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Four business incubators around New Zealand will benefit from awards totalling $310,000 from the Government's incubator support programme.

The awards are the first in the 2001-02 funding round, for which $1.5 million is available.

The Government is taking steps to accelerate the implementation of the Power Package reforms as a result of its review of this winter’s electricity supply difficulties.

Energy Minister Pete Hodgson has welcomed British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott’s comments on Britain’s support for the Kyoto Protocol on climate change.

Cabinet minister Pete Hodgson today announced further Government initiatives to maximise the benefits for New Zealand from the forthcoming release of The Lord of the Rings movies.

The Government has agreed on a package of legislative reforms providing for the sustainable development of aquaculture, Fisheries Minister Pete Hodgson and Environment Minister Marian Hobbs announced today.

The debate over climate change policy will not be advanced by selective and misleading interpretations of economic data, says the Convenor of the Ministerial Group on Climate Change, Pete Hodgson.

Energy Minister Pete Hodgson today urged Federated Farmers to maximise their benefits by taking a constructive and strategic approach to climate change issues.

Eleven more commercially caught fish species will be added to the Quota Management System in the first stage of a major expansion, Fisheries Minister Pete Hodgson announced today.

The Government is beginning a nationwide consultation process on New Zealand’s response to climate change.

Energy Minister Pete Hodgson today released a government report on the diesel-filter blocking problem that occurred between March and May this year.

9 October 2001Media Statement
New Advisors To Strengthen Pacific Community Relations

Climate change will continue throughout the 21st century and its impacts will increase, but there is a wide range of options for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, says the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Fisheries Minister Pete Hodgson has announced fisheries management changes for the new fishing year that begins today.

New Zealanders will see economic, social and environmental gains from the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy released today, says Energy Minister Pete Hodgson.

The forestry industry must take a broader and more balanced view of the Kyoto Protocol, says the convenor of the ministerial group on climate change Pete Hodgson.

New Zealanders will benefit if they keep using electricity wisely following the wind-down of the Government's electricity saving publicity campaign, says Energy Minister Pete Hodgson.

Energy Minister Pete Hodgson today announced a review of the way New Zealand's electricity system functioned over the winter.

Electricity consumers will soon be able to take problems with their electricity company to a new Electricity Complaints Commissioner.

The voluntary moratorium on applications for release and field testing of genetically modified organisms will be extended to October 31, Environment Minister, Marian Hobbs and Science Minister, Pete Hodgson, announced today.

Government agencies cut electricity use by 12 percent on average over the first two weeks of savings initiatives, Energy Minister Pete Hodgson said today.

New Zealand's petrol consumption has fallen, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Economic Development.

The Minister of Fisheries, Hon Pete Hodgson, has announced new management measures aimed at ensuring the survival of the critically endangered North Island Hector’s dolphin population.

Energy Minister Pete Hodgson today announced a new scheme to help large commercial buildings save electricity.

New Zealanders are being urged to call 0508 SAVE IT to get help cutting their household electricity use by 10% over coming weeks.