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Passenger clearance costs to be evenly shared
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 9:23 am | New Zealand Government
Passenger clearance service costs at New Zealand’s seven international airports will be split around 50:50 between the government and industry and equally among passengers, according to a funding formula agreed by Cabinet this week. More >>
Minister welcomes submissions on Arms Bill
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 8:10 am | New Zealand Government
Police Minister, George Hawkins is encouraging the public to make submissions on the Arms Amendment Bill (No.3), which passed its first reading in Parliament today. More >>
300,000 New Zealanders to get relief from rates
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 7:57 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark today announced that a Labour-led government in its third term will be making big improvements in the rates rebate scheme. More >>
Review of Older Driver Licensing Policy Q&As
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 7:56 am | New Zealand Government
A proposal for change to the current older driver licensing regime has been identified by a Stakeholder Consultative Group as part of the Review of Older Driver Licensing Policy. The Stakeholder Consultative Group (SCG), working with the Ministry of Transport, ... More >>
Labour to abolish age-based driving tests
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 7:55 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark announced today that Labour intends to abolish the mandatory requirement for age-based driving tests for people aged eighty years and over. More >>
Review concludes Nitrous Oxide sales now illegal
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 7:50 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Health Minister Jim Anderton says following a legal review, authorities will now be warning individuals it is illegal to sell and buy nitrous oxide to inhale. More >>
New law will ensure more DPB parents name father
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Government
Legislation passed today will further reduce the number of sole parents on the DPB who refuse to name the other parent of their child, Social Development and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said. More >>
Budget 2005: Electronic student tracking system
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 4:31 pm | New Zealand Government
Every intermediate and secondary school in the country will access a new electronic student enrolment system by the end of term one 2006, Associate Education Minister David Benson-Pope announced today. More >>
Government evaluating truancy texting pilot
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Government
A pilot anti-truancy project, which automatically notifies parents by text message if their children are not at school, is being evaluated by the government to see if it will be suitable for all schools. More >>
Prosecution of persistent truants getting results
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Government
A South Auckland trial of a streamlined process to prosecute parents who condone the truancy of their children is having encouraging results, says Associate Education Minister David Benson-Pope. More >>
Intimate covert filming bill introduced
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Government
Making, publishing or distributing voyeuristic material recorded without consent will carry a penalty of up to three years' jail under new legislation introduced to Parliament today by Justice Minister Phil Goff. More >>
Jim Sutton Speech - Retailers Association meeting
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Thank you for the invitation to join with you to exchange views on the free trade agreements we are negotiating and what they mean for us all. More >>
Budget 2005: ICT package for under-fives funded
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 1:30 pm | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Trevor Mallard today launched Foundations for Discovery, a new framework aimed at promoting the use of ICT (information and communications technology) as a tool to strengthen the education young children receive, and to help ece services ... More >>
Launch of Foundations for Discovery
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Government
Good afternoon everyone, and thanks for coming along to this launch of Foundations for Discovery - the first ever framework and guide on the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) in early childhood education. More >>
Deer repellent can be used in special hunting area
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 11:41 am | New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Chris Carter has cleared the way for the use of deer repellent on 1080 bait used to control possums but only in New Zealand's eight Recreational Hunting Areas. More >>
Foot and Mouth Disease simulation exercise
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 9:14 am | New Zealand Government
The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry will lead the second phase of a majorexercise simulating an outbreak of foot and mouth disease this week, Biosecurity Minister Jim Sutton said today. More >>
Peters’ promises ruinously expensive - Cullen
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 8:30 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand First’s bid to buy the Grey Power vote would be ruinously expensive to implement and would require either savage tax increases or savage cuts to spending in other areas, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said. More >>
English's credibility further undermined - Mallard
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 8:25 am | New Zealand Government
A claim by National MP Bill English that parents with children in early childhood education will be told by this government to drop their children off at early childhood education services on the hour is "utter nonsense", Education Minister ... More >>
SISIG's Report on Alleged 'Operation Leaf' - PM
Monday, 11 April 2005, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Government
I have received a letter and report dated 31 March from the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security about last year’s allegations by the Sunday Star-Times and Scoop that the Security Intelligence Service was bugging law-abiding Maori for ... More >>
Launch - Photo op: Pre-budget announcement
Monday, 11 April 2005, 1:57 pm | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Trevor Mallard will be launching a new framework tomorrow, Foundations for Discovery. This is the first ever early childhood education (ECE) guide for using ICT (information communications technology) to strengthen the education young children ... More >>
