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No superannuitant will lose entitlement to the Community Services Card or the Disability Allowance as a result of the increase in New Zealand Superannuation on 1 April, Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said today.

Banning coal-fired electricity generation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would probably produce a significant increase in electricity prices, according to a report released by Minister of Energy Pete Hodgson today.

The Minister of Internal Affairs Mark Burton has today launched New Zealand's most significant and enduring millennium commemoration.

It is my pleasure to welcome you to today’s workshop, which is an important part of the Senior Citizen’s Unit’s commitment to consultation with the sector that represents the interests of older New Zealanders.

MILLENNIUM FOREST LAUNCH
TUESDAY MARCH 28 2000
HON MARK BURTON, MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MILLENNIUM OFFICE

I am very pleased to have the opportunity today to open the Broadcasting Standards Authority’s symposium on the protection of children.

Justice Minister Phil Goff said today that the latest statistics on people who have offended while on bail highlight the need to give the Bail Bill the necessary teeth to do the job properly.

The Government has begun formalising New Zealand's support for establishing an International Criminal Court, Foreign Minister Phil Goff said today.

The Government has decided to proceed with the Legal Services Bill to ensure that the public gets the best return possible from the money spent on legal aid, Justice Minister Phil Goff said today.

The Loloata Understanding reached last night represents a significant and welcome achievement by both the Papua New Guinea Government and Bougainvillean leaders, Foreign Minister Phil Goff said today.

The latest statistics about the New Zealand Information Technology market show a booming industry worth billions of dollars to New Zealand.

On March 31 New Zealand's official monitoring of Y2K will end with the closures of the Y2K Readiness Commission and the State Service Commission's Y2K Project Office.

The information age has arrived, it's no longer just the talk of tomorrow. The new Government is faced with an undeniable imperative - to adapt government in New Zealand to the information age.

The Minister of Local Government Hon Sandra Lee says the Government will be paying close attention to the findings of the Auckland Mayoral Forum's report on The Future of Local Government in the Auckland Region.

“It is up to councils, in consultation with their communities, to decide on the services and the levels of service that councils should be providing,” the Minister of Local Government said today.

Police Minister Hon. George Hawkins has welcomed a higher police street presence in central Wellington.

An application for a Judicial Review of the National Library’s proposed restructuring has been withdrawn.

Thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. The broadcasting sector has been having a very high profile time of late, and the portfolio is not entirely free of delicate matters. But I must say that as Minister of Broadcasting I am delighted by the willingness of so many people to engage with the important issues, and to share their views and expertise.

The Social Services and Employment Minister, Steve Maharey, today released a July 1999 report suppressed by National evaluating the work-for-the-dole scheme.

Let me at the outset thank you for the opportunity to meet and talk with you at your Regional Conference, and to congratulate you on the superb organisational effort within this region that contributed so much to the 1999 election result.

Professor Peter Gluckman has resigned as the convener of the Independent Biotechnology Advisory Council (IBAC), Pete Hodgson, Minister of Research, Science and Technology announced today.

The Minister of Conservation, Hon Sandra Lee, has given approval for the company making the Lord of the Rings to film within the Tongariro National Park.

Acting Agriculture Minister Michael Cullen said today that the Government was disappointed at the Dairy Industry Establishment Board’s (DIEB) statement that it will be wound up with immediate effect.

The Information Technology Minister Paul Swain has welcomed a survey of New Zealand schools which shows 96% of primary and 99% of secondary schools report some type of connection to the Internet.