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Data superhighway proposed for knowledge sector
Friday, 12 March 2004, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Government
A proposal for a very high-speed internet 'backbone' linking New Zealand's research and higher education institutions is making good progress, says Minister of Research, Science and Technology Pete Hodgson. More >>
Water Conservation Order for the Mohaka River
Friday, 12 March 2004, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Government
Protecting the Hawke's Bay's Mohaka River for future generations will be assured with the decision to place a Water Conservation Order on the river, Environment Minister Marian Hobbs said today. More >>
Mt Burnett dolomite quarry extension declined
Friday, 12 March 2004, 11:36 am | New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Chris Carter has declined a request for access to a nationally significant piece of conservation land sought for the expansion of a dolomite and rock quarry on Mount Burnett in Golden Bay. More >>
Conditional approval for Pike River Coal mine
Friday, 12 March 2004, 11:35 am | New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Chris Carter has approved in principle an application for an access arrangement from the Pike River Coal Company to mine the coal deposits in the Pike River catchment on the West Coast. More >>
Secondary teacher remuneration report welcomed
Friday, 12 March 2004, 10:59 am | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Trevor Mallard today expressed the government's support for the report of the Ministerial Taskforce on Secondary Teacher Remuneration. More >>
Maori land court hearing a way off
Friday, 12 March 2004, 10:48 am | New Zealand Government
Attorney-General Margaret Wilson says that while she understands the Maori Land Court in Gisborne intends to schedule preliminary steps in a cluster of Maori coastal claims, the Judge's decision is not that a final hearing will take place in advance ... More >>
Teaching & Learning Research Initiative contracts
Friday, 12 March 2004, 9:04 am | New Zealand Government
The Connect.ed action research project Louise Starkey and Jedd Bartlett, The Correspondence School, Wellington. More >>
Research to help lift student achievement doubled
Friday, 12 March 2004, 9:03 am | New Zealand Government
A research programme to strengthen the understanding of teaching and learning and what works in the classroom for students has had its annual funding doubled to $2 million, Education Minister Trevor Mallard announced today. More >>
Tamihere Speech: Hollywood goes to Waitakere
Friday, 12 March 2004, 8:52 am | New Zealand Government
Speech to Waitakere Small Business Day, Lincoln Green Hotel, Henderson, Thursday March 11, 5.45pm More >>
Police rape allegations must be kept separate
Friday, 12 March 2004, 8:46 am | New Zealand Government
Police rape allegations must be kept separate Allegations about the undercover police programme will not be included in the Commission of Inquiry into the handling of complaints of sexual misconduct by police, says Attorney-General Margaret Wilson. More >>
Disclosure delay focussed on compliance not policy
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Commerce Minister Margaret Wilson said today she would not be revisiting the policy requiring directors and officers of publicly listed companies to disclose their relevant shareholdings. More >>
PM welcomes defence personnel home
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark travels to Ohakea this evening to welcome home the New Zealand Defence Force Engineering Group which has been in Basra, in southern Iraq, for the last six months. More >>
Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce - Cullen
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Government
The past five years have been a good time to be a Cantabrian. Not only has the region produced the standout Super Twelve franchise, but also the Canterbury economy has been the standout amongst all regional economies in the country. Thankfully there ... More >>
New resource supports new teachers
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 10:27 am | New Zealand Government
Beginning teachers will get more support in their new and important teaching careers with a resource launched by Education Minister Trevor Mallard today. More >>
Mallard Speech to Tauranga Chamber of Commerce
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 10:26 am | New Zealand Government
Thanks very much for the invitation to speak to you. I want to begin with a bit of a presentation about our priorities in education, some of the areas of work I am particularly interested in, and then I will open it up to questions and answers. More >>
RBNZ proposal to Cabinet in near future
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 9:55 am | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Michael Cullen confirmed today that he would be taking to the Cabinet a recommendation from the Reserve Bank for a more active role in the foreign exchange market. More >>
Brash a nation breaker, not a nation maker
Wednesday, 10 March 2004, 5:42 pm | New Zealand Government
Don Brash's refusal to take part in an inquiry into race relations proves he does not have the best interests of New Zealand at heart, Associate Maori Affairs Minister John Tamihere says. More >>
First modern public service cadets graduate
Wednesday, 10 March 2004, 5:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Social Development and Employment Minister Rick Barker today congratulated the first groups of modern public service cadets to graduate before they embarked on new careers as case managers with Work and Income. More >>
World-class contract for MetService
Wednesday, 10 March 2004, 5:13 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister for State Owned Enterprises Mark Burton is today congratulating MetService on securing a contract for their Weatherscape XT graphics package with the BBC. The British broadcaster will use the software for all its national and regional channels, ... More >>
Partnerships essential for sustainable tourism
Wednesday, 10 March 2004, 2:56 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister of Tourism Mark Burton and Minister of Conservation Chris Carter are visiting Molesworth Station today, where they will meet with officials to discuss issues surrounding the government’s recent decision to transform the station into a protected farm park More >>
