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New Board members Taranaki and Southland DHB
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 11:16 am | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Pete Hodgson has announced new board member appointments at Taranaki and Southland District Health Boards (DHBs). More >>
New Chair for Capital & Coast DHB
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 11:14 am | New Zealand Government
Dr Judith Aitken is the new Chair of Capital & Coast DHB, Health Minister Pete Hodgson announced today. Dr Aitken is currently Acting Chair of the Capital & Coast DHB, following current Chair Bob Henare being on leave, due to a slow recovery from an ... More >>
$120 m New Lynn transport upgrade
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 11:10 am | New Zealand Government
Government funding has been confirmed for a multi-million dollar revamp for New Lynn rail station and full trenching of a twin-tracked rail line through central New Lynn. More >>
New Judge of the Court of Appeal – Justice Wilson
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 10:15 am | New Zealand Government
William McLeod Wilson QC has been appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal, Attorney-General Michael Cullen announced today. Justice Wilson graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with an LLM (Hons). He joined the firm of Bell Gully & Co where he ... More >>
District Court Judge Appointed
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 10:13 am | New Zealand Government
New Plymouth lawyer Stephen Maxwell Harrop has been appointed a District Court Judge, Attorney-General Michael Cullen announced today. After admission in December 1981, Mr Harrop worked for Stout, Hewat, Binnie and Howorth in Invercargill in a general ... More >>
$2.2 million for Carter Observatory redevelopment
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 9:42 am | New Zealand Government
The government will provide $2.2 million to support the redevelopment of Wellington's Carter Observatory, Research, Science and Technology Minister Steve Maharey announced today. More >>
Ministers applaud Gisborne Forest Sink initiative
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 9:35 am | New Zealand Government
Jim Anderton, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, and David Parker, Minister Responsible for Climate Change Issues have said that the just-announced forestry initiative in Gisborne is just the kind of enterprise that they hope to see more of as New Zealand ... More >>
New Board members Taranaki and Southland DHB
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 9:21 am | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Pete Hodgson has announced new board member appointments at Taranaki and Southland District Health Boards (DHBs). More >>
Duke of York to visit New Zealand
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 9:08 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark today announced that His Royal Highness the Duke of York will visit New Zealand in March 2007. More >>
New Zealand extends Solomon Islands deployment
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 9:07 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark and Acting Defence Minister Annette King today announced that New Zealand's deployment of up to 50 defence personnel to the Regional Assistance Mission in the Solomon Islands has been extended until March 2008. More >>
New Trans-Tasman trade rules benefit NZ business
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 12:04 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand businesses can look forward to increasingly liberalised trans-Tasman trade and reduced compliance costs as of January 1, Trade Minister Phil Goff, Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel and Customs Minister Nania Mahuta announced today. More >>
Oil reserves target met
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 12:03 am | New Zealand Government
Energy Minister David Parker today announced that from 1 January 2007 New Zealand would meet its International Energy Agency (IEA) obligation to hold 90 days of oil reserves. "The 90 day target is part of the energy security commitments in the draft ... More >>
Fine facts for the benefit of Mr Power
Monday, 18 December 2006, 5:32 pm | New Zealand Government
As usual Simon Power hasn't let the facts get in the way of a good story, Courts Minister Rick Barker said today. "It's been a record year for the collection of overdue fines, with $206 million receipted in 2005/06. By comparison, in 2001/02 we collected ... More >>
Peters names new Ambassador to Mexico
Monday, 18 December 2006, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Mexico will be career diplomat Cecile Hillyer, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced today. “Mexico is an important partner in Latin America and a significant export market for New Zealand. Ties between our ... More >>
Reaction to discussion doc “madness”, "idiocy"
Monday, 18 December 2006, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Government
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Jim Anderton has expressed disgust at the all too familiar hysterical response from the National Party and forestry interests who have described a discussion document released today as “madness” and “sheer idiocy”. More >>
Fine facts for the benefit of Mr Power
Monday, 18 December 2006, 4:35 pm | New Zealand Government
As usual Simon Power hasn't let the facts get in the way of a good story, Courts Minister Rick Barker said today. More >>
Reaction to discussion document “madness”
Monday, 18 December 2006, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Government
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Jim Anderton has expressed disgust at the all too familiar hysterical response from the National Party and forestry interests who have described a discussion document released today as “madness” and “sheer idiocy”. More >>
Code of Good Faith clarified for patient safety
Monday, 18 December 2006, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister of Labour Ruth Dyson today announced that she would seek to confirm the intention of the Code of Good Faith for the Public Health Sector in Schedule 1B of the Employment Relations Act. More >>
Largest increase to minimum wage since 1999
Monday, 18 December 2006, 2:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Workers earning the minimum wage will receive a 9.8% pay rise from April 2007, Labour Minister Ruth Dyson announced today. More >>
West Coast Arahura Bridge to be replaced
Monday, 18 December 2006, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Government
ONTRACK will be replacing the wooden road and rail bridge at Arahura with a new concrete structure, which will incorporate both road and rail on a single deck, Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Transport Minister Annette King, announced today. More >>
