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"The Insurance Council has got to decide whether it wants to come to the table and have a mature discussion about the ACC reforms or sulk in its room with the door slammed shut," Accident Insurance Minister Michael Cullen said today.

The Government will tighten up teacher registration legislation to limit the chance of teachers involved in misconduct or who are incompetent, moving from school to school.

Christchurch has been chosen to host the 13th triennial Commonwealth Health Minister's meeting next year, Health Minister Annette King and Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton said today.

There has been a constant criticism that Wellington bureaucrats have been the driving force of policy development rather than the Ministers they are supposed to serve says Associate Minister of Social Services and Employment Hon Tariana Turia.

Judith Tizard, MP for Auckland Central welcomed the return of the MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology) Bill to Parliament today.

Sir John Houghton, Professor Ding Yihui, Working Group I authors, Paul Hargreaves, Jim Salinger, ladies and gentlemen.

Prime Minister Helen Clark announced today the appointment of Kevin Brady as the Deputy Controller and Auditor-General. Mr Brady replaces Wayne Cameron, who was appointed Auditor-General for the State of Victoria, Australia, last year.

New Zealand is working with other OECD countries to combat the serious global problem of money laundering, Foreign Minister Phil Goff said today.

"Work capacity testing will be reformed under new worker accident compensation legislation," says ACC Minister Dr Michael Cullen.

Prime Minister Helen Clark said today the decision of Rosanne Meo to step down immediately as chairwoman of the TVNZ board was an appropriate response to yesterday's meeting between the TVNZ directors and the shareholding ministers, Michael Cullen and Marian Hobbs.

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I’ve had an interesting upbringing!
- I grew up in a beautiful place called Mangatuna on the pa with my whanau, surrounded by love and support of my kuia and koroua.

The Minister of Broadcasting, Marian Hobbs, has thanked the Chair of TVNZ, Roseanne Meo, for her service on the board.

The Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education), Steve Maharey, today announced further changes to the student loan scheme to benefit low-income part time students.

The Government today released the terms of reference for the Ministerial Review into the Department of Work and Income New Zealand and announced that former State Services Commissioner Don Hunn will conduct the review.

Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I am delighted to be here. Politicians always say that it’s a pleasure to be invited. Sometimes we mean it. This is one such time. It’s great to be alongside the topic of IT investment.

Women's Affairs Minister Laila Harré is backing Safekids' call for a ban on the sale of baby walkers in New Zealand.

"The child injury rate associated with baby walkers is horrendous and entirely preventable," Ms Harré says.

"The Government can't afford to flog off any more Housing New Zealand properties," Housing Minister Mark Gosche said today.

Mr Liu Jianfeng, Minister for the Civil Aviation Administration of China, will be visiting New Zealand from 13-18 February, announced Hon Mark Gosche, Minister of Transport.

Education and jobs are the keys to closing the gaps in Maori participation, deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton told guests today at the opening of a new kura kaupapa unit in his own Wigram electorate in Christchurch.

Greetings from PM, Rt Hon Helen Clark, in whose electorate we meet tonight.

The Prime Minister, Local Governmwent Minister and LGNZ President today announced the first Local Government Forum would be held at Parliament on 7 March 2000.

Defence Land at Point Takapuna on Auckland’s North Shore is to be protected as a reserve within the proposed Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.

I am pleased to give one of my first talks as Environment Minister to the Resource Management Law Association.

Ensuring children get a good start in life is a high priority for the new coalition Government, the Minister of Pacific Island Affairs Mark Gosche said today.