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Maharey Speech: The Tertiary Education Reforms
Monday, 2 December 2002, 6:10 pm | New Zealand Government
The Tertiary Education Reforms: What’s in it for the workers? INTRODUCTION Good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to speak to you here today. This is the third time I’ve addressed your national conference as Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary ... More >>
Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards publication
Monday, 2 December 2002, 6:08 pm | New Zealand Government
A new publication profiling recipients of the 2002 Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards was released today at the Association of University Staff annual conference by Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey. More >>
Samoa agress to sign convention on wetlands
Monday, 2 December 2002, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Chris Carter has applauded Samoa's decision to join the Ramsar Convention protecting globally significant wetlands. More >>
Potentially dangerous fire extinguishers targeted
Monday, 2 December 2002, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Government
The government and the fire protection industry are co-operating to get rid of potentially dangerous yellow halon fire extinguishers most commonly used in boats, caravans and baches, Environment Minister Marian Hobbs announced today. They will share 50/50 ... More >>
New biodiversity website and report launched
Monday, 2 December 2002, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Government
The public will now be able to keep track of efforts to save New Zealand's flora and fauna on a new website launched by Conservation Minister Chris Carter today. More >>
Potentially dangerous fire extinguishers targeted
Monday, 2 December 2002, 8:54 am | New Zealand Government
The government and the fire protection industry are co-operating to get rid of potentially dangerous yellow halon fire extinguishers most commonly used in boats, caravans and baches, Environment Minister Marian Hobbs announced today. They will share 50/50 ... More >>
Auckland Police Staff Numbers As At 31 October '02
Monday, 2 December 2002, 8:52 am | New Zealand Government
Figures are given in Full Time Equivalents i.e. staff working on a part-time basis are summed to an equivalent of a full-time member. More >>
Auckland police not leaving in droves, Minister
Monday, 2 December 2002, 8:50 am | New Zealand Government
Auckland has some staffing issues, but the Government has strong measures in place to address them, Police Minister George Hawkins says. More >>
Burton Speech: 40th anniversary TAANZ Conference
Monday, 2 December 2002, 12:13 am | New Zealand Government
I am very pleased to join you this morning—and to add my welcome to you, to my electorate and hometown. I can think of no more appropriate location to address you about the value of travel and tourism to New Zealand’s economy. More >>
Exploration blocks on offer in Canterbury Basin
Friday, 29 November 2002, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is inviting applications for new petroleum exploration permits for five blocks covering 30,000 square kilometres of the onshore and offshore Canterbury Basin. More >>
Community Health Efforts To Include Prison Inmates
Friday, 29 November 2002, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Government
Government efforts to curb communicable diseases are to include targetting prison inmates. More >>
Beehive Bulletin For Week Ending Friday 29 Nov
Friday, 29 November 2002, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Government
Deputy Prime Minister Michael Cullen and Internal Affairs Minister George Hawkins have welcomed the final report of the Hunn Overview Group into weathertightness, saying the recommendations reflected government thinking and that work on them was ... More >>
Cullen Address to Business 2003 – NZ Herald Lunch
Friday, 29 November 2002, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Government
To preface our discussion today, I would like to make some comments on the economic outlook for 2003 and the priority areas in the Government’s long-term economic growth strategy. More >>
Govt extends timing on broadband rollout
Friday, 29 November 2002, 9:55 am | New Zealand Government
Unexpectedly high interest has resulted in the Government extending the tender date for Project Probe, a country-wide initiative that will ensure all schools and communities, in rural areas and urban areas, have access to high speed internet services. More >>
Tender date for Project Probe extended
Friday, 29 November 2002, 9:32 am | New Zealand Government
Unexpectedly high interest has resulted in the Government extending the tender date for Project Probe, a country-wide initiative that will ensure all schools and communities, in rural areas and urban areas, have access to high speed internet services. More >>
New Zealand/Australia Economic Integration
Friday, 29 November 2002, 9:11 am | New Zealand Government
I am very pleased today to have the opportunity to give you the Government’s perspective on some of the issues raised by the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee in its report on New Zealand’s Economic and Trade Relationship with Australia, and ... More >>
Anderton Speech: Manukau Business and Enterprise
Friday, 29 November 2002, 12:31 am | New Zealand Government
I used to say that one bad day in Government was worth about 1000 good days in opposition. I think that three years in ministerial office has been worth almost all of the years I spent in the political wilderness. More >>
Anderton Speech: Innovation in Manukau
Thursday, 28 November 2002, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Government
We are celebrating your Council’s determination to encourage economic growth and employment in Manukau through helping businesses to flourish here and increase employment opportunities. More >>
Heightened role of career planning in knowledge so
Thursday, 28 November 2002, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Government
The last time a career industry conference of this magnitude and scale was held in New Zealand was nearly four years ago – just 230 delegates attended the last conference in 1999, compared with 430 today. More >>
New Publication to Focus on Job Market Big Picture
Thursday, 28 November 2002, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Government
The New Zealand job market - how it works, what opportunities exist for people and how and why it’s changing – is the focus of a new Labour Department publication, workINSIGHT, launched by Social Services and Employment Minister, Steve Maharey, ... More >>
