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Wednesday 13 June 2001Media Statement
Aranui support grows

The Pacific Business Trust gets a $500,000 increase in the budget.

The community housing package in the budget will build at least 125 new houses and extend rent relief to cash-strapped community house tenants, Housing Ministers Mark Gosche and Tariana Turia announced today.

Housing Minister Mark Gosche and Associate Housing Minister Tariana Turia said today that an extra 300 state houses would be provided in 2001-02.

The sounds and music of the Pacific will be preserved in the first Pacific Island Sound Archives, launched today by Pacific Island Affairs Minister Mark Gosche and contemporary Pacific musicians at the Otara Music Arts Centre.

The independent review of the Civil Aviation Authority was released today by Transport Minister Mark Gosche.

An application from Virgin Blue to operate on both the Trans-Tasman and domestic New Zealand routes has been received by the Minister of Transport Mark Gosche.

Housing New Zealand's waiting list has dropped and National MP David Carter knows it, Housing Minister Mark Gosche said today.

"New air services negotiations between New Zealand and Germany have resulted in new opportunities for the airlines of each country", the Minister of Transport, Hon. Mark Gosche, said today.

New Zealand is at the forefront of a new era in international air services with the signing of the Multilateral Agreement on the Liberalization of International Air Transportation, Transport Minister Mark Gosche and Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutto

Moves to progress Transmission Gully and improvements to State Highway 1 north of Wellington are already well under way Transport Minister Mark Gosche said today.

National's Housing spokesman David Carter has once again proven that he is totally unreliable after making up a press release and leaving out crucial facts, Housing Minister Mark Gosche said today.

Regional councils nationwide have been quick to take advantage of the new patronage funding scheme with $2.05 million already approved to new and improved services with $6.46 million approved over three yearsTransport Minister Mark Gosche said today.

Pacific representatives from eight regions throughout New Zealand have completed plans of action on how they will strengthen their communities and work in partnership with Government Pacific Island Affairs Minister Mark Gosche announced today.

Transport Minister Mark Gosche announced today he had appointed Dave Morgan to the Board of the Pacific Forum Line (PFL). Dave Morgan will replace Peter Kiely, who is standing down after 10 years in the position.

The report of the Shipping Industry Review was released today by the Minister of Transport Mark Gosche.

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Under the Social Allocation System the existing waiting list for state houses is being reviewed to make sure applicants still wish to be on it, Housing Minister Mark Gosche announced today.

Transport Minister Mark Gosche today announced he had appointed Suzanne Sinclair as Chairperson of the Road Safety Trust.

Carter should come clean on 10,000 state houses
National's housing spokesman David Carter should come clean on the 10,000 state houses he says his Government built, Housing Minister Mark Gosche said today.

Housing Minister Mark Gosche has confirmed that more than 2,400 families with serious, urgent housing needs were placed in state houses in December 2000 and January 2001.

Transport Minister Mark Gosche today introduced legislation to Parliament to begin rebuilding the aviation medical certification system.

Transport Minister Mark Gosche was surprised by National's latest Transport spokeswoman Belinda Vernon trying to claim credit for a rule which National never carried out.

Owners of vehicles that belch excessive fumes are the target of a new regulation, known as the 10 second rule, to come into effect in March.