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Asset testing of older people to be removed
Wednesday, 2 April 2003, 10:51 am | New Zealand Government
The government will progressively remove asset testing of older people in long-term residential care from 1 July 2005, Associate Health Minister Ruth Dyson announced today. More >>
Unions have role to play in reaching growth goals
Wednesday, 2 April 2003, 10:49 am | New Zealand Government
World-class transport infrastructure is critical to achieving the government’s goal of restoring New Zealand to the top half of the OECD rankings, Transport Minister Paul Swain told a Council of Trade Unions’ conference in Auckland. More >>
Transporting NZ to the top half of the OECD
Wednesday, 2 April 2003, 10:48 am | New Zealand Government
Paul Swain Speech: Each year, central government invests more than $1.6 billion in land transport and households spend some 16% of their total expenditure on transport services. Tens of thousands of New Zealanders, including of course, many of your ... More >>
Counter Terrorism Bill creates new powers
Wednesday, 2 April 2003, 8:15 am | New Zealand Government
New terrorism-related offences will be created, and Police and Customs officers will have new powers to assist investigations under the Counter Terrorism Bill introduced by Justice Minister Phil Goff today. More >>
Military Issue Stamp Launch
Tuesday, 1 April 2003, 6:36 pm | New Zealand Government
Tonight I am wearing two hats-one as the Minister of Defence and the other as Minister for SOEs. With both, I am pleased to have the opportunity to officially launch this stamp issue-a very special one indeed. More >>
Construction Contracts Act comes into law
Tuesday, 1 April 2003, 6:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel today congratulated the construction industry for its commitment to the Construction Contracts Act which came into force today. More >>
Missed WTO deadline a grave disappointment
Tuesday, 1 April 2003, 6:09 pm | New Zealand Government
World Trade Organisation members have missed an important deadline, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton confirmed today. More >>
New Zealand's initial GATS offer made public
Tuesday, 1 April 2003, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Government
The New Zealand Government has made public its initial offer for the latest round of negotiations in the General Agreement on Trade in Services. More >>
$30,000 to assist West Coast recruit workers
Tuesday, 1 April 2003, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Government
Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton visited Hokitika today and announced $30,000 for Recruitment West Coast to recruit and train staff More >>
NZ Meat Workers and Related Trades Union meeting
Tuesday, 1 April 2003, 11:04 am | New Zealand Government
In both my roles as agriculture minister and trade negotiations minister, I am dependent on your efforts in order to do my job properly. New Zealand is a trading nation. We cannot produce everything we need for life in our modern society, and we are reliant ... More >>
Advisory: Jim Sutton GATS Press Conference
Tuesday, 1 April 2003, 10:25 am | New Zealand Government
Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton is to hold a press conference to brief media on New Zealand's initial offer as part of the GATS negotiations. More >>
SARS to become a notifiable disease
Monday, 31 March 2003, 6:32 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Annette King says an Order-in-Council, adding Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) to New Zealand's schedule of notifiable diseases was signed by the Executive Council today, and the order should be gazetted tomorrow. More >>
Twenty two new Primary Health Organisations begin
Monday, 31 March 2003, 6:24 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Annette King says one in four New Zealanders, about a million people, will receive their primary health care through Primary Health Organisations (PHOs) from tomorrow. More >>
Business Council for Sustainable Development Forum
Monday, 31 March 2003, 6:03 pm | New Zealand Government
Steve Maharey Speech: Leadership Forum of the NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development - I’d like to use the four minutes allotted to me to discuss: how sustainable development effects every New Zealander today and our future prospects tomorrow; ... More >>
Recognising potential contribution of young people
Monday, 31 March 2003, 6:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Firstly I would say thank you for inviting me to the launch of the Business Guide to Youth Employment. More >>
Hodgson: New Zealand gas industry – after Maui
Monday, 31 March 2003, 5:48 pm | New Zealand Government
Thank you for inviting me to speak to your AGM. I trust the Utilicon Conference is going well. More >>
Government meets Church leaders
Monday, 31 March 2003, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Government
Church leaders’ representatives met Acting Housing Minister Steve Maharey today in the first of a series of meetings on housing issues. More >>
Family Court Judge appointed
Monday, 31 March 2003, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Government
Attorney-General Margaret Wilson today announced the appointment of Vivienne Ullrich QC as a Family Court Judge. More >>
Waitakere youth to get a better chance at jobs
Monday, 31 March 2003, 3:46 pm | New Zealand Government
Better employment prospects for 15-24 year olds is the focus of a regional scheme to be piloted in Waitakere announced today by the Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton and Social Services and Employment Minister, Steve Maharey. More >>
Porirua youth to get a better chance at jobs
Monday, 31 March 2003, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Government
Better employment prospects for 15-24 year olds is the focus of a regional scheme to be piloted in Porirua announced today by the Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton and Social Services and Employment Minister, Steve Maharey. More >>
