanities-Aronui Congress. Looking over the conference programme, the breadth and depth of papers to be presented at this year’s event is even more impressive ... More >>
Project to identify value of cultural industries
Monday, 27 August 2007, 11:42 am | New Zealand Government
The Minister of Research, Science and Technology, Steve Maharey, today announced details of a $50,000 pilot project to link humanities research with government priorities. More >>
Upsurge in demand for Statistics NZ products
Monday, 27 August 2007, 11:26 am | New Zealand Government
Statistics Minister Clayton Cosgrove said he is expecting a strong uptake of population data when it becomes available at no charge tomorrow, based on the positive reaction to the first statistical products to be made free under a Budget 2007 initiative. More >>
Upsurge in demand for Statistics NZ products
Monday, 27 August 2007, 11:13 am | New Zealand Government
Statistics Minister Clayton Cosgrove said he is expecting a strong uptake of population data when it becomes available at no charge tomorrow, based on the positive reaction to the first statistical products to be made free under a Budget 2007 initiative. More >>
Barker: ‘War In Paradise’ Exhibition Opening
Monday, 27 August 2007, 11:10 am | New Zealand Government
November 2007 will mark the 65th anniversary of the arrival of the 3rd New Zealand Division in New Caledonia. I am very pleased, therefore, to be here today to open the ‘War in Paradise’ exhibition which explores the experiences of our forces ... More >>
Telecom report over email outage
Monday, 27 August 2007, 8:10 am | New Zealand Government
Communications Minister David Cunliffe has received a report from Telecom on the outage of its Yahoo!Xtra webmail service last week. More >>
Beehive Bulletin – 24 August 2007
Friday, 24 August 2007, 5:32 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Pete Hodgson has welcomed the publication of new research this week showing that while inequality in health outcomes between ethnic groups and across income brackets grew steeply in the 1980s and 1990s, it appears that they have now ... More >>
Nats turning their back on New Zealand consumers
Friday, 24 August 2007, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Government
Consumer Affairs Minister Judith Tizard is alarmed at National's about turn on consumer protection, as evidenced in the house today. "National looks set to abandon the current market–based consumer protection system that has worked well to protect New Zealand ... More >>
Te Arawa Iwi and Hapu Settlement Legislation
Friday, 24 August 2007, 3:46 pm | New Zealand Government
The Ministers of Treaty Negotiations, Finance and Māori Affairs have proposed to meet with Central North island iwi who are not part of the Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapu settlement agreement, to discuss their concerns about the accumulated rentals ... More >>
Energy ministers enhance regional cooperation
Friday, 24 August 2007, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Government
Energy Ministers met on 23 August for the inaugural East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting (EAS EMM). More >>
