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Conservation Minister Sandra Lee today said she was alarmed at the death of 304 seabirds killed by a commercial longline vessel on a recent fishing trip for ling.

Acting Minister of Defence Phil Goff has asked New Zealand First leader Winston Peters and ACT MP Owen Jennings to substantiate allegations made regarding New Zealand First MP Ron Mark’s military files.

The Conservation Minister highlights aspects of the vexed issue of Genetic Modification, from an Alliance perspective.

Wellington Central MP Marian Hobbs says she will definitely be seeking the Labour Party electorate nomination for next year's General Election and is confident of being returned to Parliament.

"The Government will phase out its Aotearoa Scholarships Scheme for tertiary Pacific Island students," Minister in charge of aid, Matt Robson announed today.

Associate Commerce Minister Laila Harré says residential building has not been excluded from the Construction Contracts Bill.

Career diplomat Adrian Macey would be New Zealand's new Ambassador in Paris, Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Jim Sutton announced today.

Mr Sutton said the current relationship between France and New Zealand was excellent.

Waimataitai School's brass band wowed the audience at Parliament today, Aoraki MP Jim Sutton said.

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"The amendments to the Electoral Integrity Bill recommended by New Zealand First will be considered by the cabinet and both government caucuses," the Leader of the House Michael Cullen said today.

Taupo MP Mark Burton has congratulated a Taupo company for its innovation which has seen the company earn government financial support.

Southern Fertiliser Company Limited has received an Industry New Zealand Enterprise Award.

All electors who are permanent residents of the Taupo electorate have every right to be outraged at what appears to be a secret scam promoted by the National Party leadership, Taupo MP Mark Burton said today.

Acting Agriculture Minister Michael Cullen welcomed news that apple export marketer ENZA and apple growers were meeting today to attempt a resolution of a long-running dispute.

Career diplomat Brian Smythe will be New Zealand's next High Commissioner to Vanuatu, Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Jim Sutton said today.

Mr Sutton said Vanuatu was a close Pacific neighbour and we enjoyed a warm bilateral relationship.

The government tonight rejected National MP Nick Smith's claims about the logging of private indigenous forests on the West Coast as utterly spurious.

Acting Conservation Minister Matt Robson said today that Nick Smith's claims about beech logging on the West Coast were a gross distortion of the facts, and showed, once again, that Mr Smith's grasp of arithmetic was feeble at best.

Health Minister Annette King says work is in progress on 36 of the 46 recommendations of the Gisborne Cervical Screening Inquiry Report, and another nine recommendations have been completed.

Alliance deputy leader Sandra Lee has paid tribute to veteran trade union leader Frank Barnard whose funeral will be held in Auckland tomorrow (eds: 10.30am, Thursday 19 July, Saint Matthew-in-the-city, Auckland city).

"I am pleased to announce that Industry New Zealand has allocated $100,000 to Eastern Bay of Plenty, the Mataatua region, for the first round of the Regional Partnership Programme," said the Minister for Regional Development Jim Anderton.

New Zealand's next High Commissioner to Tonga would be career diplomat Warwick Hawker, Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Jim Sutton said today.

New Zealand's next High Commissioner to Solomon Islands would be career diplomat Heather Riddell, Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Jim Sutton said today.

East Timor Cabinet Member for Foreign Affairs, Dr Jose Ramos Horta, will visit New Zealand next week, acting Foreign Minister Jim Sutton said today.

Alliance Deputy Leader Sandra Lee, expressed "deep sorrow" today at the loss of a friend and role model, Betty Wark.

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