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One of New Zealand's Youth MPs, 16-year old student Marama Karetai, has joined Conservation Minister Sandra Lee's team which leaves tomorrow (eds: Friday) to propose a South Pacific whale sanctuary at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) annual me

The government acknowledges receipt of the draft report from the Ministerial Inquiry into Telecommunications, and welcomes the fact that the report is being circulated for further consultation.

"We have thousands of people working in the front line of the justice system. These are our experts. I want to hear what they think works," Minister of Corrections Matt Robson said today as he delivered the annual Allan Nixon lecture in Auckland.

The Acting Minister of Communications Trevor Mallard and Acting Minister of Maori Affairs Parekura Horomia have named the members of the Maori Spectrum Charitable Trust.

The Acting Minister of Communications Trevor Mallard and Acting Minister of Maori Affairs Parekura Horomia have named the members of the Maori Spectrum Charitable Trust.

E nga mana
E nga reo
E nga iwi
Tena koutou katoa

(Explanation of Maori text, above: Distinguished guests, people of other languages, people from the four corners of the world. Greetings to you all.)

A couple of months ago during a visit to the South Island I was handed a paper titled Creative Administration. It was an extract from a series of papers bound together under the banner Modern Trends in Education.

Education Minister Trevor Mallard today announced staffing improvements for small rural schools which would come into effect at the start of next year.

Thank you for the opportunity to be able to speak today, and to open your annual conference.

New rules on the discharge of untreated sewage from boats will apply from Saturday, July 1, the Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs, said today.

ERMA stands for the Environmental Risk Management Authority so it is appropriate that
today I look at the ideas of risk management from three perspectives.

My vision for environmental management in New Zealand
The motivational speaker Zig Ziglar says that “to get through the hardest journey, we need take only one step at a time – but we must keep on stepping!”
Well, we are all on a journey.

The Cairns Group negotiating proposal to eliminate export subsidies is a positive step forward in agricultural negotiations, Trade Minister Jim Sutton said today.

New Zealand will donate NZ$150,000 to provide food supplements to children and other vulnerable groups in Iraq, the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hon Matt Robson, announced today.

The New Zealand Minister of Defence Mark Burton has welcomed the release this afternoon of a Defence Review discussion paper by the Australian Prime Minister John Howard.

The Cairns Group negotiating proposal to eliminate export subsidies is a positive step forward in agricultural negotiations, Trade Minister Jim Sutton said today.

"Either National's hypocrisy is bottomless or it is in the grip of mass amnesia," acting Fisheries Minister Michael Cullen said today.

Two days ago, in my role as Minister of Education I sat at a computer screen at E-vision and took part in a preview of Te Kete Ipurangi Online Learning Centre. It's a major aspect of the Government's ICT for schools strategy and we're putting a significant amount of money into developing and adjusting material for the site.

I am today advising the Governor General to withdraw the ministerial warrants of Dover Samuels.

The stronger Government focus on early childhood needs would lay a better foundation for Pacific peoples to get a better education, Education Minister Trevor Mallard said this evening.

It's actually quite a big relief. After six months of being Minister for Sport and addressing sporting audiences about our proposed review, I'm actually in a position now to release the terms of reference and announce who will conduct the review.

"Even without a majority for the Opposition Movement for Democratic Change, last weekend's elections will permanently change the nature of Zimbabwean politics", says Foreign Minister Phil Goff.

Thank you for inviting me to speak to your 2nd annual conference - a significant accomplishment given that RTLBs have only been in place since last year.

Seminar is designed to help business attendees understand the impact of a major Wellington earthquake, to examine the work required to respond and recover.