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Japan's move towards best practice welcome
Tuesday, 6 July 2004, 12:49 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand encourages Japan's administration to implement a proposal that it move towards standard international practice on plant protection, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said today. More >>
Margaret Wilson Speech: Achieving Education Vision
Monday, 5 July 2004, 7:00 pm | New Zealand Government
Margaret Wilson Speech: Achieving the vision: Supporting strategic decision making in the reformed tertiary education system More >>
Tamihere welcomes challenge of new department
Monday, 5 July 2004, 6:58 pm | New Zealand Government
“Homes aren’t just another product that people purchase. Owning your own home is something most kiwis aspire to and for most of us the family home is the most significant purchase we ever make,” says John Tamihere. More >>
National talks tough …. again
Monday, 5 July 2004, 9:50 am | New Zealand Government
National's new law and order policy recycles the same old rhetoric that they never deliver on in government, says Corrections Minister Paul Swain. More >>
Beehive Bulletin 02 July 2004
Friday, 2 July 2004, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Government
Largest ever transport programme announced The biggest ever state transport spending programme, announced this week, underlines the government's commitment to transport infrastructure and sustained economic growth. Over ten years, $18.7 billion, will ... More >>
NZ supporting destruction of Russian chem weapons
Friday, 2 July 2004, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand was thanked for its commitment to help in destroying Russian chemical weapons when Foreign Minister Phil Goff met his newly appointed Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Jakarta last night. More >>
NZ team to observe Indonesia's elections
Friday, 2 July 2004, 3:48 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Phil Goff, who is currently in Jakarta, today met the team of New Zealanders who have been invited to observe Indonesia’s Presidential elections on 5 July. More >>
Hutt Valley's healthier future
Friday, 2 July 2004, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Government
As of yesterday, around 15,000 Hutt Valley people aged 65 and over can get cheaper doctor visits and reduced charges for many prescribed medicines. More >>
New Correspondence School board
Friday, 2 July 2004, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Trevor Mallard today announced that he had reconstituted the Correspondence School's board to see the School through a period of change More >>
Annette King: NZMA Conference Political Session
Friday, 2 July 2004, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Annette King said in the past four years there had been a considerable sea change in health in New Zealand and, in terms of taking a strategic approach, the most significant developments had been in primary health care. More >>
Text messaging to combat truancy
Friday, 2 July 2004, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Trevor Mallard today announced that the Ministry of Education is calling for tenders for a pilot project involving the texting and e-mailing of messages to parents to get truant students back at school. More >>
State Highway 2 revamp moves ahead
Friday, 2 July 2004, 11:22 am | New Zealand Government
Hutt South MP Trevor Mallard says he's pleased to see the $53 million project to improve State Highway 2 from Dowse Drive to Petone continues to feature in the National Land Transport Programme's highest-ever budget of $1.4 billion. More >>
HawkesBay roading improvements support development
Friday, 2 July 2004, 8:26 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for Regional Development, Jim Anderton, today welcomed Transfund's decision to further invest in the roading infrastructure in Gisborne and Hawkes Bay. More >>
Northland roading improvements support development
Friday, 2 July 2004, 8:24 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for Regional Development, Jim Anderton, today welcomed Transfund's decision to further invest in the roading infrastructure in Northland. More >>
Bully-boy tactics inappropriate - Cullen
Friday, 2 July 2004, 12:19 am | New Zealand Government
“No amount of bullying by Gerry Brownlee can change the fact that the National Party got its facts wrong in suggesting that non-Maori cannot bring proceedings in the Maori Land Court,” Deputy Prime Minister Michael Cullen said today. More >>
Transport law changes to improve public safety
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 6:02 pm | New Zealand Government
The Land Transport Amendment Bill, tabled in Parliament today, aims to improve safety and reduce the road toll through the amendment of existing legislation. More >>
Roll-out of breastscreening programme extension
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 5:56 pm | New Zealand Government
The BreastScreen Aotearoa programme will be extended to include younger and older women for regular two-yearly screens, Health Minister Annette King says. More >>
Progress on water quality and allocation programme
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 5:54 pm | New Zealand Government
Progress towards a framework to manage New Zealand's freshwater quality and allocation was highlighted today with the release of three independent reports. More >>
Mercenaries Bill passed
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 5:53 pm | New Zealand Government
Today's passing of the Mercenary Activities (Prohibition) Bill will ensure New Zealand is never seen as a safe haven for mercenaries, says Foreign Minister Phil Goff. More >>
Kaiata and Brunnerton schools to merge
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 5:52 pm | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Trevor Mallard today announced his decision to merge Kaiata School on the West Coast with Brunnerton School, following consultation and a request from Kaiata School. More >>
