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The Brazilian Governments announcement that it is to open its first Embassy in New Zealand has been warmly welcomed by Foreign Minister Don McKinnon.

Minister of Transport Maurice Williamson today welcomed signs of the opening up of the trans-Tasman shipping trade.

The Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Hon D.A.M.

Acting Police Minister Don McKinnon said the vicious assault on two Levin police officers is utterly abhorrent.

The days of huge, centrally planned, taxpayer subsidised power stations are now officially over, the Minister of Energy, Hon Doug Kidd said today.

The reversal of a recent decision to ban the Crown from Waitangi Day commemorations in the Far North has been welcomed by Deputy Prime Minister Don McKinnon.

The Prime Minister, Rt Hon J B Bolger, announced today that the Government intends to expand the Family Service Centres and HIPPY (Home Instruction by Parents of Pre-school Youngsters) to six new s

The total catch level for the Auckland area snapper fishery for the 1996-97 year will be reset at 5,600 tonnes, with an allowance of 2600 tonnes for non commercial fishers and the Total Allowable C

The Prime Minister, the Rt Hon J B Bolger today announced a $1 million one-off allocation for iwi social services development.

"Up to 2,000 young unemployed New Zealanders will have the opportunity to improve their chances of getting a job as a result of the Government's decision to expand the Defence Force's Limited Service Volunteer scheme," the Prime Minister, Rt Hon J B Bolger, said today.

Mr Bolger announced the expansion of the scheme, from 720 trainees a year to up to 2,000, while visiting the New Zealand Army's Burnham Camp, where five, six week residential courses are run each year.

The Government will spend $19.9 million over the next three years on a new border control strategy to protect New Zealand's environment and primary industries from hazards such as fruitfly, Agricul

The Prime Minister, Rt Hon J B Bolger, today announced extra funding of $1,650,000 for Police to expand two successful programmes targeted at youth at risk.

The Attorney-General, Paul East, says Labour's broadcasting policy flies in the face of rights that are protected in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act.

Foreign Minister Don McKinnon has confirmed tonight the ten New Zealanders assigned to the United Nations Special Commission on Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction (UNSCOM) were safe and well in Bagd

"A new Special Air Service battle training facility planned for Hobsonville will be as good as, if not better than, the one currently located in Papakura," Minister of Defence Paul East said today.

The Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon John Luxton today announced three new appointments and four re-appointments to the Waitangi Tribunal.

Career diplomat Peter Hamilton is to be New Zealands next High Commissioner to Western Samoa, Foreign Minister Don McKinnon announced today.

New Zealand has gained exemptions for its sheepmeat and goat products from new United Kingdom and French measures against BSE (Mad Cow Disease) and scrapie.

Acting Minister for Trade Negotiations, Don McKinnon, and Minister of Agriculture, Dr Lockwood Smith say theyre delighted at the news.

The decision to exempt New Zealand sheepmeat is very welcome news for the New Zealand industry, Mr McKinnon said.

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith and Environment Minister Simon Upton have agreed that RCD should be released in Australia but stress their decision has no bearing on whether or not it will be i

New Zealand and the Cook Island people have a unique and special relationship which both are deeply committed to.

Employers have a role to play in ensuring that people in work are getting what they are entitled to from the tax cuts and social assistance programme, Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

The Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, Hon D.A.M. Graham, today welcomed the news that the United Nations had adopted the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

Associate Minister of Education Bill English said today he was surprised that Auckland kindergarten teachers had turned down the pay offer from their association.

The Prime Minister, Jim Bolger, visited the historic Stone Store at Kerikeri today and announced major funding for joint venture projects to restore New Zealand's privately owned historic places.