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More responsibilities come with Associate Ministerial roles outside of Cabinet

  • Mita Ririnui
  • State

NZAID, the government's international aid and development agency, will be providing $700,000 over the next three years for the promotion of 'Fair Trade' in New Zealand.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

Associate Health Minister and Rural Affairs Minister Damien O’Connor announces provisional approval for $9.24m worth of subsidies under the government's Sanitary Works Subsidy Scheme.

  • Damien O'Connor
  • Health

Speed is our biggest road safety problem.

  • Harry Duynhoven
  • Transport Safety

The Government today published the text of the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement between New Zealand and Thailand.

  • Jim Sutton
  • Trade Negotiations

The government has given district health boards an additional $18m to fund residential care for older people

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Health

Anderton becomes Minister of Forestry and continues with other roles.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Economic Development

An arrangement signed between Australia and New Zealand will strengthen the security of international air travel

  • Phil Goff
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

Changes have been announced to ministerial portfolio allocations affecting all but four Cabinet ministers

  • Helen Clark
  • Prime Minister

A combined threat assessment group has been established to strengthen New Zealand’s threat assessment capabilities

  • Helen Clark
  • Prime Minister

Minister responds to outdated allegations in daily news media

  • George Hawkins
  • Police

Progress but more to be done on energy efficiency and conservation targets

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

New Zealand and Austria sign trading and reduction deal for greenhouse gases

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

Six further projects relating to drug education and research are to receive funding from the recently-established National Drug Policy Discretionary Fund.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Health

Speech notes prepared for Hon Parekura Horomia for the Te Arawa Lakes Deed of Settlement Signing at Te Papaiouru Marae, Ohinemutu on 18 December 2004.

  • Parekura Horomia
  • Maori Affairs

The Crown and the Te Arawa Mâori Trust Board today signed a deed providing for the settlement of Te Arawa's historical lakes claims and remaining annuity issues.

  • Margaret Wilson
  • Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

Figures released by Customs Minister Rick Barker show that seizures of crystal methamphetamine have increased 16 fold on last year to September 2004.

  • Rick Barker
  • Customs

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

  • Mark Burton
  • Tourism

New law to validate and implement local management of the special environment of the South Island's fiords is a step closer with the first reading of the Fiordland Marine Management Bill 2004 in Parliament today.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Environment

New law to protect the special environment of the South Island's fiords is a step closer with the first reading of the Fiordland Marine Management Bill 2004 in Parliament today

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Environment

Minister introduces legislation to allow licensing trust members to participate in gaming machine proceeds distribution decisions

  • George Hawkins
  • Internal Affairs

Associate Minister of Energy, Hon Harry Duynhoven, says that consumers need to be aware when using or buying Christmas tree lights.

  • Harry Duynhoven
  • Energy

State Services Commissioner report highlights serious issues

  • Paul Swain
  • Corrections

Two new codes of welfare under the Animal Welfare Act 1999 have been issued.

  • Jim Sutton
  • Agriculture