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Transport Minister Mark Gosche urged motorists to keep safe on the roads this Christmas.

"Christmas is one of the worst times of the year for road crashes, deaths and injuries," he said.

It's still dark at 4am when one father-of-four leaves for work - it takes him nearly two hours to walk from Otara to the factory where he packs boxes.

One hundred and seventy two community agencies nationwide have received more than $2.5 million in rent relief from December 1, 2000 Housing Minister Mark Gosche confirmed today.

Housing Minister Mark Gosche has rejected criticism of the Government's new income-related rents policy from former Housing Minister and National MP Tony Ryall.

The Government today announced initiatives to improve learning opportunities for Pacific students who speak English as a second language.

Housing Minister Mark Gosche confirmed today that the state housing stock will be boosted and rejected claims that the Government is to embark on a widespread sale of state houses.

Income-related Rents

This year the Government instructed Housing New Zealand to move from charging market rents to income-related rents.

Why?

The Market Rents Housing Experiment

'By April 1998 71% of applicants for food
parcels at the Auckland City Mission cited market rents as the reason for

State rents slashed - millions invested in New Zealand families and communities

"This Christmas thousands of New Zealand families will be able to put

"This Christmas thousands of New Zealand families will be able to put fresh fruit and vegetables on the table thanks to the scrapping of market rents," says Housing Minister Mark Gosche.

INCOME-RELATED RENTS

This year the Government instructed Housing New Zealand to move from charging market rents to income-related rents.

Why?

· The 'market rents' policy saw state house rents rise significantly.

Pacific sporting and entertainment personalities have joined forces for a Land Transport Safety Authority campaign aimed at reducing the high pedestrian injury rate among Pacific children.

The Minister of Transport Mark Gosche has scotched a suggestion that British owned airline Virgin Blue could benefit from the new open skies agreement between New Zealand and Australia.

Transport Minister Mark Gosche has welcomed news from Transfund that it is to fund a major rebuild of a notorious stretch of Waikato highway.

Transport Minister Mark Gosche has welcomed news from Transfund that it is to fund a major rebuild of a notorious stretch of Waikato highway.

Australia and New Zealand have endorsed a historic open skies agreement, which will liberalise air travel between the two countries and beyond.

"Historic, and over a decade in the making" was how Transport Minister Mark Gosche described a new 'open skies' Air Services Agreement announced today between New Zealand and Australia.

"It is clear that the National Party has no housing policy," Housing Minister Mark Gosche said from Melbourne today.

“Historic, and over a decade in the making” was how Transport Minister Mark Gosche described a new ‘open skies’ Air Services Agreement announced today between New Zealand and Australia.

"It is clear that the National Party has no housing policy," Housing Minister Mark Gosche said from Melbourne today.

New Zealand’s policy on foreign investment in Air New Zealand has not changed, Transport Minister Mark Gosche said today.

Housing Minister Mark Gosche has released information revealing that some low-income tenants could be more than $4000 better off each year when market rents are scrapped next month.

Housing Minister Mark Gosche has released information revealing that some low-income tenants could be more than $4000 better off each year when market rents are scrapped next month.

Kia ora koutou, Talofa Lava and Greetings to you all.