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Wellington Treaty negotiations take shape

Wednesday, 28 January 2004, 11:59 am | New Zealand Government

The resolution of historical Treaty of Waitangi claims in the Wellington area has moved closer today, with the Crown recognising the mandate of iwi representatives who will negotiate a settlement. More >>

PM welcomes export challenge for book industry

Wednesday, 28 January 2004, 10:47 am | New Zealand Government

New Zealand-published books earned $117 million in export earnings last year, according to a new government report launched this evening by Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Clark. More >>

NZ To Seek Place On UN Human Rights Body

Wednesday, 28 January 2004, 10:28 am | New Zealand Government

New Zealand will seek election to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in 2009, Foreign Minister Phil Goff said today. More >>

Tertiary teaching and learning quality project

Wednesday, 28 January 2004, 10:26 am | New Zealand Government

The government is to look at how to enhance the quality of tertiary education teaching and learning this year, Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey said today. More >>

New migrant health and disability screening rules

Wednesday, 28 January 2004, 12:13 am | New Zealand Government

A new and enhanced immigration health and disability screening programme will be phased in this year, Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel announced today. More >>

Don Brash’s ignorance is offensive

Wednesday, 28 January 2004, 12:11 am | New Zealand Government

Treaty negotiations Minister Margaret Wilson says Don Brash’s claim that the settlement process has slowed is demonstrably incorrect – settlements are progressing at an unprecedented rate. More >>

Another boost for international tourism

Wednesday, 28 January 2004, 12:08 am | New Zealand Government

Tourism Minister Mark Burton is today congratulating TNZ on winning two prestigious awards from the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International in New York last night. More >>

Even political desperation is no excuse for this

Tuesday, 27 January 2004, 8:32 pm | New Zealand Government

“Even the desperation of a once mainstream political party now thrashing around on a quarter of the vote cannot justify Don Brash’s speech today,” Deputy Prime Minister Michael Cullen said. More >>

Jim Sutton New Zealand Institute of Forestry Spch.

Tuesday, 27 January 2004, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Government

Ladies and Gentlemen: the forestry industry has the ambition of becoming New Zealand's biggest exporter, eclipsing that of the dairy industry. More >>

Commodity levy worth considering

Tuesday, 27 January 2004, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Government

The forestry industry should think carefully before rejecting out of hand the proposal to have a commodity levy, Forestry Minister Jim Sutton said today. More >>

Please Mr Power—take the briefing

Tuesday, 27 January 2004, 5:00 pm | New Zealand Government

Minister of Defence Mark Burton is again offering National Defence spokesman Simon Power the briefing he so urgently needs. More >>

3rd Intl. Forum on Common Access to Health Care

Tuesday, 27 January 2004, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Government

27 January 2004 Media Advisory Third International Forum on Common Access to Health Care, 29-30 January, 2004 More >>

Electricity pricing reports released

Tuesday, 27 January 2004, 2:40 pm | New Zealand Government

Electricity retailers appear to be collecting about the same margin between retail and wholesale prices as they did before the industry reforms of the late 1990s, says an officials' report released by Energy Minister Pete Hodgson today. More >>

Electricity pricing reports released

Tuesday, 27 January 2004, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Government

Time To Protect Kids And The Climate

Tuesday, 27 January 2004, 10:03 am | New Zealand Government

Parents are being encouraged to contribute to a clean, green, sustainable New Zealand by joining or starting walking school buses as children head back to school this week. More >>

Address to 2nd Bi-annual Wine Exporters Forum

Tuesday, 27 January 2004, 9:55 am | New Zealand Government

In the last decade the New Zealand wine industry has progressed from being a precocious child, through a highly promising adolescence, and into a sturdy young adulthood. For many observers (perhaps the less well informed) it has come to represent a new ... More >>