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The continued steady reduction in the trade deficit was welcomed today by acting
Finance Minister Trevor Mallard.

Crown entities are to have clearer governance and accountability arrangements.

Crown entities are organisations listed on the Fourth Schedule of the Public Finance Act 1989. They are not Public Service departments or State-owned enterprises.

This week the High Court dismissed an application by Maori to stop the 2GHz radio spectrum auction due to start on Monday 10 July. The Court found that there was no cause of action against the Government.

The Government is to provide better support for work-based training within the public sector, State Services Minister Trevor Mallard and Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey announced today.

I should start by outlining the raison d'etre for the State sector. That is, what this Government thinks is the purpose of a professional, non-partisan bureaucracy like the one we have in New Zealand.

Shareholding ministers Michael Cullen and Trevor Mallard have agreed to Airways Corporation's continued participation in a consortium that intends to bid for a portion of the UK-based National Air Traffic Services.

The Controller and Auditor-General David Macdonald has concluded his review of documents relating to the involvement of Airways Corporation in a possible bid for a portion of the UK-based National Air Traffic Services.

The Government is to set out clear expectations for the state sector and establish a standards board as a result of recommendations in the Hunn Report into the Department of Work and Income New Zealand, State Services Minister Trevor Mallard said today.

When I became Minister of State Services, the expectations on the new Government's within this portfolio were huge.

State Services Minister Trevor Mallard says an independent report into information technology reports in the public sector contains some valuable lessons for Government.

The Government will not support an Act bill to which purports to cover disclosure of financial settlements, State Services Minister Trevor Mallard said.

The Minister of State Services Trevor Mallard has welcomed an Audit Office report on the governance and oversight of large IT projects.

State Services Minister Trevor Mallard said it would be several weeks before the Government would respond formally to the report of the Ministerial Inquiry into the Department of Work and Income New Zealand.

State Services Minister Trevor Mallard said the report of the Ministerial Review into the Department of Work and Income was a polished and thoughtful overview of the organisation and performance of the department.

State Services Minister Trevor Mallard said New Zealand government departments had fared well following the invasion of the Love Bug computer virus.

There has been a significant change of direction for the public service.

State Services Minister Trevor Mallard has announced the detail of New Zealand's e-government vision. Cabinet signed off the vision this week.

Perhaps more relevant to today's forum, governments did not work in partnership with any union.
But times have changed. More recently, the Government has changed.

State Services Minister Trevor Mallard today signed an agreement with the Public Service Association that sets out a partnership for quality.

State Services Minister Trevor Mallard said today that he had agreed to a short time extension for the completion of the Ministerial Review into the Department of Work and Income New Zealand.

Private sector workers will be afforded the same protection rights as state sector workers under the Protected Disclosures Bill following the release of a Supplementary Order Paper.

State Services Minister Trevor Mallard said that 108 public submissions and 56 staff submissions to the inquiry into management practices at Work and Income New Zealand had been received by today's 5pm deadline.

Mr Hutton, thank you for your Board’s invitation to present the two Management Development Centre Fellowship awards.

The Government will strengthen legislation protecting workers who disclose information on serious wrongdoings in their workplace to include the private sector.