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Shallow Collins "out of touch"
Wednesday, 29 September 2004, 11:53 am | New Zealand Government
It is ironic for National's Judith Collins to say the Government is out of touch when her SOP to the Care of Children Bill has run foul of both her own caucus and New Zealand's medical fraternity, says Associate Justice Minister David Benson-Pope. More >>
Racing ministers meet for a cup-pa.
Wednesday, 29 September 2004, 11:51 am | New Zealand Government
Racing ministers from both sides of the Tasman will tomorrow take tea with the Melbourne Cup. More >>
$20 million MacKay's crossing project underway
Wednesday, 29 September 2004, 11:37 am | New Zealand Government
Work starts today on a $20 million project to improve safety and ease congestion through the construction of a new four-lane railway overbridge at MacKay's crossing, north of Paekakariki on state highway one. More >>
King: New Zealand Food Safety Authority conference
Wednesday, 29 September 2004, 11:35 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for Food Safety Annette King opened the New Zealand Food Safety Authority conference in Wellington, saying the food and beverage sector has gone from strength to strength. More >>
Historic Kerikeri buildings protected
Wednesday, 29 September 2004, 11:23 am | New Zealand Government
The Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Helen Clark, today announced that the government will fully fund the construction of the Kerikeri Heritage Bypass, designed to protect historic Kemp House and the Stone Store. More >>
Tax survey to give hard data on costs
Wednesday, 29 September 2004, 10:10 am | New Zealand Government
Over five and a half thousand letters have been sent out to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) this week to gauge the cost of complying with tax obligations. More >>
Maherey Speech: Setting priorities for Tertiary Ed
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Government
Steve Maherey Speech: Setting priorities for Tertiary Education: Leading change in New Zealand economy and society More >>
Skill shortages proposed tertiary ed priorities
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 5:04 pm | New Zealand Government
Tackling skill shortages and promoting excellence in teaching are two of the top priorities for tertiary education in a discussion paper released today by Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education) Steve Maharey. More >>
Proposed priorities for tertiary education
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Tackling skill shortages and promoting excellence in teaching are two of the top priorities for tertiary education in a discussion paper released today by Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education) Steve Maharey. More >>
Carter applauds Somali and Jewish communities
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter today applauded Wellington's Somali and Jewish communities for their solidarity in the face of a letter writing campaign designed to stir up race hate between the two groups. More >>
New package to address skills shortages
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 9:37 am | New Zealand Government
A package to help address New Zealand’s skills shortages and build skill levels in critical areas of the workforce was announced today by Prime Minister Helen Clark and Associate Education Minister Steve Maharey. More >>
Cullen Address to Expatriate Breakfast, New York
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 8:34 am | New Zealand Government
First, I would like to give you a brief update on the recent progress of the New Zealand economy. And second I would like to set out four compelling reasons why investing in the New Zealand economy makes good sense in the current environment. More >>
New package to address skills shortages
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 8:29 am | New Zealand Government
A package to help address New Zealand’s skills shortages and build skill levels in critical areas of the workforce was announced today by Prime Minister Helen Clark and Associate Education Minister Steve Maharey. More >>
Sutton Speech: Wellington Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 12:28 am | New Zealand Government
"As we all know, New Zealand is a small country, a long, long way from anywhere else. These days, that has its advantages, but for our exporters, it can seem a limiting factor." More >>
Crown To Appeal TVNZ Interview Of Zaoui
Monday, 27 September 2004, 5:49 pm | New Zealand Government
The Crown will be seeking leave from the Supreme Court to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision in the TVNZ interview case. More >>
Working for Families freephone gets 42,000 calls
Monday, 27 September 2004, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Government
Work and Income’s freephone line has been well used since a publicity campaign began in August to encourage people to find out what they are entitled to from the government’s $1.1 billion Working for Families package. More >>
Background Notes on the Stockholm Convention
Monday, 27 September 2004, 11:23 am | New Zealand Government
What does the Stockholm Convention aim to achieve? The overall objective of the convention is to protect human health and the environment from POPs. More >>
New Zealand ratifies convention on toxic chemicals
Monday, 27 September 2004, 11:21 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand has committed itself to reducing health and environmental risks from highly toxic chemicals by ratifying the international Stockholm Convention. Environment and Associate Foreign Minister Marian Hobbs announced the ratification today. More >>
Pacific Unemployment down a third in Auckland
Monday, 27 September 2004, 11:17 am | New Zealand Government
“Work and Income’s Pacific Wave strategy has seen the number of Pacific people on Unemployment Benefit in Auckland reduced by a third,” said Taito Phillip Field, Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment today. More >>
New Zealand personnel home from Iraq
Monday, 27 September 2004, 9:19 am | New Zealand Government
The Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence are welcoming New Zealand’s Light Engineer Group home from Iraq tonight. More >>
