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Citizenship Ceremony for Tampa refugees in Chch.
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 3:42 pm | New Zealand Government
Today we welcome our new citizens to the New Zealand family. They all share one thing in common - they arrived in New Zealand at the same time - back in 2001 after arriving in this part of the world on the Tampa boat. More >>
SAGES funding now available nation-wide
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Funding for the government's $3.2 million SAGES programme will now be available nation-wide, Social Development and Employment Minister Steve Maharey announced today. More >>
Minister welcomes food and beverage perspective
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Government
The report, 'The Food and Beverage Sector: A Trade Union Perspective', has been welcomed today by the Minister for Economic Development, Jim Anderton. More >>
Anderton: Supporting economic growth
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 1:32 pm | New Zealand Government
Supporting economic growth: speech to Credit and Finance Institute Sector development to support economic growth including budget announcement for the music industry More >>
New Zealand Tourism Flows Model Under Development
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 12:36 am | New Zealand Government
A project to provide better information on tourist movements within New Zealand is under way, Tourism Minister Mark Burton announced today More >>
Cullen Address to Banker and Investment Forum
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 12:35 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Michael Cullen Address to Banker and Investment Forum KPMG, 35 Grey St, Tauranga More >>
$5.4 million to promote contemporary music exports
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 12:23 am | New Zealand Government
Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton and Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey announced today an investment of $5.4 million to support export growth of the New Zealand music industry. More >>
So Much for Standards in Education!
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 12:03 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Minister of Education, David Benson-Pope says that Dr Brash has shown a complete lack of judgment in endorsing the actions of an illegal school. More >>
Goff releases benchmark reports on NZ sex industry
Monday, 18 April 2005, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Government
Justice Minister Phil Goff today released two reports on the sex industry that will help set benchmarks for assessing the impact of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 over the next few years. More >>
Collins flipflops on DPB policy - Brash intervenes
Monday, 18 April 2005, 10:45 am | New Zealand Government
Welfare hardliner Judith Collins was forced to backtrack on claims that National would deny the DPB to women who refused to name the father of their child after intervention from leader Don Brash. More >>
Anderton launches new broadband in Marlborough
Friday, 15 April 2005, 5:35 pm | New Zealand Government
Jim Anderton, Minister of Economic Development, launched a new broadband service for schools today at Fairhall / Omaka Community Hall, Marlborough. More >>
Auckland transport funding at record levels
Friday, 15 April 2005, 5:24 pm | New Zealand Government
Transport funding in Auckland is running at record levels says Minister for Auckland Issues, Judith Tizard. More >>
Cullen on Transpower deal
Friday, 15 April 2005, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Government
“The cross border leases entered by Transpower and Airways Corporation increase rather than reduce the New Zealand tax base and are legitimate tax instruments under United States law,” Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today. More >>
New package to drive efficiency and innovation
Friday, 15 April 2005, 10:32 am | New Zealand Government
The government today announced a new package of measures to drive innovation within energy intensive small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). More >>
Child tax rebate more than doubled
Friday, 15 April 2005, 10:27 am | New Zealand Government
The number of children required to pay tax will be reduced from next April when the child tax rebate is increased from $156 a year to $351, Revenue Minister Michael Cullen announced today. More >>
NOS illegal without prescription: no ifs, no buts
Friday, 15 April 2005, 9:20 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Minister of Health Jim Anderton says no-one should be in any doubt that the legal opinion he has obtained from the Crown Law Office is unequivocal in its view that the sale of NOS without a prescription is illegal. No ifs, no buts, no ... More >>
Anderton Speech: Pacific Pine Industries Mill
Friday, 15 April 2005, 9:19 am | New Zealand Government
This is a day when New Zealand’s resource base and our innovative use of our resources are on display. More >>
Govt strengthens protection against predators
Friday, 15 April 2005, 8:43 am | New Zealand Government
Legislation passed in Parliament today toughens penalties for sexual offending, widens protection against sexual predators and makes sexual offences gender neutral, says Justice Minister Phil Goff. More >>
Hawkins: NZ "citizenship that's worth the wait"
Friday, 15 April 2005, 8:36 am | New Zealand Government
Prospective New Zealand citizens will be asked to prove their commitment to this country by waiting a bit longer for citizenship while New Zealand passports will be better protected under legislation passed in Parliament last night. More >>
International Praise For NZ's Refocused Aid Prog.
Friday, 15 April 2005, 12:36 am | New Zealand Government
International Praise For NZ's Refocused Aid Programme New Zealand's efforts to refocus and improve the effectiveness of its overseas aid programme were praised today in the release of the main findings of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and ... More >>
