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The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister with Auckland Issues, Judith Tizard, today congratulated Biosecurity Minister Jim Sutton for taking action to get the Painted Apple Moth eradication programme underway.

Volunteers from the Auckland Central Electorate are to be recognised by the New Zealand Government for their voluntary aid work overseas.

Low-income state houses tenants in Auckland Central are on average $60 better off as a result of the government’s income-related rents policy, Auckland Central MP Judith Tizard said today.

New Zealand’s major biennial festival of kapa haka is expected to boost Auckland’s economy by $20 million, says the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister with Auckland Issues, Judith Tizard.

News of Infrastructure Auckland’s grant of $40 million towards the North Shore Bus Rapid Transit system has been welcomed by the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister with Auckland Issues, Judith Tizard.

Exciting new developments will be able to take place in Auckland as a result of three pieces of legislation that come into effect today, says the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister with Auckland Issues, Judith Tizard.

New school property funding for secondary schools will give Auckland a $7.3 million boost, says Minister Assisting the Prime Minister with Auckland Issues, Judith Tizard.

Minister Assisting the Prime Minister with Auckland Issues, Judith Tizard, says it is time for Infrastructure Auckland to close the funding gap on the Britomart project.

New research confirms the rapidly growing importance of the cruise ship industry to the Auckland economy, says Minister Assisting the Prime Minister with Auckland Issues, Judith Tizard.

"Competitive Auckland is an excellent initiative by Auckland's community and business leaders," says Minister Assisting the Prime Minister with Auckland Issues, Judith Tizard, who is attending the third and final Competitive Auckland forum tomorrow.

The government is welcoming the agreement by Auckland's local authorities on a preferred option for the use of the region's rail corridor, says Minister Assisting the Prime Minister with Auckland Issues, Judith Tizard.

The Grey Lynn Neighbourhood Law Office has received a $50,000 cheque from the government to fund a resource management advisory service.

Auckland Girls Grammar has been named Goodman Fielder School of the Year, also winning the best secondary school category of the awards, in a ceremony in Wellington last night.

Transfund's announcement this evening of more funding for Auckland roading and transport projects is a sign of real progress on the region's congestion issues, says Minister Assisting the Prime Minister with Auckland Issues, Judith Tizard.

"I am delighted to learn that Auckland Girls Grammar has been named a finalist in the 2000 Goodman Fielder School of the Year Awards," says Labour MP for Auckland Central, Judith Tizard.

"It upsets me that Auckland War Memorial Museum director Rodney Wilson may have given Aucklanders the impression that the government is not committed to New Zealand's museums," says Associate Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister, Judith Tizard.