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$1million extension to MFish's Nelson base

Monday, 13 December 2004, 9:21 am | New Zealand Government

Nelson’s importance to New Zealand’s fishing industry will be reinforced by a $1million refurbishment and expansion of the Ministry of Fisheries’ seafront base there, says Fisheries Minister David Benson-Pope. More >>

CER Australia/NZ Ministerial Joint Communique

Monday, 13 December 2004, 8:21 am | New Zealand Government

Trade and Economic Ministers from Australia and New Zealand met in Queenstown on 10 and 11 December 2004. The annual Ministerial meeting was hosted by the New Zealand Minister for Trade Negotiations and Agriculture, the Hon Jim Sutton, with his colleagues ... More >>

Brakes set to come off marine farming industry

Monday, 13 December 2004, 12:17 am | New Zealand Government

With aquaculture's place in the marine environment properly defined, the brakes are set to come off the industry, says Fisheries Minister David Benson-Pope. More >>

Tribute to Arthur Lydiard

Monday, 13 December 2004, 12:04 am | New Zealand Government

Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard today paid tribute to kiwi sporting great Arthur Lydiard who passed away yesterday. More >>

Major pensioner housing upgrade project underway

Friday, 10 December 2004, 5:41 pm | New Zealand Government

Upgrades being made to pensioner housing units in Auckland were welcomed today by Housing Minister Steve Maharey. More >>

Celebrating five strong years of tourism

Friday, 10 December 2004, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Government

Mark Burton is today celebrating his fifth anniversary as Tourism Minister, as well as five years of impressive industry growth. International visitor numbers have grown steadily from 1.5 million in 1999 to 2.3 million in the year ended October 2004. ... More >>

Community action to address child poverty

Friday, 10 December 2004, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Government

Progress made in addressing child poverty in Manukau demonstrates the value of coordinated, community-based action, Social Development Minister Steve Maharey said today. More >>

Beehive Bulletin - Fri, 10 Dec 2004

Friday, 10 December 2004, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Government

Modern Apprenticeships numbers increase again - Major boost for Auckland film and television industry - Further prison beds being provided More >>

New smokefree era celebrated

Friday, 10 December 2004, 11:52 am | New Zealand Government

Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor today welcomed the start of a new era for New Zealand. More >>

Passing of Civil Union Bill shows growing maturity

Friday, 10 December 2004, 10:16 am | New Zealand Government

The passing of the Civil Union Bill in Parliament today shows the growing maturity of New Zealand as a nation, says Associate Justice Minister David Benson-Pope. More >>

PM Address at Opening of Te Apiti Wind Farm

Friday, 10 December 2004, 10:12 am | New Zealand Government

Thank you for inviting me to open Te Apiti, the largest wind farm in the Southern Hemisphere. The government, as the owner of Meridian on behalf of the people of New Zealand, is proud to be associated with this very significant renewable energy project. More >>

PM Address At Opening of Bio-NMR Facility

Friday, 10 December 2004, 10:10 am | New Zealand Government

Thank you for the invitation to speak at this significant event for Massey University – the launch of the new Bio-NMR facility, housing New Zealand’s first high-field BioNMR spectrometer. More >>

David Benson-Pope 3rd Reading Spch - Civil Unions

Friday, 10 December 2004, 10:02 am | New Zealand Government

Mr Speaker – I move that the Civil Union Bill now be read a third time. Today we will, finally, pass this, the Civil Union Bill, into law. We pass into law a Bill that is necessary if the government is to live up to its responsibilities under the ... More >>

Minister launches New Zealand Censorship Database

Friday, 10 December 2004, 9:54 am | New Zealand Government

Internal Affairs Minister George Hawkins today launched The New Zealand Censorship Database, giving on-line access to details of censorship decisions made since 1916. More >>

Online community for teachers and students

Friday, 10 December 2004, 9:44 am | New Zealand Government

Education Minister Trevor Mallard today launched a project at Christchurch's Riccarton High School that aims to develop a collaborative online community to assist students, especially those who can't physically attend school, and for teachers to share resources ... More >>