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National's carbon tax
Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Government
"The National Party has identified five key policy statements as critical but achievable steps in its next term of office." So says the current National Party policy statement on the website of the BlueGreens. More >>
Alexander wrong to slam United Future policy
Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 2:49 pm | New Zealand Government
United Future's Marc Alexander would do well not to criticise a policy on which he was elected in 2002 and to stop scaremongering with older New Zealanders says Convenor of the Ministerial Group on Climate Change, Pete Hodgson. More >>
Address to Aged Care Policy Summit
Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Government
Address to Health Care Providers NZ's Aged Care Policy Summit, Civic Centre, Wellington, 11:30, More >>
Budget 2005: $2.7m to double Fulbrights
Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Government
$2.7 million will be invested to double the number of Fulbright Scholarships available to young New Zealanders for post-graduate study in the United States, Research, Science and Technology Minister Steve Maharey announced today. More >>
Carbon Tax - Questions And Answers
Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 11:26 am | New Zealand Government
Why a carbon tax ? New Zealanders want economic prosperity that also protects the environment and our quality of life. Globally, we cannot continue our present course of ever-increasing emissions without serious environmental, societal and economic ... More >>
Hodgson: Carbon Tax announcement
Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 11:17 am | New Zealand Government
Speech to announce carbon tax detail, The Beehive, Parliament, 10:30 am, Wednesday, 4 May 2005 More >>
Government adds detail to 2002 carbon tax policy
Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 11:14 am | New Zealand Government
The government today gave further detail on its carbon tax policy, first announced in 2002, and released a consultation paper on technical implementation design. More >>
$4.45 million for carbon tax mitigation
Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 11:10 am | New Zealand Government
The government today announced the scale of the pilot grants, training and education package to help energy intensive small and medium size enterprises take up energy saving technologies to offset the impact of the carbon tax. More >>
Tizard challenges colleagues in NZ music quiz
Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 9:28 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Judith Tizard today issued her annual music quiz to all Members of Parliament in recognition of the fifth celebration of New Zealand Music Month. More >>
Horomia: Te Whakaruruhau o Ngä Reo Irirangi Maori
Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 8:53 am | New Zealand Government
It’s good to see some familiar faces here this evening, as it was a couple of months ago when most of us were gathered at the Mâori Media Awards in Rotorua. More >>
Marian Hobbs leads off NPT debate in New York
Tuesday, 3 May 2005, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Government
Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Marian Hobbs has led off the general debate on the review of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty following the official opening by UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan at the United Nations in New York. More >>
Budget 2005: $17 million for extra cataract ops
Tuesday, 3 May 2005, 10:51 am | New Zealand Government
The Government will spend an extra $17 million over the next three years in providing a total of up to 7500 more cataracts operations. More >>
Goff names new High Commissioner to Rarotonga
Tuesday, 3 May 2005, 10:01 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s next High Commissioner to Rarotonga will be career diplomat John Bryan, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today. More >>
Goff introduces Evidence Bill
Tuesday, 3 May 2005, 12:29 am | New Zealand Government
Decades of judicial decisions and reforms of statutes have been brought together in an Evidence Bill introduced to Parliament today by Justice Minister Phil Goff. More >>
$4.6 billion marks new era for Defence
Monday, 2 May 2005, 5:23 pm | New Zealand Government
The government has ushered in a new era of structured defence funding and management with a $4.6 billion 10-year package, Defence Minister Mark Burton announced today. More >>
PM and King to announce cataract initiative
Monday, 2 May 2005, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark and Health Minister Annette King will announce a major cataract operations initiative at 9.30am tomorrow. The media is invited to join them to watch a live telelink to the mobile surgical bus as a cataract operation is performed. More >>
SFO to handle criminal asset seizures
Monday, 2 May 2005, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Government
The Serious Fraud Office will handle asset recovery work under new Proceeds of Crime legislation to be introduced by the government, Justice Minister Phil Goff announced today. More >>
Strong economy leads to fewer tertiary enrolments
Monday, 2 May 2005, 3:48 pm | New Zealand Government
Indications are that the stronger-than-expected economy has led to fewer enrolments in tertiary education, and fewer people accessing student allowances, Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today. More >>
Former Iraqi diplomat's visitor's permit revoked
Monday, 2 May 2005, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Government
The Department of Labour today revoked the visitor's permit of an Iraqi man who was a diplomat in Saddam Hussein’s government. More >>
Benson-Pope: Speech to Landscape Architects
Monday, 2 May 2005, 1:39 pm | New Zealand Government
Speech to the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects - Looking Forward to Heritage Landscapes More >>
