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Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson announced today three new appointments, including a new chair, to the board of the New Zealand Film Commission.

The Crown and the NgāiTakoto-a-iwi Research Unit Trust have signed a Terms of Negotiation document signalling the agreement of both parties to enter good faith negotiations to settle historical Tr

Judge Mark Perkins has been appointed a temporary Judge of the Employment Court for a term of two years from 29 June 2009, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.

Ko Tongariro te maunga

Ko Taupo te moana

Ko Ngati Tuwharetoa te iwi

E te Upoko Ariki e Tumu

Tena koe me to iwi e manaaki nei

i a tatou e hui nei.

A ceremony in Turangi tomorrow marking the transfer of approximately $450 million in land and cash to eight Central North island Iwi completes the largest single settlement of historical grievances

Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson today released the report of the Ministerial Review Panel which he commissioned on the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004.

The report includes the panel’s advice and sets out a range of options on how to best recognise both customary and public interests in the coastal marine area.

“The panel has completed the vital first stage of the review process and reported on time” said Mr Finlayson. “The next step is for the Government to consider the recommendations in the report and make decisions on the future of the Act.”

The Crown and Te Runanga o Ngati Whare Iwi Trust today signed an Agreement in Principle to settle all the outstanding historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Ngati Whare, Minister for Treaty of Wai

Oscar award winning director and producer Peter Jackson will lead a ministerial review of the New Zealand Film Commission to ensure it is best able to serve the needs of the local industry and comm

The government has responded to concerns from the legal profession and will restore the title of Queen's Counsel to recognise outstanding members of the independent bar, Attorney-General Christophe

Groups negotiating historical Treaty settlements will get a boost in Crown funding to support their claims, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson announced today at the

Labour's Arts spokeswoman confirmed with her comments about arts funding today why New Zealanders don't trust her party to even read, let alone write, a budget, Minister for Arts Culture and Herita

Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson today thanked the Maori Party for its assistance in helping secure more resources to accelerate the settlement of historical Treat

Budget 2009 includes an extra $22.4 million over the next four years to achieve the Government's goal of settling all historical Treaty of Waitangi claims by 2014.

Key artistic and cultural organisations get a boost of $10.5 million over the next four years in Budget 2009, Arts Minister Christopher Finlayson says.

Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson today welcomed the appointment of former senior diplomat John Wood as the Crown's lead negotiator in talks with Wanganui iwi aroun

"New Zealand enjoys a flourishing, energetic literary tradition," Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson said last night, opening the 2009 Auckland Writers' & Readers' Festiva

A bill that updates important aspects of New Zealand's intellectually property regime passed its first reading in Parliament last night and was sent to select committee.

Judge Craig Thompson has been appointed Principal Environment Judge, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today. 

Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson extended his condolences today to the wife and family of Principal Judge John Bollard of the Environment Court, who passed away yesterday.

Stephen John Coyle has been appointed a District Court Judge with a Family Court warrant, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today. 

Today’s national hui Te Kokiri Ngatahi has started an important dialogue with claimant groups towards reaching the Government’s goal of settling historical Treaty claims by 2014, Minister for T

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O ngā iwi o Aotearoa,
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Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
Tēnā koutou katoa

E ngā tini mate
Haere, haere, moe mai

Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today the appointment of Brian Keith Cunningham as Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces.

Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson has launched a report about New Zealanders' attitudes towards and participation in the arts, and has welcomed its findings that more pe