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Health Workforce Advisory document launch
Thursday, 10 October 2002, 8:37 am | New Zealand Government
Shortly, the chair of HWAC, Professor Andrew Hornblow, will talk in more detail about the committee’s report, but the first thing I want to say is that such a diverse and strong turnout from the health sector today indicates just how much interest ... More >>
Government passes tough anti-terrorism law
Thursday, 10 October 2002, 8:29 am | New Zealand Government
The Government will pass legislation today giving it more power to combat terrorism and allowing it to implement anti-terrorism measures required of United Nations members, Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff said today. More >>
Goff's Terrorism Bill 2nd Reading
Thursday, 10 October 2002, 8:26 am | New Zealand Government
In its original form the Bill which will become the Terrorism Suppression Bill, made amendments to New Zealand’s law required to implement two International Conventions for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings and for the Suppression of Financing of ... More >>
Mark Burton's address to Hospitality Association
Thursday, 10 October 2002, 8:23 am | New Zealand Government
Congratulations to HANZ for one hundred years of service to the hospitality industry. The Government has just experienced a similar milestone—last year we celebrated our own century of formal involvement with the tourism industry. More >>
New Civil Defence Act focuses on the four Rs
Thursday, 10 October 2002, 8:22 am | New Zealand Government
The new Civil Defence Emergency Management Bill provides a balanced focus across the ‘four Rs’: - reduction, readiness, response and recovery, Civil Defence Minister George Hawkins says. More >>
Govt announces tax policy work programme
Thursday, 10 October 2002, 12:29 am | New Zealand Government
“Top of the agenda in the new tax policy work programme are measures to support the government’s growth and innovation framework,” Revenue Minister Michael Cullen said. More >>
Energy and LOTR actor sow seeds for climate change
Wednesday, 9 October 2002, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Government
Convenor of the Ministerial Group on Climate Change Hon Pete Hodgson will launch a special climate change booklet for students at South Wellington Intermediate on Tuesday 15 October, 9-10am. More >>
Labour has kept all its promises to students
Wednesday, 9 October 2002, 4:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey is rebutting allegations by National’s tertiary education spokesperson Simon Power that Labour has broken its promises to students. More >>
Health Workforce Advisory Committee sets goals
Wednesday, 9 October 2002, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Annette King says the Health Workforce Advisory Committee's second report is a positive step toward addressing recruitment, retention and workforce development in New Zealand's health sector. More >>
HANZ - Awards for Excellence - Burton Speech
Wednesday, 9 October 2002, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Government
Congratulations to HANZ for one hundred years of service to the hospitality industry. The Government has just experienced a similar milestone-last year we celebrated our own century of formal involvement with the tourism industry. More >>
Launch of Landmine Monitor Report 2002
Wednesday, 9 October 2002, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Government
Global progress in halting the use of mines (including in hotspots such as Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka) has been offset by the massive new mine-laying operations of India and Pakistan, particularly in the Kashmir region. This is the fourth annual ... More >>
George Hawkins to Police Association Conference
Wednesday, 9 October 2002, 9:19 am | New Zealand Government
The last year has been a time of great achievement, but a year marked by great tragedy. The year has been a demanding one for Police. More >>
Hodgson: Climate change: the New Zealand response
Wednesday, 9 October 2002, 7:53 am | New Zealand Government
It is a great pity that Dr Pachauri, the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is unable to be here as scheduled. We have missed the opportunity to hear from someone with vast expertise on climate change, the effects it is likely ... More >>
America’s Cup Already a Winner for New Zealand
Tuesday, 8 October 2002, 4:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Minster for the America’s Cup Trevor Mallard and Minister of Tourism Mark Burton are welcoming the results of a new study, which already shows a multi-million dollar windfall to the New Zealand economy from the build-up to the 2003 America’s Cup Defence. More >>
RM Amendment Bill
Tuesday, 8 October 2002, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Government
The government will pass the Resource Management Amendment Bill under Parliamentary urgency with the support of United Future New Zealand, Environment Minister Marian Hobbs announced today. More >>
Most student loan borrowers owe less than $9,000
Tuesday, 8 October 2002, 3:27 pm | New Zealand Government
Half of all student loan borrowers have a loan balance of less than $9,069, new figures show. More >>
Improvements to GST financial services treatment
Tuesday, 8 October 2002, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Government
Banks, credit unions, life insurers and other financial institutions would be treated more like other enterprises and allowed to recover GST on purchases related to the supply of their services to businesses under proposals put out for discussion today ... More >>
Speech To The Society Of Local Government Managers
Tuesday, 8 October 2002, 10:22 am | New Zealand Government
Four weeks ago I was elected by my caucus colleagues to be a member of cabinet. The Prime Minister then selected me to be Minister responsible for Local Government as well as the portfolios of Conservation and Ethnic Affairs. I was delighted to be ... More >>
Tariana Turia Beehive Chat
Monday, 7 October 2002, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Government
Dalvanius Prime died the very day the Ngati Ruanui Claims Settlement Bill was first read Parliament. Over the past few days our people have wept over him, but even after we've buried his body, his memory will live on. More >>
Brownlee must quit scaremongering or be sacked
Monday, 7 October 2002, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Government
National’s energy spokesperson Gerry Brownlee must stop making blatantly untruthful claims about New Zealand’s electricity supply situation, says Energy Minister Pete Hodgson. More >>
