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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.

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"Prevention of injury to children is the responsibility of all New Zealanders" said Katherine O'Regan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, today.

The Attorney-General Paul East announced today the appointment of John Warwick Gendall of Wellington as a Judge of the High Court.

"The Education Review Office report on the performance and quality of education in all Mangere and Otara schools represents a significant change in the direction of reports from ERO on schools in t

The Minister of Justice, Hon D.A.M. Graham, today announced the appointment of Nelson Barrister and Solicitor Jonathan Robin Jackson as a District Court Judge and an Environment Court Judge.

The Government has taken steps to give students more choice with their tertiary study by ensuring they have access to additional money for fees if studying at Private Training Establishments.

The Minister of Justice, Hon D.A.M. Graham, today announced the appointment of Auckland Queen's Counsel Simon Grant Lockhart as a District Court Judge.

The most significant and pleasing feature of this years Business Development Quality Awards is the number of women who are either recipients of awards or are driving the quality culture within thei

The Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon John Luxton today expressed concern over NZ First's Maori policy which is advocating a return to the failed policies of racial separatism.

New Zealand Firsts policy of having no limit on the amount of compensation for Treaty of Waitangi claims is not only stupid but is a cruel hoax, Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.