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Veterans Affairs Minister Rick Barker was at the Queenstown War Memorial today to announce that the New Zealand Government has designated 2006 as the Year of the Veteran.

  • Rick Barker
  • Veterans' Affairs

Seven tourism researchers receive scholarships worth $105,000

  • Damien O'Connor
  • Tourism

Prime Minister Helen Clark and Defence Minister Phil Goff announced a new medal for New Zealanders who served in areas affected by the Boxing Day tsunami.

  • Helen Clark
  • Prime Minister

The wananga's status under the Treaty has to be balanced against its obligations as a publicly funded organsation.

  • Michael Cullen
  • Tertiary Education

A coordinated, cooperative forestry industry will be the positive result from Woodco

  • Jim Anderton
  • Forestry

Set nets must be watched carefully to avoid killing the maui dolphin in the north island

  • Jim Anderton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Set nets must be watched to avoid killing Hectors' dolphins in the South Island

  • Jim Anderton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Two re-appointments to the Takeovers Panel have been announced

  • Lianne Dalziel
  • Commerce

A pair of re-appointments have been announced for the Commerce Commission.

  • Lianne Dalziel
  • Commerce

Sue Suckling has been appointed Chair of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority Board

  • Steve Maharey
  • Education

NZ contributes $1.2million to a Siberian chemical weapons destruction project and the decommissioning of Russia’s last plutonium-producing nuclear reactor

  • Phil Goff
  • Disarmament and Arms Control

Japanese whaling programme lacks scientific credibility - critique

  • Chris Carter
  • Conservation

We have been working alongside local and regional councils, industries and communities towards a waste-free New Zealand

  • David Benson-Pope
  • Environment

Only Santa has an excuse to speed this holiday season

  • Harry Duynhoven
  • Transport Safety

The government is aiming to further reduce business compliance costs with changes to the financial reporting system

  • Lianne Dalziel
  • Commerce

Threshold for compulsory repayment rises to $17,160 on 1 April.

  • Michael Cullen
  • Tertiary Education

Road fatalities during the festive season are the surest way to kill good cheer for years to come

  • Annette King
  • Police

A working party is being established to consider options for extending the state sector superannuation scheme, says State Services Minister Annette King.

  • Annette King
  • State Services

A newsletter highlighting government and non-government initiatives to remove barriers for people with disabilities

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

"Some progress has been made but there's much more to be done," said Communications Minister David Cunliffe about the release of a telecommunications benchmarking report today.

  • David Cunliffe
  • Communications and Information Technology

The Chief of Defence Force and chiefs of the Army and Air Force have their contracts briefly extended until 30 April

  • Phil Goff
  • Defence

The Government is to explore alternative measures to address the issue of greenhouse gas emissions arising from deforestation

  • Jim Anderton
  • Forestry

The government is considering ways other than a carbon tax to meets NZ's commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions

  • David Parker
  • Climate Change Issues

New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Russia will be career diplomat Chris Elder

  • Winston Peters
  • Foreign Affairs