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Cabinet has signed off proposals that will make it harder for names of defendants and evidence to be suppressed in court, Justice Minister Simon Power announced today.

The Government today placed into statutory management two wholly-owned subsidiaries of IHC New Zealand Incorporated, Commerce Minister Simon Power said today.

Government makes jury duty rules more flexible

The new Electoral Commission, which takes over the responsibilities of the Chief Electoral Office and the previous Electoral Commission, begins operation today.

Justice Minister Simon Power and Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman today announced the 16 members of the new Immigration and Protection Tribunal.

New Zealand's Minister of Commerce, Simon Power, the Australian Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator Penny Wong, and the Australian Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, the Hon David

Two bills that are critical to rebuilding investor confidence in New Zealand's financial markets passed their first reading in Parliament today.

State Owned Enterprises Minister Simon Power today announced 15 new appointments and 13 reappointments across 12 SOEs and two airport companies.

Cabinet has agreed for regulations to be developed to allow insurance advisers and mortgage brokers to be voluntarily authorised under legislation covering financial advisers.

Commerce Minister Simon Power today approved the Code of Professional Conduct for Authorised Financial Advisers.

Justice Minister Simon Power and Housing Minister Phil Heatley have announced the reappointment of Rex Maidment as the Principal Tenancy Adjudicator. 

The Government today placed into statutory management two further companies that hold assets on behalf of businesses associated with Mr Allan Hubbard, Commerce Minister Simon Power has announced.

Minister of Commerce, Simon Power, leaves for Australia this afternoon where he will be the first New Zealand Minister to meet members of the new Australian Government.

Voters will be able to re-enrol and update their details online in time for next year's general election, Justice Minister Simon Power said today.

Justice Minister Simon Power today announced the appointment of Hanneke Bouchier as Legal Complaints Review Officer and Owen Vaughan as her deputy.

The Government has today officially responded to the Report of the Taskforce for Action on Sexual Violence.

I'd like to thank the Rotorua District Community Law Centre for hosting this hui and the Canterbury Community Law Centre for helping to organise it.

A bill that strengthens auditor regulation was introduced to Parliament today by Commerce Minister Simon Power.

A bill to improve the governance and management of retail KiwiSaver schemes was introduced to Parliament today by Commerce Minister Simon Power.

The Financial Markets Authority will have significant new powers under a bill introduced to Parliament today.

The Government has today placed two further trusts established by Mr Allan Hubbard into statutory management, Commerce Minister Simon Power has announced.

The Government is to tighten requirements around company directors and company registration, Commerce Minister Simon Power announced today.

Since I took on the Commerce portfolio nearly two years ago, many mum and dad investors have told me they're disillusioned with our financial markets.

Police can now collect DNA at the same time they take fingerprints from people they intend to charge and match it against profiles from unsolved crimes, Justice Minister Simon Power said today.