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Disabled workers to benefit from law change
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 5:28 pm | New Zealand Government
Disabled workers who are in sheltered workshops or other alternative employment will benefit from the upcoming Repeal of the Disabled Persons in Employment Act, says Disabilities Minister Ruth Dyson. More >>
O'Connor: Drug Policy - tobacco, alcohol, prisons
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Government
National Drug Policy Launch - tobacco, alcohol and prisons: Drugs of all kinds have a devastating effect on the health and well-being of our communities. More >>
National Drug Policy Launch - Speech
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Government
It gives me great pleasure to be here at the launch of the National Drug Policy. More >>
Anderton: Launch of National Drug Policy
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 3:39 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand has a drug problem. New Zealand has an alcohol problem. And New Zealand has a problem admitting the seriousness of the problem. So we have some choices: We can do what New Zealand used to do and ignore the problem, leave it to some hard-pressed ... More >>
Peters welcomes GST ruling
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Government
Racing Minister Winston Peters is welcoming the Commissioner of Revenue's decision to permit racehorses sold for export to remain in New Zealand for up to 24 months without attracting GST. More >>
Job boom bites further into benefit numbers
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Government
More than 24,000 New Zealanders have dropped off benefits over the past year, making a total of 118,000 since Labour became Government in 1999, Social Development Minister David Benson-Pope announced today. More >>
Electronic filing of infringements
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 2:07 pm | New Zealand Government
A move to electronic filing of Court infringement notices is expected to result in the saving of more than 1 million pieces of paper a year, Courts Minister Rick Barker announced today. More >>
NZ leads on sign language in schools
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 11:59 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand is one of the first countries in the world to introduce sign language into the school curriculum, to support it being made an official language under the New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Act 2006, says Education Minister Steve Maharey. More >>
Peters to attend Forum meeting on Fiji
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 11:59 am | New Zealand Government
Fiji will be the focus when Foreign Minister Winston Peters attends a meeting of Pacific Islands Forum foreign ministers in Port Vila, Vanuatu, on Friday. More >>
New Drug Policy launched - pressure kept on
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 11:42 am | New Zealand Government
"New Zealand has a drug problem. New Zealand has an alcohol problem. And New Zealand has a problem admitting the seriousness of the problem," Jim Anderton said at the launch of the latest New Zealand National Drug Policy (NDP), which he hosted at Parliament ... More >>
Mallard: Innovation driving export success
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 9:25 am | New Zealand Government
Speech to the New Thinking Week breakfast, Sky City Convention Centre, Auckland More >>
Phil Goff Speech: Speech to Incubators New Zealand
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 8:36 am | New Zealand Government
Phil Goff Speech: Speech to Incubators New Zealand International Conference on Business Incubation New Thinking Week Sky City, Auckland More >>
Goff Speech: Lifting NZ's Global Competitiveness
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 8:35 am | New Zealand Government
Phil Goff Speech: Lifting New Zealand's Global Competitiveness through Exports Speech to New Thinking Week Breakfast Sky City, Auckland Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen More >>
Phil Goff Speech: Beachheads Dinner
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 8:33 am | New Zealand Government
Phil Goff Speech: Beachheads Dinner New Thinking Week Sails restaurant, Westhaven Auckland It's great to be here this evening to celebrate "Beachheads Week". More >>
Meeting with Kuchenbeckers a private matter – O'Co
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 5:42 pm | New Zealand Government
Corrections Minister Damien O’Connor today confirmed that he met with the families of Karl Kuchenbecker and Nick Rea earlier this month. More >>
Carter urges NZ banks to consider shared equity
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 5:08 pm | New Zealand Government
Housing Minister Chris Carter today urged New Zealand banks to consider introducing shared equity products similar to that announced by the Adelaide Bank in Australia yesterday. More >>
Government assures seasonal labour supply
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Government
Eligibility requirements for seasonal work are being relaxed to cover the transition to a new Pacific seasonal labour policy, says Social Development and Employment Minister David Benson-Pope. More >>
Koura farming to be given a cautious green light
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Government
The farming of koura, or freshwater crayfish, will be allowed to continue and develop sustainably under changes to regulations agreed today by Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton and Conservation Minister Chris Carter. More >>
Brownlee befuddled by his own party's legislation
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Energy Minister David Parker says calls by the National Party for a review of legislation to be called off could see rural communities plunged into darkness after 2013. More >>
National continues to flip flop over Free ECE
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Government
The National Party has once again displayed their lack of clear and consistent policy with their confused position on 20 Hours Free Early Childhood Education, says the Education Minister, Steve Maharey. More >>
