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NZ aid for Fijian children in wake of floods

Thursday, 12 April 2007, 12:18 am | New Zealand Government

New Zealand will provide $209,000 ($F240,000) to support families struggling to recover after serious flooding in Fiji, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced today. More >>

Tapuae Marine Reserve passes final hurdle

Thursday, 12 April 2007, 12:18 am | New Zealand Government

A new marine reserve is to be established near New Plymouth, the 17th approved since 2003, Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton and Conservation Minister Chris Carter announced today. More >>

Jim Anderton's Newsletter

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 3:32 pm | New Zealand Government

Celebrations are being held throughout the country to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the National Airways Corporation. Jim Anderton, Wigram MP and Leader of the Progressive Party, was a guest speaker at the celebratory dinner at the Wigram ... More >>

Parents take next step to get 20 Hours Free ECE

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Government

The Minister of Education, Steve Maharey, has today launched the latest phase of the roll out of the 20 Hours Free Early Childhood Education (ECE) policy, which will allow parents to start signing their children up. More >>

Maori unemployment drops below 10,000

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 10:27 am | New Zealand Government

The number of Maori on the unemployment benefit has plummeted below 10,000 for the first time in years, says Associate Social Development and Employment Minister Parekura Horomia. More >>

Broadband wireless spectrum auction process starts

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 10:07 am | New Zealand Government

Broadband wireless access (BWA) services will be boosted by the new allocation of 2.3GHz spectrum, Communications Minister David Cunliffe says. More >>

Workplace Health and Safety Council appointed

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 12:36 am | New Zealand Government

Labour Minister Ruth Dyson today welcomed the appointment of the new Workplace Health and Safety Council. More >>

Unemployment Benefit numbers drop 35% in one year

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 12:05 am | New Zealand Government

The number of people receiving an unemployment benefit has dropped by a further 35 percent, or some 16,000, since March last year, Social Development Minister David Benson-Pope announced today. More >>

Public feedback on serious harm definition sought

Tuesday, 10 April 2007, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Government

Labour Minister Ruth Dyson today announced the government is seeking public feedback on the definition of “serious harm” as stated in Schedule 1 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. More >>

Goff - Address to Nelson Chamber of Commerce

Tuesday, 10 April 2007, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Government

Paul Mathieson, Mayor of Nelson, John Hurley, Mayor of Tasman, Craig Dennis, President of the Nelson Chambers of Commerce, Ladies and Gentlemen. More >>

Feedback sought on JP Stocktake Report

Tuesday, 10 April 2007, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Government

Associate Justice Minister Clayton Cosgrove today announced the release of a report that highlights local variations in how Justices of the Peace Associations carry out their services, and identifies best practices to work towards. More >>

Report identifies NZ's climate change hot spots

Tuesday, 10 April 2007, 11:44 am | New Zealand Government

Key international research released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) paints a vivid picture of how climate change will impact on New Zealand's natural and built environments. More >>

NZ'ers play important role in relief effort

Monday, 9 April 2007, 2:49 pm | New Zealand Government

play important role in relief effort More >>

Protecting cultural treasures during war

Sunday, 8 April 2007, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Government

Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture, and Heritage Helen Clark today released a discussion paper about New Zealand's ratification of a key international treaty set up to protect significant cultural treasures in time of war. More >>

Goff visits NZDF personnel in Solomons

Sunday, 8 April 2007, 3:46 pm | New Zealand Government

Defence Minister Phil Goff will fly by Air Force C-130 Hercules to Honiara today with a team of New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) cargo handling specialists deploying to assist the relief effort in the Solomon Islands. He will return to New Zealand ... More >>