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"I note that a District Court Judge has now ruled in a reserved decision that Moana Sinclair was not an unlicensed driver, and that there was no power for the Police to do what they did in removing her from her vehicle at Foxton, in February, " Cabinet

New Zealand remains firmly opposed to all shipments through its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of nuclear materials, Foreign Minister Phil Goff said today.

Thank you for inviting me here today, this is my first opportunity to talk to you as Associate Minister of Energy – and Minister with responsibility for Crown Minerals.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. You’ve asked me to share some of the government’s thinking on the role of the financial services industry in general and in particular our thinking on whether the industry should be regulated.

Alliance leader and Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton says he will be keeping a very close eye on petrol prices over the next month.

Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said that the Government's plans to transfer the Community Employment function of the Department of Work and Income to the Department of Labour are on track.

Prime Minister Helen Clark and Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff said tonight that the release unharmed of the hostages in Fiji came as a tremendous relief.

Prime Minister Helen Clark and Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff said tonight that the release unharmed of the hostages in Fiji came as a tremendous relief.

The Minister of Labour Margaret Wilson has welcomed the appointment of John L’Estrange as the Manager of the new Mediation Service to be set up under the Employment Relations Act.

Details of Modern Apprenticeship pilot programmes, which will provide on-job training for over 500 apprentices over the remainder of this year, will be announced next Thursday (20 July), Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey sa

Out of the old comes the new.

The Government will work with Carter Holt to find innovative and constructive proposals for economic development in Mataura, Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton pledged today.

New Zealand Rally organisers, international visitors, rally drivers and crews, and of course Rally fans – welcome. What a display we have here tonight!

Thanks for the opportunity to speak to you today. I'm just going to make some quick introductory remarks about my portfolios before talking about some of the key issues. Then we can get down to some questions.

The threatened take-over of Nadi airport last night by Sabeto landowners highlights the vulnerability of New Zealanders in Fiji, Foreign Minister Phil Goff said today.

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

Distinguished guests, people of other languages, people from the four corners of the world. Greetings to you all.

Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today. Because Australia and New Zealand are so close, share a common market and have such similar institutions, we often think we know a lot about each other.

Minister of Justice Phil Goff today released two reports on the Truth in Sentencing Bill promoted by Hon Richard Prebble which show that the proposal is vastly expensive and unlikely to reduce crime.

New Zealand’s next ambassador to Viet Nam will be Malcolm McGoun, Foreign Minister Phil Goff, announced today.

Employment and Social Services Minister Steve Maharey said he was sad to learn of the decision by Carter Holt Harvey to mothball its Mataura Paper Mill from 18 August and said Work and Income staff would be actively assisting affected staff to find new

The Minister of Immigration, Lianne Dalziel, said today that National MP Pansy Wong's claims that migrants are to be charged a new levy to fund pilot settlement programmes are completely wrong.

An economic study demonstrating a linkage between CER and AFTA was worth US$48 billion over the next 20 years shows that the concept is worth studying, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said today.

The mothballing of Carter Holt's Mataura paper mill is very sad, but not surprising, Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton said today.

The Government has ruled out attempting to eradicate the Varroa bee mite and has opted for a Government-assisted management programme the Minister of Agriculture Jim Sutton and the Minister for Biosecurity, Marian Hobbs, announced today.

The Government has ruled out attempting to eradicate the Varroa bee mite and has opted for a Government-assisted management programme the Minister of Agriculture Jim Sutton and the Minister for Biosecurity, Marian Hobbs, announced today.