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The National Party Leader Rt Hon J B Bolger says the coalition agreement between the National Party and New Zealand First Party secures long-term stable government for New Zealand.

The Prime Minister, Rt Hon J B Bolger, today announced that the Commission Opening of Parliament will be at 11.00 am on Thursday, 12 December.

The Commission Opening of Parliament is to be at 11am on Thursday 12 December.

New Zealand will give $100,000 to the appeal launched by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for field operations in Rwanda and Burundi for returning refugees, the Prime Minister,

The Prime Minister today announced the reallocation of the portfolios of the Ministers who retired from Parliament at the General Election.

The Prime Minister today announced that he had accepted the resignation from Cabinet of the Hon John Banks, Minister of Tourism; Sport, Fitness and Leisure; Local Government; and Civil Defence.

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 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 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 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.

Greece has lost a distinguished statesman, the Prime Minister said today. He was announcing that New Zealands Ambassador to Greece, Judith Trotter, would

The Prime Minister, Rt Hon Jim Bolger, today formed a Ministerial Group to monitor developments at Mt Ruapehu.

"China's actions in proceeding with yet another nuclear test will be condemned by all New Zealanders," said the Prime Minister, Rt Hon J B Bolger today.

Prime Minister, Rt Hon J B Bolger, is shocked and outraged at hearing reports that up to 100 refugees, many of them women and children, were killed and more than 150 injured when Israeli forces shelled a UN base in southern Lebanon.

The horrific events in Lebanon underscore the urgency of the need to find a peaceful and comprehensive solution in the Middle East. I am deeply concerned that the headquarters of the Fijian battalion of UN peacekeeping troops has been fired upon by Israeli forces. I call on all parties to respect the relevant UN resolutions, Mr Bolger said.