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The winners of the inaugural Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards will be announced at an awards ceremony being held at Parliament on Monday evening, 24 June 2002.

Associate Education Minister is criticising the Alliance for playing the politics of inter-generational envy with their proposal to use Government funding allocated to New Zealand Superannuation to write off student debt.

Today I want to talk about New Zealand.

I want to talk about who we are.

And I want to talk about where we are going.

What makes New Zealanders unique is our identity – as individuals, as communities and as a nation.

New Zealand’s third national Children’s Day will be held on Sunday 27 October.

Decisions involving GM must be made on the basis of careful consideration of the facts, constantly taking into account scientific evidence and public concerns. This is exactly the approach taken by the Labour/Alliance government, firstly through the establishment of the Royal Commission, and then in the government’s response to the Commission.

NZ Foreign Minister Phil Goff condemns the latest suicide bombing which killed 19 Israelis and injured over 50.

Education Minister Trevor Mallard predicted that later today Bill English and Nick Smith will announce that they would be prepared to totally capitulate to the PPTA in the current dispute.

The National Party’s plan to pay secondary teachers more than they’re claiming is a wild political ploy from a party with no expectation that they will get into government, Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today.

Act MP Muriel Newman is blowing the issue of payments within the state sector out of proportion, State Services Minister Trevor Mallard said today.

Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education) Steve Maharey, and Rimutaka MP Paul Swain announced today that the Heretaunga campus, located in Upper Hutt, is to become a multi-campus education facility for the education of international students.

“Getting teenage parents back to school and helping them to be good parents is key to preventing crime tomorrow,” says Corrections Minister Matt Robson.

The interest rate courts can award for the recovery of debts or damages will be reduced to bring it into line with current market borrowing rates, Associate Justice Minister Margaret Wilson said today.

Export company growth and innovation have as much to do with attitude and relationships as they do with technology, R&D and capital according to a report released today by Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton and Research, Science and Technology Minister Pete Hodgson.

Associate Minister of Maori Affairs Tariana Turia saluted her colleague Sandra Lee today, following Ms Lee’s announcement that she will not seek re-election to Parliament.

Health Minister Annette King today invited primary health care groups to consider applying to a new $8.1 million fund designed to encourage nurses to explore new ways of keeping people well or treating those already sick.

Ministry of Justice figures debunk ACT claims NZ is a more dangerous society that US

Rototuna Primary School will open for the 2003 school year adding an exciting level to the school network in Hamilton.

Education Minister Trevor Mallard said schools were required to provide safe supervision for secondary school students affected by PPTA industrial action.

Seven more Prime Minister’s Coach Scholarships have been awarded to support high performance coaches - making sure they get the recognition they deserve.

The four-year strategy and vision of New Zealand’s exciting new sport agency was launched today by Sport, Fitness and Leisure Minister Trevor Mallard.

When will negotiations begin?

Cabinet Minister Sandra Lee returned to her home marae, the Piritahi Marae on Waiheke Island, to announce her retirement from Parliament, but not from politics.

Extra funding for the Waitangi Tribunal will see inquiries covering historical claims completed by 2010, four years earlier than expected.

Extra funding for the Waitangi Tribunal will see inquiries covering historical claims completed by 2010, four years earlier than expected, Courts Minister Matt Robson said today.