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International visitors spent a record $6.6 billion in the year to September 2004 — six percent more than last year

The $226 million C-130 Hercules upgrade contract was signed on Tuesday with suppliers L-3 Communications Spar Airspace.

Mark Burton is today celebrating his fifth anniversary as Tourism Minister, as well as five years of impressive industry growth.

After five years as Minister of Tourism, I can say with all certainty that New Zealand is no ordinary destination.

Tourism research has come a long way over the past five years.

While a lot has changed since this series began ten years ago, we still have a lot to do.

The outstanding facility we are officially opening here today will certainly be a significant contributor to the guardianship of our iconic national bird.

Tourism Minister Mark Burton is today congratulating Rainbow Springs for their contribution towards saving our national icon—the kiwi.

Tourism Minister Mark Burton is today congratulating Kaikoura for becoming the first town in the world to gain full Green Globe certification.

The certification of Kaikoura is a practical step towards sustainability that shows the world we are serious about meeting environmental issues head-on.

The New Zealand tourism sector looks poised for another record-breaking year.

At the inaugural Armistice Symposium, New Zealand's Defence policy settings and international deployments are outlined

A landmark industry research project is highlighting the need for new workers and skills to support tourism’s impressive growth forecasts.

I am delighted to be here tonight, to celebrate this watershed in tourism labour force planning.

Work has begun on the Ministerial Review into allegations of abuse at the Regular Force Cadet School at Waiouru.

Defence Minister Mark Burton today announced that former High Court Judge, Hon David Morris is to be appointed to act as independent assessor for the Ministerial Inquiry to examine the responses and comments received relating to alleged abuses at the Waiouru Regular Force Cadet School.

A new biomass-fuelled heat plant is a “win-win-win solution” delivering commercial, environmental and national benefits

I’m proud to highlight the partnership between State Owned Enterprise Meridian Energy and successful private sector enterprise Winstone Pulp (WPI) on this project.

It’s been another great month for tourism in New Zealand, and Tourism Minister Mark Burton is congratulating the entire sector.

Defence Minister Mark Burton says NZ the Defence Long-Term Development Plan constituted a new era of development for NZ's Defence Force

Progress is being made on the independent assessment of the responses and comments raised relating to alleged abuses at the Waiouru Regular Force Cadet School

I’d like to talk today about New Zealand’s Defence policy – how it has developed and where we are going. I also want to outline some of our recent acquisitions, and how they impact upon the Defence Force’s most important asset—its people.

International visitors injected $6.5 billion into the New Zealand economy in the year ended June 2004—an impressive 4.2 per cent increase on the year ended June 2003, and a continuation of tourism’s strong growth trend.

Defence Minister Mark Burton says tonight that Ron Mark’s sad attempt to garner publicity off the grief of a New Zealand family is sad and pathetic.