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The Government’s action plan on reducing smoking was released today by Health Minister Annette King. The plan outlines initiatives designed to reduce the number of New Zealanders who die or suffer ill health as a result of smoking tobacco.

Confirmation of District Health Board chairs and deputy chairs were announced today by Health Minister Annette King.

Health Minister Annette King today handed over the first payment of $10,000 to Massey University to set up the Post Graduate Diploma for people working in the area of autism.

Firstly, I would like to thank the Advertising Standards Authority and the Association of New Zealand Advertisers for inviting me to speak to you today and for convening this Forum.

Mr Speaker, I move that the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Bill be now read for the third time.

I have had a keen interest in the Palmerston North Hospital site redevelopment for a number of years, so it is a pleasure to celebrate with you all the completion of the Women's and Children's Building and the new Ambulatory Care Centre this afternoon.

Health Minister Annette King said today the passing of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Bill through its third reading in Parliament marked the return of a genuinely public health service in New Zealand.

Mandatory labelling of genetically modified foods, where introduced DNA or protein is present in the final food, will come into force 12 months from today, says Health Minister Annette King.

Health Minister Annette King says the initiative to retrain overseas doctors has attracted so much interest that it will be necessary to ballot doctors for the first retraining programmes at Auckland and Otago medical schools next year.

Thank you for your invitation to launch the Bone and Joint Decade in New Zealand, a development I see as part of an important and potentially far-reaching international initiative.

Health Minister Annette King says cancer patients are being sent to Australia for treatment because of "yet another ticking time bomb" left by the former National Government.

Health Minister Annette King says she will move an amendment at this week's Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council meeting in Sydney that the draft food standards code should include mandatory labelling of saturated fats and sugars.

Health Minister Annette King says the single transferable vote system (STV) will be used in the 2004 election for district health boards (DHBs), but the first past the post system will be used next year to avoid the risk of contaminating local body elections.

Health Minister Annette King says the single transferable vote system (STV) will be used in the 2004 election for district health boards (DHBs), but the first past the post system will be used next year to avoid the risk of contaminating local body elections.

Health Minister Annette King has urged New Zealanders to wear hats outside tomorrow to recognise the importance of National Hat Day and SunSmart Week.

Health Minister Annette King is encouraging Pacific people to attend fono to be held around the country to help develop a strategy aimed at improving Pacific health.

Health Minister Annette King and Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia say amendments to the Bill have helped clarify the Treaty of Waitangi provisions.

Thank you for inviting me here tonight to speak to you, and, as importantly, to listen to your views and concerns.

Tena tatau e hui nei i raro i te mana o te mokopuna o te motu. Tena koutou Tainui me to koutou awa tapu a Waikato. Anei a Whanganui e mihi atu ana ki a koutou. Tena tatau katoa.

Thank you for inviting me to open today's proceedings. It is a pleasure to talking with a group of dedicated health professionals committed to "making a difference" to the health and wellbeing of New Zealand's children. Your efforts in the area of immunisation are indeed making a real difference.

Health Minister Annette King says no evidence has been provided to her to justify the call by Green Party MP Sue Bradford for a full and independent inquiry into the treatment given to Northland women by gynaecologist Graham Parry.

Health Minister Annette King today announced that Wellington Queen's Counsel Helen Cull has been appointed as the independent reviewer to review processes for reporting and investigating adverse medical incidents.