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Goff to attend Lindh funeral
Friday, 19 September 2003, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Phil Goff is to attend the funeral of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh in Stockholm tonight (NZT). More >>
Highbury redevelopment project gets underway
Friday, 19 September 2003, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Government
Housing Minister Steve Maharey today announced details about a $300,000 redevelopment and modernisation project to improve fourteen of the sixteen Cowley Place properties in the Palmerston North suburb of Highbury. More >>
Cullen to IMF/World Bank, London and Japan
Friday, 19 September 2003, 10:20 am | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Michael Cullen leaves New Zealand tomorrow for the IMF/World Bank Finance Ministers meeting in Dubai followed by investment promotion visits to London, Tokyo and Osaka. More >>
Game over for many pokies Gambling Act becomes law
Friday, 19 September 2003, 9:38 am | New Zealand Government
Figures on the potential for a drop in the numbers of pokie machines following the passing of the Gambling Act today, should allay fears of gaming machines flooding New Zealand, Internal Affairs Minister George Hawkins says. More >>
Text messaging to be trialed for fines defaulters
Friday, 19 September 2003, 9:27 am | New Zealand Government
The Courts Department will trial text messaging to fines defaulters’ mobile phones later this year as a new nationwide collections tool, Minister for Courts Rick Barker said today. More >>
Minister receives local loop unbundling report
Friday, 19 September 2003, 8:11 am | New Zealand Government
The Communications Minister Paul Swain has received the draft report from the Commerce Commission investigation into unbundling the local loop network and the fixed public data network. More >>
More funding for CYF community organisations
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Government
More than 900 community service organisations will receive funding totalling nearly $90 million in this financial year to provide services for children, young people and families, Child, Youth and Family Minister Ruth Dyson said today. More >>
New trans-Tasman biotech fund in Govt response
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 4:00 pm | New Zealand Government
A new $12 million fund to support trans-Tasman joint ventures in biotechnology is part of the Government's response to the report of the Biotechnology Taskforce, Science Minister Pete Hodgson announced today. More >>
Implement BiotechTaskforce’s Recommendations
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Government
Each of the Taskforce's recommendations has been considered by Government, and a plan developed on how to take it forward and implement it and/or what further analysis is needed. More >>
Growing biotechnology in New Zealand
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Government
You all know biotechnology is an important part of New Zealand's future. That's why you're here. More >>
NZ Accreditation To Kabul Strengthens Ties
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand's Ambassador to Iran Niels Holm presented his credentials in Kabul as part of the deepening ties between New Zealand and Afghanistan, Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Jim Sutton said today. More >>
Anderton Speech biotechnology industry conference
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 10:08 am | New Zealand Government
I am delighted to be able to address you this morning, and I'd like to thank Bill Falconer for his introduction. More >>
Non-resident contractor withholding tax simplified
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 9:42 am | New Zealand Government
The government will simplify the tax rules on payments to non-resident contractors to reduce compliance costs for both employers and contractors, Revenue Minister Michael Cullen announced today. More >>
Sector Taskforces Lead to Investments in Growth
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 9:25 am | New Zealand Government
All New Zealand businesses and all New Zealanders stand to benefit from the work of the four GIF Sector Taskforces, Economic Development Minister, Jim Anderton, said today. More >>
Govt fast-tracking people into jobs through WRK4U
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 8:19 am | New Zealand Government
A daily Work and Income seminar now operating throughout the country is helping reduce unemployment benefit dependancy, Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment Rick Barker said today. More >>
Sustainability Council jumps to wrong conclusions
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 8:18 am | New Zealand Government
The Sustainability Council is wrong to claim that the government has postponed co-existence work and that this will lead to an officially tolerated presence of genetically modified material, Environment Minister Marian Hobbs said today. More >>
Govt to assist with travel to Bali commemorations
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 8:17 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealanders directly involved in last year’s Bali bombings will receive government assistance to travel to either Bali or Wellington for commemoration services, Acting Foreign Minister Marian Hobbs announced today. More >>
Rescue of Modern Age students complete
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 8:15 am | New Zealand Government
Minister of Education Trevor Mallard said today that all the international students affected by the closure of the Modern Age Institute of Learning have now been catered for through the combined rescue efforts of government agencies, local authorities ... More >>
Vehicle emissions standards to be phased in
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 12:14 am | New Zealand Government
The government has taken the next step towards combating our “invisible” road toll with the signing of the Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Rule, Associate Transport Minister Judith Tizard announced today. More >>
Dr John McLeod Scholarships presentation
Wednesday, 17 September 2003, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Government
It is my honour to be here today, to recognise the hard work that each of you have put into your chosen careers and the community, especially to your whanau, and tangata whenua generally. More >>
