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Health Minister Annette King says DHBs will receive an extra $137 million in the next financial year to bring their total new funding for the year to $338 million.

  • Annette King
  • Health

Good morning everyone.

It gives me great pleasure join my colleague Ruth Dyson Minister for ACC to co-host this very important resource launch.

  • George Hawkins
  • Internal Affairs

The 2003 Budget will reinforce the government’s reputation as a careful fiscal manager and advance New Zealand further along the path to a strongly growing and socially cohesive society, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.

  • Michael Cullen
  • Finance

Justice Minister Phil Goff today released the second Ministry of Justice statistical report on the possible effects of lowering the minimum drinking age in 1999.

  • Phil Goff
  • Justice

Food Safety Minister Annette King says the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code comes into full effect tomorrow, just in time for Christmas.

  • Annette King
  • Food Safety

A family whose daughter died when a farm bike overturned, today helped launch a resource kit and video aimed at keeping children safe around All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).

  • George Hawkins
  • Internal Affairs

Food Safety Minister Annette King says New Zealand’s almost 20-year-old food regulations will be revoked tomorrow to make way for the new Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

  • Annette King
  • Food Safety

19 December 2002Media Statement
Embargoed to 1am, ThursdayCullen on business confidence figures

  • Michael Cullen
  • Finance

Customs Minister Rick Barker is concerned at the ongoing importation of MDMA (ecstasy)

  • Rick Barker
  • Customs

New Zealand deeply regretted and opposed North Korea’s decision to reopen nuclear facilities capable of producing nuclear weapons material, Foreign Minister Phil Goff said today.

  • Phil Goff
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

New Zealand Foreign Minister Phil Goff will host his Australian counterpart in Taupo this weekend for their regular six-monthly meeting.

  • Phil Goff
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

“The issues resulting from the Kahukura Productions collapse have to be sorted out for the good of the New Zealand film-making and film-watching community,” Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Judith Tizard said today.

  • Judith Tizard
  • Arts, Culture and Heritage

The government today agreed to Qantas taking a 4.99 per cent stake in Air New Zealand and gave conditional support to a strategic alliance between the two airlines.

  • Michael Cullen
  • Finance

Some alcoholic drinks manufacturers seemed to be using anomalies in the way excise taxes are charged to target young drinkers, Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor said today.

  • Damien O'Connor
  • Health

The government will seek amendments to the Television New Zealand Bill to split the broadcasting and transmission arms of the company into separate companies.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Broadcasting

Average composite ACC levies for employers, self-employed and earners will remain the same or decrease for 2003/2004, ACC Minister Ruth Dyson said today.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • ACC

  • George Hawkins
  • Police

A major Government initiative to engage with ethnic communities was launched today by Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter.

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

SECOND READING SPEECH
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL
Hon Chris Carter

Mr Speaker, I move that the Local Government Bill be now read a second time.

  • Chris Carter
  • Local Government

SECOND READING SPEECH
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL
Hon Chris Carter

Mr Speaker, I move that the Local Government Bill be now read a second time.

  • Chris Carter
  • Local Government

Speech to launch major listening intiative with ethnic communities throughout the country

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

The European Commission’s release of a detailed draft proposal for the agriculture negotiations in the World Trade Organisation was a step forward, but it needs to go further, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said.

  • Jim Sutton
  • Trade Negotiations

Thirty years ago the Third Labour Government led by Rt Hon Norman Kirk established diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China.

  • Helen Clark
  • Prime Minister

The Associate Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon Tariana Turia, says the retiring Chief Executive of the Kohanga Reo National Trust, Iritana Tawhiwhirangi, is a battler who has never sold her people short.

  • Tariana Turia
  • Maori Affairs