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22 May, 2013

Budget 2013

Budget 2013 announcements.

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17 May, 2013

Key Notes: Budget issue

Yesterday, the Government presented our fifth budget to New Zealanders.

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16 May, 2013

Government builds momentum in Budget 2013

Budget 2013 builds on the momentum created by the previous four Budgets across the Government’s wide-ranging programme, Prime Minister John Key says.

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9 May, 2013

Improving healthcare

Improving healthcare

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8 May, 2013

PM announces Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election date

Prime Minister John Key has announced the date for a by-election in Ikaroa-Rāwhiti will be Saturday 29 June 2013.

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6 May, 2013

Draft intelligence community legislation released

Prime Minister John Key today released a final draft of legislation to clarify the functions of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), and to strengthen the oversight regime governing New Zealand’s intelligence community.

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29 April, 2013

PM marks death of Parekura Horomia

Prime Minister John Key has offered his condolences to the whanau of Labour MP Parekura Horomia who died today.

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28 April, 2013

Govt stands by Chch as rebuild cost estimate rises

The National-led Government is standing behind Christchurch as the estimated cost of the rebuild is revised upwards, says Prime Minister John Key.

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27 April, 2013

Prime Minister praises Tim Groser’s WTO campaign

Prime Minister John Key says he has now received confirmation from Geneva that New Zealand’s Trade Minister has not reached the final round of consultations to select a new Director General for the World Trade Organisation.

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26 April, 2013

Entries open for PM’s Business Scholarships

Prime Minister John Key says executives looking to expand their international expertise should apply for this year’s Prime Minister’s Business Scholarships, which are now open for applications.

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24 April, 2013

Video: Prime Minister on growing tourism

I made my first pre-Budget announcement on Tourism last week, as part of our international growth package.

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21 April, 2013

Budget 2013: Business events and high-value tourists

Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key today released details of Budget initiatives for tourism, including $34 million for business events and $20 million to attract very high-value visitors.

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21 April, 2013

Budget 2013: Partnering with NZ’s tourism businesses

Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key today released details of the $158 million of additional funding for tourism announced in a pre-Budget speech earlier this week.

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21 April, 2013

Budget 2013: Investing in new and existing markets

Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key today released details of Budget initiatives for tourism, including $44.5 million to attract visitors from emerging growth markets and $24.5 million to boost tourism from existing markets.

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21 April, 2013

PM expresses condolences on Sichuan quake

Prime Minister John Key has today expressed condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in the Sichuan earthquake, and those still waiting for news about loved ones.

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16 April, 2013

PM expresses condolences on Boston explosions

Prime Minister John Key says New Zealanders are thinking of those injured in the explosions at the Boston Marathon and expressed condolences to the families of those killed.

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16 April, 2013

Budget 2013: Investing in internationally-focused growth

Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key today told a business audience in Wellington that a key focus of the upcoming Budget would be a package of internationally focused growth initiatives.

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15 April, 2013

PM announces next steps in response to GCSB report

Prime Minister John Key today announced proposed legislative changes to remedy the inadequacies of the Government Communications Security Bureau Act 2003, and to strengthen the oversight regime of New Zealand’s intelligence community.

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12 April, 2013

Speech to the New Zealand China Partnership Forum

It’s a great pleasure to be here at the opening of the first-ever New Zealand China Partnership Forum.

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11 April, 2013

Speech to Peking University, Beijing, China

This is my third visit to China in four years and my second address here at Peking University.

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11 April, 2013

Growing our economy

The National-led Government has had a strong economic plan since we first came into office in 2008.

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11 April, 2013

New business visa to strengthen links

A new three-year multiple-entry business visa will strengthen business connections between China and New Zealand, Prime Minister John Key says.

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11 April, 2013

PM meets new Chinese Premier Li Keqiang

Prime Minister John Key says a suite of signings following his bilateral meeting yesterday with new Chinese Premier Li Keqiang reflects the significant level of engagement between New Zealand and China.

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9 April, 2013

PM releases report into GCSB compliance

Prime Minister John Key today released the report of Rebecca Kitteridge into compliance at the Government Communications Security Bureau.

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9 April, 2013

PM pays tribute to Lady Thatcher

Prime Minister John Key has paid tribute to former British Prime Minister Lady Margaret Thatcher, who has passed away aged 87.

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9 April, 2013

New extended visitor visas for Chinese tourists

New Zealand is making it easier for Chinese tourists to visit by extending the length of visitor visas, Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key announced in China today.

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8 April, 2013

PM meets Chinese President Xi Jinping

Prime Minister John Key says he and new Chinese President Xi Jinping have committed to strengthening the political and trade relationship between New Zealand and China, following bilateral talks at the Boao Forum in China yesterday.

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3 April, 2013

Building stability in Afghanistan

Recently I announced the men and women of our Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) will be leaving the Bamyan province in Afghanistan.

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27 March, 2013

Video: Rebuilding Christchurch

The Christchurch earthquakes have taken a huge toll on Cantabrians, but the rest of New Zealand is helping share the financial cost. When it comes to pulling together and coping with a crisis, there is no country in the world I’d rather be in than this one.

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25 March, 2013

PM leads large delegation to visit China

Prime Minister John Key will lead a high-level business mission and cultural delegation on an official visit to China next week to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 5th anniversary of the China New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

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