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Confusion Ongoing Inside Nats over Foreign Policy
Monday, 4 November 2002, 1:06 pm | New Zealand Government
Hard on the heels of National leader Bill English’s bizarre statements over our SAS commitment to Afghanistan, National MP Nick Smith has further shown his party is in a state of total confusion over foreign policy, Foreign Minister Phil Goff said. More >>
Tariana Turia's Beehive Chat 4 November 2002
Monday, 4 November 2002, 9:17 am | New Zealand Government
October the 28th, last week, was not only Labour Day, it was also the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of Aotearoa in 1835. More >>
Weathertight Homes Resolution Service
Monday, 4 November 2002, 9:15 am | New Zealand Government
Homeowners affected by leaky building syndrome will receive a free independent assessment of their claim through the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service the government is setting up, Deputy Prime Minister Michael Cullen announced today. More >>
Tuhua (Mayor) Island Protected As Maori Reserve
Monday, 4 November 2002, 8:33 am | New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Chris Carter today announced the formal protection of Tuhua (Mayor) Island as a Maori conservation area, the first island to receive such a status. Located 35km from Tauranga Harbour, Tuhua is a volcanic island rich in Maori history ... More >>
Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere Wetlands Extended
Friday, 1 November 2002, 6:03 pm | New Zealand Government
A new slice of New Zealand’s most important wetland habitat, Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere, has been protected under a deal announced by Conservation Minister Chris Carter today. More >>
Children’s Reading Cd-Rom A Winner
Friday, 1 November 2002, 3:46 pm | New Zealand Government
The Game and other stories, an Education Ministry CD-ROM which encourages students to read, won the Education category of the TUANZ Interactive Awards held in Wellington last night. More >>
Beehive Bulletin For Week Ending Friday Nov 1
Friday, 1 November 2002, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark said the government has listed Jemaah Islamiyah as a terrorist organisation under new counter-terrorism legislation enacted this month. The designation follows a decision by the United Nations Security Council on 25 October, at the request ... More >>
Steps towards modernising our Defence Force
Friday, 1 November 2002, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Government
Upgrades to the runway at Ohakea, New Zealand’s primary air base, will begin before the end of this year, Minister of Defence Mark Burton announced today. More >>
Pay fines before you leave the country!
Friday, 1 November 2002, 10:21 am | New Zealand Government
“Fines defaulters should now think twice about trying to leave the country without paying their fines”, Courts Minister Margaret Wilson said today, announcing Cabinet approval of an initiative to enforce fines at New Zealand international airports. More >>
Indigenous processes of addressing wrongs
Friday, 1 November 2002, 9:29 am | New Zealand Government
E nga mana, e nga iwi, e nga reo e huihui nei, tena koutou katoa. More >>
Warehouse not the end recipient of funding
Friday, 1 November 2002, 9:24 am | New Zealand Government
“Rodney Hide is wrong again, the Warehouse is not benefiting by one dollar from an Industry New Zealand grant of $75,000,” says Economic Development Minister, Jim Anderton. More >>
NZ will continue to help re-build East Timor
Thursday, 31 October 2002, 5:26 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand will continue its military support to East Timor with up to 26 NZDF personnel, to provide specialised support after New Zealand’s battalion is withdrawn in November. The group will be made up of staff officers, United Nations Military Observers (UNMOs), ... More >>
Operation Egmont Exceeds All Expectations
Thursday, 31 October 2002, 5:23 pm | New Zealand Government
The use of 1080 to prevent possums ravaging the environment in Egmont National Park has exceeded all expectations, Conservation Minister Chris Carter announced today. More >>
Warehouse not the end recipient of funding
Thursday, 31 October 2002, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Government
"Rodney Hide is wrong again, the Warehouse is not benefiting by one dollar from an Industry New Zealand grant of $75,000," says Economic Development Minister, Jim Anderton. More >>
Anderton Address: Regional Economic Development
Thursday, 31 October 2002, 5:17 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand's economy will never perform to it's full potential until all our regions and industries are performing. More >>
Operation Egmont Exceeds All Expectations
Thursday, 31 October 2002, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Government
The use of 1080 to prevent possums ravaging the environment on Mount Egmont [sic] has exceeded all expectations, Conservation Minister Chris Carter announced today. More >>
NZ/Fiji aid project wins top tourism award
Thursday, 31 October 2002, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Government
A New Zealand supported conservation and ecotourism project in Fiji has won a major international tourism prize, Aid Minister Marian Hobbs said today. More >>
Margaret Wilson Address: PSA Pay Equity Seminar
Thursday, 31 October 2002, 11:17 am | New Zealand Government
In New Zealand, women currently earn 84.3 per cent of the average hourly earnings of males. At first glance the continued existence of a gender pay gap appears contradictory in a progressive country which has blazed trails for women around the world in suffrage, ... More >>
Confidence rebound consistent with other data
Thursday, 31 October 2002, 11:09 am | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today that the National Bank Business Outlook showing a continuing improvement in headline confidence echoed data from other surveys and augured well for economic growth. More >>
Mental health recommendations will be implemented
Thursday, 31 October 2002, 10:42 am | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Annette King says it is essential that all recommendations from the Health and Disability Commissioner's report into Southland District Health Board's mental health services are implemented. More >>
