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The decision by the Environmental Risk Management Authority to cease the use of the insecticide endosulfan reinforces the importance of an independent scientific system of assessment, says Environm

Police Minister Judith Collins today received an assurance from Police Commissioner Howard Broad that the Police were meeting their responsibilities regarding the operations of Special Investigatio

Justice Minister Simon Power says Parliament today made an unequivocal statement that violence and neglect of children will not be tolerated.

The Government today introduced to Parliament a bill that will help tackle violence and neglect against children.

Justice Minister Simon Power said he was delighted that a significant majority of the Parliament had passed the Government's changes to the Bail Act which will make it harder to get bail.

Measures introduced into Parliament today will raise standards of achievement and attendance in schools, says Education Minister, Anne Tolley.

New Zealand owes a debt of gratitude to the surviving members of the legendary Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) which held its final parade today, Veterans' Affairs Minister Hon Judith Collins says.<

Worship the Mayor of Papakura District, Calum Penrose

Commanding Officer 1 NZSAS GP, Lt Col Jim Blackwell ONZM

Ambassador Ms Annelies Boogaerdt of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

The Minister of Fisheries, Phil Heatley, today released the Briefing for Incoming Ministers (BIM) from the Ministry of Fisheries.

Agriculture Minister, David Carter, has approved the purchase of a farm by the Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre in Masterton.

Environment Minister Nick Smith and Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley have announced that rules governing aquaculture will be overhauled alongside the Government's wider review of the Resource Manage

Environment Minister Nick Smith and Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley have announced that rules governing aquaculture will be overhauled alongside the Government's wider review of the Resource Manage

Foreign Minister Murray McCully today expressed his condolences at the death of former Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas.

Mr President, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen.

Businesses and workers will benefit from expanded employment opportunities because of today's passage of the Employment Relations Amendment Bill 2008, says the Minister of Labour, Hon Kate Wilkinso

The Government today introduced to Parliament a bill designed to make it harder to get bail.

The Government today introduced to Parliament a bill designed to make it harder to get bail.

The Briefings to the Incoming Prime Minister have been released and those to be made public are available below. 

Four briefing papers from the research, science and technology sector were released publicly at 1pm today.

The new Health Minister Tony Ryall has confirmed that the Crown will consent  to the applicants' request to withdraw its application for a judicial review of the previous Health Minister's sacking

Neighbourhood Support is an important way the community can contribute to making New Zealand a safer place, Police Minister Hon Judith Collins says.

New Zealand Police are being stretched too thin, and more Police are on the way, Police Minister Judith Collins told graduates at the Royal New Zealand Police College today.

The Education Minister Anne Tolley has released the Briefing to the Incoming Minister (BIM) from the Ministry of Education and other education organisations.

The Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley has released the Briefing to the Incoming Minister (BIM) from the Tertiary Education Commission.