Displaying 145 - 168 of 5728 results.

New Zealand's largest combined feral cat and rat eradication project has got underway on Raoul Island, 1000km northeast of Auckland, Conservation Minister Sandra Lee announced today.

  • Sandra Lee
  • Conservation

Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton today welcomed the announcement of one of the largest single jobs machine successes with the news that Gisborne will be home for New Zealand’s largest wood processing plant.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Economic Development

A survey shows the majority of alcohol outlets are not requesting to see proof of age ID from young people when buying alcohol

  • Phil Goff
  • Justice

Phil Goff says imposing a long sentence does not preclude setting a minimum period before parole.

  • Phil Goff
  • Justice

Conservation Minister Sandra Lee has approved a resource consent for a 2465 hectare mussel farm in Hawke Bay.

  • Sandra Lee
  • Conservation

Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that Auckland-based Virionyx Corporation’s clearance to begin multi-dose trials for the HIV-AIDS drug it has developed was an exciting breakthrough for the New Zealand biotechnology sector.

  • Helen Clark
  • Prime Minister

“Hawke’s Bay is destined to be a world-class powerhouse in food production, processing and exporting,” said Industry and Regional Development Minister Jim Anderton.

At today’s launch of the Food Hawke’s Bay Regional Initiative, Jim Anderton announced $2 million in funding from Industry New Zealand’s Regional Partnerships Programme to establish Hawke’s Bay as a food-processing Centre of Excellence.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Industry and Regional Development

“I look forward to Bill English’s support for the new regional prison which might be build in his electorate of Clutha/Southland, Corrections Minister, Matt Robson says.

  • Matt Robson
  • Corrections

National’s youth welfare policy shows it learnt nothing during the 1990s and is simply rehashing ideas that failed last time it was in government, says Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

"It is quite unacceptable for young people to be able to buy alcohol without producing ID,” said Tariana Turia, Associate Minister for Health.

  • Tariana Turia
  • Health

This Government has introduced some of the most rigorous regulatory requirements in the world to control the use of GE techology

  • Jim Sutton
  • Agriculture

Cabinet has asked for detailed information on two options on handling the painted apple moth before a decision will be made.

  • Jim Sutton
  • Biosecurity

Revenue Minister Michael Cullen says Labour has made no commitment to introduce a dedicated health tax. It is committed only to exploring the feasibility of the idea.

  • Michael Cullen
  • Revenue

Education Minister Trevor Mallard today confirmed that the government has tabled an offer to PPTA members in response to the claim tabled on 21 June.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

The National Party’s solution to delays in Resource Management Act processes would be undemocratic and cut people out of the process, Environment Minister Marian Hobbs said today.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Environment

Cabinet Minister Sandra Lee has welcomed the Employment Tribunal's decision that there was no basis for a personal grievance claim brought by Darryl Evans against the Parliamentary Service.

  • Sandra Lee
  • Local Government

Foreign Minister Phil Goff says is urging the UN Security Council not to exempt peacekeepers from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court

  • Phil Goff
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

The minister responsible for establishing the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification says the call by a new pressure group to extend the GE moratorium fails to recognise the safeguards in place and the cautious approach being taken by the government.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Environment

Labour strongly agrees with the sentiments of the newly formed sustainability council of New Zealand but strongly disagrees with their preferred solution ...

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

Dr Cullen welcomes the agreement by the vendor and the potential purchaser of the Young Nick's Head Station to extend the application by 6 weeks to allow negotiations with the local iwi.

  • Michael Cullen
  • Finance

The National Party is having to play 'catch up' to the current government in its environment and conservation policy, Environment Minister Marian Hobbs said today.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Environment

Minister for Food Safety Annette King says New Zealand will soon have one of the most comprehensive food-labelling regimes in the world, and now boasts a world-leading regulatory programme in the New Zealand Food Safety Authority.

  • Annette King
  • Health

Foreign Minister Phil Goff has utterly rejected Keith Locke's call for New Zealand to withdraw its support for the coalition forces in Afghanistan

  • Phil Goff
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

A revitalised and strengthened adult and community education (ACE) sector will maintain its important role within the new tertiary sector under the next Labour government, Associate Education Minister, Marian Hobbs, said today.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Education