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Cabinet has moved to implement a raft of recommendations on the legal aid system, just three weeks after Dame Margaret Bazley's review was released.

The Government is to introduce a bill to strengthen the Crimes Act to deal with violent offending against children, and to modernise the law of assault and injuring, Justice Minister Simon Power sa

The official geographic name for the city of Wanganui will be the alternatives ‘Whanganui' or ‘Wanganui', Minister for Land Information Maurice Williamson announced today.

With Christmas fast approaching New Zealanders should be aware of their rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act (CGA) before making purchasing decisions or buying an extended warranty, Minister of

Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley has announced that New Zealand had signed a major international agreement designed to prevent illegally caught fish being landed in ports.  

Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced the appointment of Ms Wendy Lai to Waitemata District Health Board.

Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced that Canterbury DHB board member, Mr Peter Ballantyne has been cross-appointed to the West Coast DHB, while current West Coast board member Dr Paul McCormac

New Zealand statement to the Joint High-level segment of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the Conference of the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol

Mr Speaker, I move that the Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill be now read a first time.

Parliament has lifted for the summer recess and Leader of the House, Gerry Brownlee, says the Government would look back with satisfaction on a busy and successful legislative programme in 2009.

Proposals for rolling out new food laws over a five year period have gone out for consultation, Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson announced today.

The successful return flight of a Royal New Zealand Air Force 40 Squadron Boeing 757 aircraft from Christchurch to Antarctica is a highlight in a very successful ice season for the New Zealand Defe

A comprehensive agreement between New Zealand and the European Union is getting closer, with the exploratory stage of discussions expected to be completed in six months, Foreign Minister Murra

The Government is to make addressing the drivers of crime a whole-of-government priority, Justice Minister Simon Power and Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples announced today.

The Crown and Waikato-Tainui today signed a revised deed of settlement in relation to their historical Treaty claims over the Waikato River, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher

Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley has welcomed the Ministry of Fisheries' announcement that 10 new marine farms have been approved, giving 3,143 hectares of new marine farming space.

Suicide rates declined to 11.0 suicides per 100,000 people in 2007, the lowest rate since 1985 and a continuation of a downward trend over the past decade, Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne ann

New Zealand has signed 12 international tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs) this year, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said in announcing agreements with Anguilla, and the Turks and Caicos Isl

Associate Climate Change Issues (International Negotiations) Minister Tim Groser and Agriculture Minister David Carter today announced that New Zealand will contribute $45 million over four years t

The Chair of the Ministerial Committee on Family Violence Committee, Tariana Turia, is asking why Annette King has raised her concern about victims in the last hours of the parliamentary term.

An Auditor-General's report on the Ministry of Justice's management of court workloads was released today.

New Zealand is making a $100,000 contribution to relief efforts in Fiji following Cyclone Mick, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today.

The Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill passed today will improve the performance of polytechnics, says Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley.