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Police will be receiving additional funding of $52 million in 2000/01 and out-years to meet cost pressures and to compensate Police for reductions in other revenue.

  • George Hawkins
  • Police

Mäori and Pacific peoples will get special help to solve their own housing problems, says Housing Minister Mark Gosche.

  • Mark Gosche
  • Housing

Community Housing will benefit from significant funding assistance in this year's Budget, says Housing Minister Mark Gosche.

A capital cost of $28.7 million has been allocated to Community Housing Limited to buy and modify 120 properties.

  • Mark Gosche
  • Housing

Today’s budget announcement will strengthen Pacific communities and ensure Government policies are closely monitored, says Pacific Island Affairs Minister Mark Gosche.

  • Mark Gosche
  • Pacific Island Affairs

Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that the government's determination to close the economic and social gaps which have developed between Mäori and Pacific people and other New Zealanders, is vividly reflected in the Budget.

  • Helen Clark
  • Prime Minister

The government has dedicated more than $11 million over the next four years to promote e-commerce in New Zealand.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

The government has dedicated more than $11 million over the next four years to promote e-commerce in New Zealand.

  • Jim Sutton
  • Trade Negotiations

"Budget 2000 does not attempt to do everything at once. But it does clearly signpost the direction in which the Labour-Alliance coalition wants to take the country," Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.

  • Michael Cullen
  • Finance

Creating new opportunities for jobs is the focus of an employment package with $90 million of new funding announced in the Budget, Social Services and Employment Ministers Steve Maharey and Parekura Horomia said today.

  • Parekura Horomia
  • Social Development and Employment

Creating new opportunities for jobs is the focus of an employment package with $90 million of new funding announced in the Budget, Social Services and Employment Ministers Steve Maharey and Parekura Horomia said today.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

Prime Minister Helen Clark said today the coalition government's first Budget was about fairness, security and opportunity.

  • Helen Clark
  • Prime Minister

The capital equipment programme for the New Zealand Defence Force will be boosted by capital injections over the next five years, Defence Minister Mark Burton announced today.

  • Mark Burton
  • Defence

New Zealand will open an Embassy in Brazil as a key component of its Latin American strategy to develop closer trading and political links with that important region, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today.

  • Phil Goff
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

Budget 2000 is aimed at broadening and adding knowledge to New Zealand's economic base, Deputy Prime Minister and Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton says.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Economic Development

The rural sector would benefit by millions from measures in the Budget, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said today.

  • Jim Sutton
  • Agriculture

Budget 2000 is aimed at broadening and adding knowledge to New Zealand's economic base and at revitalising the regions, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economic Development, Jim Anderton, says.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Industry and Regional Development

"Preventing youth from getting into trouble and dealing with those who have offended is the focus of the $22.12 million Youth Justice package in this year’s Budget," says Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey, Justice Minister Phil Goff,

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

"Preventing youth from getting into trouble and dealing with those who have offended is the focus of the $22.12 million Youth Justice package in this year’s Budget," says Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey, Justice Minister Phil Goff,

  • Phil Goff
  • Justice

"Preventing youth from getting into trouble and dealing with those who have offended is the focus of the $22.12 million Youth Justice package in this year’s Budget," says Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey, Justice Minister Phil Goff,

  • Matt Robson
  • Courts

"Preventing youth from getting into trouble and dealing with those who have offended is the focus of the $22.12 million Youth Justice package in this year’s Budget,"

  • George Hawkins
  • Police

Housing Minister Mark Gosche said today that National MP Tony Ryall was suffering from a severe bout of amnesia.

"Mr Ryall has forgotten that his Government planned to sell off thousands of state homes."

  • Mark Gosche
  • Housing

Minister for Rural Affairs Jim Sutton said he was delighted to announce that the Foxhill School bus route had been re-instated.

  • Jim Sutton
  • Rural Affairs

The Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs, has announced the winners of the five Green Ribbon Awards for the year 2000.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Environment

The Environmental Risk Management Authority has asked that a cholera vaccine be recalled because it contains a genetically modified organism (GMO) and it has not been approved under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Environment