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Ruth Dyson has welcomed the release of three reports by Child, Youth and Family, along with the department’s responses.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Social Development and Employment

Health Minister Annette King says the third annual report on implementing the New Zealand Health Strategy represents the face of the strategy working at national, district and local levels.

  • Annette King
  • Health

While in the health sector there will always be an element of “could do better”, it can rarely be said that it “could work harder”

  • Annette King
  • Health

A Future Directions package for low and middle income families will be the centrepiece of next year's budget.

  • Michael Cullen
  • Finance

New regulations to promote safety and help maintain power supplies

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

The National Rescue Co-ordination Centre (NRCC) will be staffed 24 hours a day 7 days a week as a result of new funding announced today by the Transport Minister Paul Swain.

  • Paul Swain
  • Transport

A Conflict Prevention and Peace Building fund has been established as part of New Zealand's $8 million plus annual bilateral aid programme to Indonesia, Aid Minister Marian Hobbs, announced today.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

The criteria which will be used to assess whether large budget screen productions will be able to claim a rebate on New Zealand expenditure has been announced by Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Economic Development

Health Minister Annette King today announced that the Government has approved a new way of electing District Health Board members in 2004, allowing voters to select representatives for the entire board rather than just their local ward under the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system.

  • Annette King
  • Health

Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel today announced the opening of the Skilled Migrant Category.

  • Lianne Dalziel
  • Immigration

Regional development funding has been announced for Polytechnics today by Jim Anderton, Minister of Economic Development and Steve Maharey, Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education). The funding is for programmes to address local skills shortages and development initiatives.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Economic Development

Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that the government's policy proposal for the foreshore and seabed was about acting in the best interests of all New Zealanders.

  • Helen Clark
  • Prime Minister

A public domain title vesting ownership in the people of New Zealand and a regime to protect Maori customary rights are at the heart of the government's promised mid-December foreshore and seabed policy statement

  • Michael Cullen
  • Deputy Prime Minister

Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia is urging whanau, hapu and iwi to continue dialogue with the government as it develops a way forward on the foreshore and seabed issue.

  • Parekura Horomia
  • Maori Affairs

The government very much welcomes the launch of the Independent Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction, Disarmament and Arms Control Minister, Marian Hobbs said today.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Disarmament and Arms Control

The Government's seabed and foreshore policy announcement is a great step forward for race relations, Associate Maori Affairs Minister John Tamihere says.

  • John Tamihere
  • Maori Affairs

Attorney-General Margaret Wilson today announced the appointment of Heemi Taumaunu, 36, as a District Court Judge. He will sit in Whangarei from 16 January.

  • Margaret Wilson
  • Attorney-General

Rules have been finalised to manage growth in tertiary student numbers from 2004.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Education

The Holidays Bill that gives four weeks annual leave to all New Zealanders was passed in Parliament today.

  • Margaret Wilson
  • Labour

The latest stocktake of the government’s Employment Strategy shows that New Zealand continues to make significant progress in tackling unemployment.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

Afer evaluating business mentoring services and finding them to be well regarded and appreciated, the Minister of Economic Development has allocated extra support to mentoring services through NZ Trade and Enterprise.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Economic Development

Income thresholds for student loan repayments and interest write-offs are to rise from 1 April next year.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Education

Disarmament and Arms Control Minister, Marian Hobbs, has welcomed a new agreement in Geneva on reducing the humanitarian risk of explosive remnants of war (ERW), such as cluster bombs.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

The government issues a paper canvassing options for changign tax to non-controlled offshore investment in equity by NZers.

  • Michael Cullen
  • Revenue