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Benefits for ratepayers in local govt legislation
Friday, 23 June 2006, 9:24 am | New Zealand Government
Streamlined powers and processes to help councils deliver cost-effective results would be delivered by new local government legislation, the Minister of Local Government Mark Burton said today. More >>
Strategy aims to improve construction safety
Friday, 23 June 2006, 9:22 am | New Zealand Government
Minister of Labour Ruth Dyson has welcomed the release of the New Zealand Construction Industry Health and Safety Strategy as a way to bring down this country's workplace injury toll. More >>
Councils supported to manage microchipping
Friday, 23 June 2006, 9:21 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Minister for Local Government Nanaia Mahuta said today the government is working closely with councils to clarify a last-minute exemption to microchipping requirements for working farm dogs. More >>
Study confirms importance of primary health
Friday, 23 June 2006, 12:24 am | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Pete Hodgson has welcomed a study on avoidable hospitalisations as a timely endorsement of the government's Primary Health Care Strategy. More >>
Position on Bashir made abundantly clear
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 5:25 pm | New Zealand Government
Indonesia would be in no doubt over New Zealand's desire to see Bali bombing mastermind Abu Baka Bashir prevented from engaging in further acts of terrorism, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said today. More >>
Improving productivity the key
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 5:15 pm | New Zealand Government
Improving productivity is a key to economic transformation, and will be a primary focus of the Labour portfolio and the Department of Labour this financial year, Labour Minister Ruth Dyson told the Transport and Industrial Relations select committee ... More >>
Small employer payroll subsidy set
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 5:01 pm | New Zealand Government
The government’s new payroll subsidy to encourage small businesses to make use of the services of payroll agents has been set by regulation at $2 per pay day per employee. More >>
Porirua's Radiola Aerospace finds success
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Government
Award-winning engineering contractor Radiola Aerospace is finding success overseas, helped by a government market development scheme, Economic Development Minister Trevor Mallard said during a visit to the Porirua company today. More >>
Nats misleading on counter-terrorism lists
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Government
Only four groups on a list of terrorist entities who would face serious criminal sanctions in Australia are not designated as terrorist organisations in New Zealand, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said today. More >>
MPs to promote Books in Homes
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Government
Government MPs will visit schools next week to deliver new books as part of the Books in Homes Government Book Week, says Education Minister Steve Maharey. More >>
Benson-Pope to visit Sydney
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Government
Environment Minister David Benson-Pope will travel to Australia today to attend the Environment Protection and Heritage Council meeting in Sydney. More >>
New Zealand continues to attract skilled migrants
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Government
Latest external migration figures show New Zealand continues to be an attractive destination for skilled migrants, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today. In the May 2006 year there was a net migration gain of 10,200 people, compared to 8,800 ... More >>
Current account deficit underlines fiscal prudence
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 11:39 am | New Zealand Government
The wisdom of the government's fiscal strategy has again been underscored by the latest current account figures, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today. The March year current account deficit widened to $14.5 billion or 9.3 per cent of GDP, slightly ... More >>
Lazy Herald reporting gets the facts all wrong
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 11:33 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says a weekend story alleging acute sensitivities between himself and Trade and Defence Minister Phil Goff is a typically lazy piece of New Zealand Herald journalism that has at least 14 inaccuracies in it. More >>
New women's prison focussed on rehabilitation
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 11:15 am | New Zealand Government
Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility is specially designed to help its prisoners turn their lives around, Corrections Minister Damien O'Connor said today. More >>
Govt venture capital helps high tech Hutt firm
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 11:12 am | New Zealand Government
A Lower Hutt technology firm HTS-110 Ltd is experiencing international success, assisted by government venture capital funding, Economic Development Minister Trevor Mallard said today. More >>
Funding for Centres of Research Excellence
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 10:13 am | New Zealand Government
The success of Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs) has encouraged the government to confirm support for centres beyond 2008, Minister for Tertiary Education, Michael Cullen, said today. More >>
Further measures added to tax bill
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Government
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne today released Supplementary Order Papers that add three further measures to the taxation bill currently before Parliament. More >>
New Drinking Water Bill introduced into Parliament
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Government
A new Bill to ensure all New Zealanders on community water supplies have access to safer drinking-water was introduced to Parliament today by Health Minister Pete Hodgson. More >>
Mallard: Foreign investment in NZ
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Government
In my capacity as Minister of Economic Development, and chair of the Economic Transformation group of ministers, I am going to offer you some perspectives on how foreign direct investment is placed on the Labour-led government's continuing agenda to transform ... More >>
