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Minister visits Tongariro/Rangipo Prison
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 4:35 pm | New Zealand Government
Corrections Minister Damien O'Connor is to meet a crew planting out new forest at Tongariro/Rangipo Prison near Turangi today More >>
Major new investment in climate change & economy
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 2:52 pm | New Zealand Government
The Minister of Research, Science and Technology, Steve Maharey, says the biggest research investment round in four years of $628 million will target key priorities like climate change and transforming the economy. More >>
Maori tourism delegation to China
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Tourism Minister Dover Samuels will lead a Maori tourism delegation to China from 19 to 30 July. The long time Maori tourism advocate has taken up an invitation from the New Zealand Maori Tourism Council (NZMTC) and the China and New Zealand ... More >>
Dalziel: Small Business Expo
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 1:29 pm | New Zealand Government
The Small Business Expo is the largest business event in the country. It speaks volumes about the determination and talent of Sarah Trotman and her team that for the first time the Expo is being held not only in Auckland, but also here in Wellington and ... More >>
New data suggests business 'failure' not as preval
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Government
Improvements in the quality of business data suggests that genuine small business failure in New Zealand may not be as prevalent as previously thought, Small Business Minister Lianne Dalziel says. More >>
Less taxing approach to registering your company
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Changes at the Companies Office and Inland Revenue have dramatically sped up the time it takes to start up a business in New Zealand, Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said today. More >>
Lower electricity charges planned for south island
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 11:36 am | New Zealand Government
Around 70,000 lower South Island households could be eligible for smaller power bills under proposed changes to electricity tariff charges, Energy Minister David Parker has announced. More >>
O'Connor welcomes flexibility in rural funding
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 10:57 am | New Zealand Government
Rural Affairs Minister Damien O’Connor today welcomed changes to regionally distributed (R) funding for land transport. Under new rules regionally distributed funding can be used more flexibly to assist with road renewal activity for rebuilding or replacing ... More >>
Goff Welcomes new WTO Proposals
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 9:59 am | New Zealand Government
The release, overnight, of new negotiating texts by the Chairs of the WTO's agricultural and industrial goods negotiating groups in Geneva represent a necessary and welcome next step in the Doha negotiations, Trade Minister Phil Goff said today. More >>
Government fine-tunes building legislation
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 12:28 am | New Zealand Government
Legislation governing the New Zealand building sector is to be fine-tuned to support the ongoing government reforms in this area, said Building and Construction Minister Clayton Cosgrove today as he introduced the Building Amendment Bill 2007 to Parliament. More >>
Goff to Sydney for bilateral defence talks
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Government
Defence Minister Phil Goff leaves for Sydney on Wednesday to attend the annual bilateral defence talks with Australia, hosted by his Australian counterpart, Dr Brendan Nelson. More >>
CEDAW: no reservation in tackling discrimination
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Government
As New Zealanders we are quite rightly proud of our track record as a global leader in women's rights. Our status as the first country in the world to grant women the vote is part of our identity as a natio More >>
NZ has no reservation in tackling discrimination
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand has withdrawn its final reservation to a United Nations bill of rights for women, Women's Affairs Minister Lianne Dalziel announced today. "New Zealand has completed the final chapter in our efforts to show we are a credible voice internationally ... More >>
Dalziel: Lifting NZ’s last CEDAW reservation
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 4:32 pm | New Zealand Government
International Caucus: Lifting New Zealand’s last CEDAW reservation - I want to begin by thanking all of you for the important role you played in the development of New Zealand’s sixth CEDAW report. I would also like to acknowledge the International ... More >>
Commencement of Evidence Act announced
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Government
Today Minister of Justice Mark Burton confirmed that the Evidence Act 2006 will come into force on 1 August 2007. The transitional provisions will come into force two weeks earlier, today (18 July 2007). More >>
Buy Kiwi Made Fund Opens
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 10:21 am | New Zealand Government
The second round of the Buy Kiwi Made Sector and Regional Initiatives Fund opens today, says the Government Spokesperson on Buy Kiwi Made, Sue Bradford More >>
PM: Address to Business Luncheon Kuala Lumpur
Monday, 16 July 2007, 7:09 pm | New Zealand Government
It is a pleasure for me to be in Malaysia again, and to reciprocate the visit to New Zealand by Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi in 2005. More >>
Solar water heating grants
Monday, 16 July 2007, 7:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Government Spokesperson on Energy Efficiency and Conservation, Jeanette Fitzsimons, today launched a grants scheme to encourage builders and developers to put solar water heating on more new homes. More >>
Therapeutics Products and Medicines Bill on hold
Monday, 16 July 2007, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is not proceeding at this stage with legislation that would have enabled the establishment of a joint agency with Australia to regulate therapeutic products, State Services Minister Annette King announced today. More >>
Advance funding provided - more to come
Monday, 16 July 2007, 3:52 pm | New Zealand Government
Cabinet today approved additional funding to assist meeting response and recovery costs following the storms which struck the upper North Island last week, said Civil Defence Minister Rick Barker. More >>
