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New District Court Judge appointed to New Plymouth
Monday, 19 May 2014, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Government
Wellington lawyer Chris Sygrove has been appointed as a District Court Judge with jury and Family Court warrants to serve in New Plymouth, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today. Mr Sygrove was a partner of McCulloch & Sygrove from ... More >>
District Court Judge appointed to Palmerston North
Monday, 19 May 2014, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Government
Wellington-based Crown Counsel Stephanie Brigid Edwards has been appointed a District Court Judge with a jury warrant to serve in Palmerston North, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today. A graduate of the University of Otago, she started her ... More >>
New District Court Judge appointed
Monday, 19 May 2014, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Government
David Sharp, barrister and solicitor of Gisborne, has been appointed a District Court Judge with a jury warrant to serve in Auckland, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson QC announced today. Mr Sharp has been a partner in Burnard Bull & Co ... More >>
Goodhew to attend APEC forum in China
Monday, 19 May 2014, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Government
Women’s Affairs Minister Jo Goodhew will travel to Beijing today to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Women and the Economy Forum as Head of the New Zealand delegation. More >>
Modernised census to be held in 2018
Monday, 19 May 2014, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Government
Statistics Minister Nicky Wagner today announced a new internet first model will transform how the census is delivered and collected, and will increase the use of administrative data. More >>
Commemorating the battles of Monte Cassino
Sunday, 18 May 2014, 4:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman will join New Zealand veterans at the Cassino Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the battles of Monte Cassino. More >>
Launch of e-book Hairy Maclary
Friday, 16 May 2014, 5:16 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister for Disability Issues Tariana Turia congratulates Deaf Aotearoa today on the launch of e-book Hairy Maclary during New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Week. The new e-book is a translation of the much-loved story of Hairy Maclary into New ... More >>
Government amends Climate Change Response Act
Friday, 16 May 2014, 5:08 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government welcomes the passage of legislation amending the Climate Change Response Act 2002 so that only New Zealand Units (NZUs) can be surrendered by participants when deregistering post-1989 forest land from the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). More >>
Road Safety Week focuses on distractions
Friday, 16 May 2014, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Transport Minister Michael Woodhouse is reminding drivers to keep focused while behind the wheel this Road Safety Week. More >>
Launch of e-book Hairy Maclary welcomed
Friday, 16 May 2014, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister Turia congratulates Deaf Aotearoa on the launch of e-book Hairy Maclary during New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Week More >>
Families are at the heart of Budget 2014
Friday, 16 May 2014, 11:26 am | New Zealand Government
I have just delivered my sixth Budget, and the first to deliver a surplus. It’s a confident Budget for a confident country. We’re in an enviable position compared with many others in the developed world. Our economy is growing steadily and creating ... More >>
Budget 2014: Key facts, Budget Summary Documents
Friday, 16 May 2014, 11:08 am | New Zealand Government
The Summary Tables provide a high-level perspective and comparative 'ready reference' for all appropriations (annual, permanent and multi-year (MYAs)) in the Estimates of Appropriations 2014/15. More >>
2014 Budget Fiscal Update
Friday, 16 May 2014, 10:47 am | New Zealand Government
• The economy is entering its fourth year of expansion with real gross domestic product (GDP) estimated to be currently growing at around a 4% annualised pace. Employment is increasing and both annual Consumers Price Index (CPI) inflation and the current ... More >>
SOE board appointments
Friday, 16 May 2014, 10:46 am | New Zealand Government
State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall has reappointed the Chair of MetService, Sarah Smith, along with making five new director appointments to SOE and Airport Boards. More >>
Budget 2014: Fiscal Strategy Report
Friday, 16 May 2014, 10:08 am | New Zealand Government
The Crown’s books continue to improve as the New Zealand economy grows and the Government maintains its careful and responsible management of public spending. More >>
McCully to meeting of Caribbean foreign Ministers
Friday, 16 May 2014, 9:53 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Murray McCully is travelling to Guyana to attend the annual meeting of Foreign Ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) over the coming week. “The Caribbean and our own Pacific region share a number of similar challenges ... More >>
New Records Management Standard – simplifies recordkeeping
Friday, 16 May 2014, 9:47 am | New Zealand Government
The new streamlined records management standard is simpler to use making it easier for public sector organisations to maintain and keep essential records, says Minister of Internal Affairs Hon Peter Dunne. More >>
Bill English: Budget Speech 2014
Friday, 16 May 2014, 9:37 am | New Zealand Government
I move that the Appropriation (2014/15 Estimates) Bill be now read a second time. It’s a privilege to deliver the National-led Government’s sixth Budget. It’s a particular privilege because this is the first Budget in six years to focus on ... More >>
Helping more families into rental housing
Thursday, 15 May 2014, 5:20 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is investing more in social housing, including $77.5 million of new operating funding and $18.2 million of new capital funding over the next four years, Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says. More >>
Cheque duty to be abolished in July
Thursday, 15 May 2014, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Government
Cheque duty will be abolished from 1 July 2014, Revenue Minister Todd McClay says. “The Government’s focus is to ensure the fair treatment of taxpayers and to reduce customers’ compliance costs wherever possible,” he says. More >>
