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The government today acknowledged the role the Green Party played in developing Budget initiatives announced in the Eco 2001 package.

Government services are being brought closer again to people in rural areas with the opening of Heartland Services centres across provincial New Zealand, says Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey and Minister for Rural Affairs Jim Sutto

Increased funding for the agriculture and biosecurity portfolios marks a decisive reversal of a long-term downward trend and means that new programmes can be funded, existing programmes can be expanded, and some programmes killed off by the previous Gov

Extra funding to boost organic farming opportunties has been allocated in this year's Budget, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said.

Conservation Minister Sandra Lee has secured $10m1 for a wide-ranging conservation public awareness programme over the next four years. The programme builds on the one-off funding allocated to the Department of Conservation in the last Budget.

This year's Budget has confirmed ongoing funding for the collection of agriculture and horticultural statistics.

Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton is to visit the Netherlands, France, Belgium, and Germany.

Mr Sutton leaves New Zealand on Tuesday on a trip to discuss agriculture and trade issues with his European counterparts.

The Government has decided in principle to open up export opportunities for pipfruit growers, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said today.

The apple and pear export regulations would be revoked from October 1 this year, Mr Sutton said.

Trade with Singapore has increased, following the implementation of the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement between New Zealand and Singapore, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton and Acting Customs Minister Jim Anderton said today.

Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said that today's news that British Prime Minister Tony Blair had declared the battle against foot and mouth disease in Britain was over had no relevance to New Zealand.

The Government is to increase its financial contribution to the national Bovine TB strategy, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said today.

Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said the attitude of the Green Party to the successful court challenge to the Environmental Risk Management Authority's approval of an application for genetic modification of cattle was deeply disappointing.

The United States should move quickly to remove restrictions on New Zealand and Australian lamb imports that the World Trade Organisation has ruled are illegal, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said today.

New Zealand is at the forefront of a new era in international air services with the signing of the Multilateral Agreement on the Liberalization of International Air Transportation, Transport Minister Mark Gosche and Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutto

The opening of a new Trade New Zealand office at the New Zealand consulate in Toronto was an exciting step forward in relations with Canada, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said today.

New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Argentina will be career diplomat Carl Worker, Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Jim Sutton announced today.

Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton is to visit Canada and the United States for talks with fellow Trade and Agriculture Ministers, key trade policy makers and business leaders.

China has huge potential as a trading partner for New Zealand, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said today.

Mr Sutton urged businesses to follow up on opportunities provided by Prime Minister Helen Clark's successful visit to China.

Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton today released a discussion paper on the issues to be covered in negotiations with Hong Kong for a Closer Economic Partnership Agreement.

The Minister for Trade Negotiations, Hon Jim Sutton, today announced the name of a new Chairperson and five new Directors appointed to the Board of Trade New Zealand.

The Minister of Agriculture, Hon Jim Sutton, shares the concerns of many farmers about the lateness of the rains to break the drought still affecting nearly all the South Island and the bottom half of the North Island.

Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton has welcomed the formal conclusion in Adelaide of negotiations on a treaty to protect the expanding international wine trade from unnecessary regulatory barriers.

Cabinet has decided to exempt the dairy industry merger proposal from competition policy provisions of the Commerce Act.

The second round of applications for grants from the Sustainable Farming
Fund has had a huge response, Rural Affairs Minister Jim Sutton said today.