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New Ambassador to Egypt appointed
Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 11:04 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has appointed diplomat Barney Riley as New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Egypt. “New Zealand has a strong trade relationship with Egypt. It is our third largest trading partner in Africa and has a growing interest in New ... More >>
Discussion paper on consumer credit released
Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 10:52 am | New Zealand Government
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith today released a discussion document on new consumer credit regulations aimed at improving the information lenders provide to people taking out loans. More >>
Additional Ebola briefings for key hospital staff
Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 9:55 am | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says a series of Ebola readiness briefings for key health sector staff in major metropolitan centres gets underway in Christchurch today. More >>
Guy: Speech to Fonterra UHT plant opening in Waitoa
Monday, 3 November 2014, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Government
It’s great to be here today at the official opening of Fonterra’s new UHT milk processing plant. More >>
PM to attend APEC and East Asia Summit
Monday, 3 November 2014, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister John Key will travel to China and Myanmar next week to attend the APEC Leaders’ meeting and the East Asia Summit. Mr Key is one of 21 political leaders attending this year’s APEC meeting, which is being hosted by China, in Beijing ... More >>
Minister welcomes Conservation Week
Monday, 3 November 2014, 2:59 pm | New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Maggie Barry has welcomed the start of Conservation Week, which this year has a theme of “Discover the world where you live.” Conservation Week 2014 runs until 9th November. There are more than 150 events planned nationwide, ... More >>
Tukutuku panels ready to go to the UN in New York
Monday, 3 November 2014, 11:07 am | New Zealand Government
More than forty tukutuku panels will be shipped to New York this month as they start their journey to the United Nations Headquarters where they will be permanently installed. More >>
International climate change report welcomed
Monday, 3 November 2014, 8:48 am | New Zealand Government
Climate Change Minister Tim Groser today welcomed the latest international report on climate change which was released last night in Copenhagen. Climate Change 2014, the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment ... More >>
New alcohol moderation campaign launched
Sunday, 2 November 2014, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Government
New alcohol moderation campaign launched Health Minister Jonathan Coleman welcomes the Health Promotion Agency’s latest alcohol moderation campaign which launches tonight with a television campaign promoting water as a tool to pace your drinking. ... More >>
Duty free tobacco limit lowered
Sunday, 2 November 2014, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Government
Customs officers at the border will be enforcing new duty free limits for tobacco products from November 1.. Travellers will now have to pay GST and duty if they bring in more than 50 cigarettes, down from 200, or 50 grams of cigars or roll your own ... More >>
Care and caution urged with fireworks
Sunday, 2 November 2014, 10:39 am | New Zealand Government
Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith is urging people to be responsible and respectful when using fireworks over the Guy Fawkes week ahead, with sales permitted from today until Wednesday 5 November. “We want people to enjoy their fireworks but this relies ... More >>
Guy leading trade mission to India and Sri Lanka
Saturday, 1 November 2014, 6:05 pm | New Zealand Government
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy is leading a six-day New Zealand trade mission to Sri Lanka and India, departing tomorrow. The Minister will be accompanied by representatives of 15 New Zealand organisations as well as ex-New Zealand cricket captain Stephen ... More >>
Albany Convoy Commemorations Commemorative Addres
Saturday, 1 November 2014, 6:03 pm | New Zealand Government
I am honoured to be with you today to commemorate a momentous event for our two countries. More >>
Minister to attend INTERPOL meeting
Friday, 31 October 2014, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Police Minister Michael Woodhouse will travel to Monaco tomorrow to represent the New Zealand Government at the INTERPOL Ministerial Meeting on 3 – 4 November. More >>
Minister welcomes new Rehabilitation Fellowship
Friday, 31 October 2014, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman welcomes the establishment of a new research health fellowship at Waikato DHB which will look at rehabilitation. More >>
Dunne: Speech to the United Fire Brigades’ Association
Friday, 31 October 2014, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Government
I am genuinely delighted to be here and to see a range of fire services working together to successfully organise an event of this size. I understand that firefighters both urban and rural, career and volunteer, all worked together on the host committee, ... More >>
Speech to NZ Emergency Departments Conference, Taupo
Friday, 31 October 2014, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Government
Thank you for inviting me to speak with you at this conference. I am really looking forward to the challenges of the health portfolio. Prior to politics I worked in general practice and spent a bit of time in EDs earlier in my career. More >>
Earthquake repair programme well on track
Friday, 31 October 2014, 12:53 pm | New Zealand Government
A significant milestone in the Government’s commitment to the Christchurch rebuild has been achieved, says Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett. Today marks the half-way point in a comprehensive repair of earthquake-damaged Housing New Zealand (HNZ) properties, ... More >>
Building consents top 24,000 per year
Friday, 31 October 2014, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Government
Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith today welcomed the latest figures from Statistics New Zealand that show strong annual growth in the number of building consents. "There were 24,046 building consents issued across the country in the year to ... More >>
Minister welcomes Forestry Safety Review recommendations
Friday, 31 October 2014, 11:46 am | New Zealand Government
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse welcomed the recommendations of the Independent Forestry Safety Review and outlined the Government’s initial response. More >>
