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New facilities at Waihola District School

Wednesday, 10 November 2004, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Government

New facilities will be provided at Waihola District School in Otago with funding announced by Education Minister Trevor Mallard today. More >>

Toward a more effective overseas investment regime

Wednesday, 10 November 2004, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Government

Legislation to subject overseas people wanting to buy sites of special heritage or environmental value in New Zealand to a tougher screening and monitoring regime was tabled in the House today by Finance Minister Michael Cullen. More >>

Independent expert gives NZ Super Fund big tick

Wednesday, 10 November 2004, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Government

Finance Minister Michael Cullen today released a highly positive report from independent expert Jonathan Eriksen on the performance of the Guardians of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, saying it showed the Fund was in good hands. More >>

Teachers, students to benefit from ICT programme

Wednesday, 10 November 2004, 3:16 pm | New Zealand Government

Thousands more students and teachers will get a boost to their ICT skills when they join up to an $11 million nationwide information communications technology (ICT) professional development programme, Education Minister Trevor Mallard announced today. More >>

Ambulance review shows services in good health

Wednesday, 10 November 2004, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Government

A funding review of the country’s ambulance operators shows they are in relatively good financial shape to continue to provide current levels of services, Associate Health Minister Ruth Dyson said today. More >>

Jim Anderton's Better by Design Speech

Wednesday, 10 November 2004, 8:41 am | New Zealand Government

Jim Anderton gave a speech to the Design Leadership Group this evening to CEOs of up and coming NZ businesses, established businesses, designers, educators and media. More >>

Passing of Care of Children Bill

Tuesday, 9 November 2004, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Government

Significant improvements to the process for resolving care arrangements for children at the centre of divorce and separation were welcomed today by Associate Justice Minister David Benson-Pope. More >>

Civil Defence, Emergency Management Review out

Tuesday, 9 November 2004, 5:15 pm | New Zealand Government

A summary of findings from a review of the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management was today released by State Services Minister Trevor Mallard and Civil Defence Minister George Hawkins. More >>

Intimate covert filming bill to be introduced

Tuesday, 9 November 2004, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Government

An Intimate Covert Filming Bill that will create offences covering the making, publishing and possessing of voyeuristic recordings was announced by Justice Minister Phil Goff today. More >>

Sutton: Speech to Fed Farmers national council

Tuesday, 9 November 2004, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Government

Last week, I told your meat and fibre section, as I have said before many times and I say it again today: the livelihoods of all of us in New Zealand, rural and urban, depend on being able to sell our products in the markets of other nations. More >>

Older people coping without a car

Tuesday, 9 November 2004, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Government

A new report gives valuable insight into how older people manage when they can no longer drive, Senior Citizens Minister Ruth Dyson said today. More >>

NZ's Second-Longest Running Trade Dispute Resolved

Monday, 8 November 2004, 4:41 pm | New Zealand Government

New Zealand's second-longest running trade dispute has been successfully resolved, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said today. More >>

Crown to return $11.4 million of TVNZ's dividend

Monday, 8 November 2004, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Government

8 November 2004 Media Statement Crown to return $11.4 million of TVNZ's dividend More >>

Parliament to pay respects to Unknown Warrior

Monday, 8 November 2004, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Government

Parliament will this week hold a special sitting to enable MPs to pay their respects to the Unknown Warrior, whose casket is now on the way home for formal ceremonies before interment in the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, Prime Minister Helen Clark said ... More >>

Financial intermediaries task force appointed

Monday, 8 November 2004, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Government

Commerce Minister Margaret Wilson today announced the members of the Task Force on Regulation of Financial Intermediaries. More >>

Support for National Broadband Conference 2004

Monday, 8 November 2004, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Government

The National Broadband Conference, currently being held in Hawkes Bay from the 7th to the 9th of November, has been supported by the government in partnership with Telecom, Cisco and up to a dozen other Information and Communication Technology industry ... More >>

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