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Foreign Minister Gerry Brownlee is concerned by this morning’s launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea tracking over Japan – coming hot on the heels of threatening North Korean rhetoric directed to both Japan and the United States.

  • Gerry Brownlee
  • Foreign Affairs

Freight is rolling again this morning on the South Island’s Main North Line, ten months after November’s Kaikoura earthquake, Transport Minister Simon Bridges announced today.

  • Simon Bridges
  • Transport

Ambassador Traslosheros, Parliamentary colleagues, the Dean and members of the Diplomatic Corps, distinguished guests, members of Mexico’s community in New Zealand, ladies and gentlemen.

  • Mark Mitchell
  • Defence

Callaghan Innovation has approved the 2017/18 round of Student Experience Grants, with 139 businesses to offer 358 students paid work over the summer break, Science and Innovation Minister Paul Goldsmith announced today.

  • Paul Goldsmith
  • Science and Innovation

Sport and Recreation Minister Jonathan Coleman has awarded a number of grants to enable high school students around the country to play sport.

  • Jonathan Coleman
  • Sport and Recreation

Minister of Foreign Affairs Gerry Brownlee and Minister of Science and Innovation Paul Goldsmith have today announced that Antarctica New Zealand, in partnership with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, will jointly develop a new Antarc

  • Gerry Brownlee
  • Paul Goldsmith
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Science and Innovation

Associate Tourism Minister Nicky Wagner today announced a funding boost of more than $2 million for safety improvements on four Great Rides in Waikato, East Coast, Hawke’s Bay and West Coast.

  • Nicky Wagner
  • Tourism

Trade Minister Todd McClay says he expects the NZ-European Union Free Trade Agreement to be formally launched later this year after the European Commission and New Zealand both finalised their respective negotiating mandates.

  • Todd McClay
  • Trade

Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry has announced the appointment of experienced Wellington businessman Mike (MOD) O’Donnell to the board of Radio New Zealand.

  • Maggie Barry
  • Arts, Culture and Heritage

Funding has been awarded for 68 new science research projects that will benefit New Zealand environmentally, economically, and socially, Science and Innovation Minister Paul Goldsmith announced today.

  • Paul Goldsmith
  • Science and Innovation

Organisations building leadership and capability in volunteering, social enterprise and the community have been recognised with funding, says Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Alfred Ngaro.

  • Alfred Ngaro
  • Community and Voluntary Sector

Christchurch’s historic pumphouse complex of buildings has been awarded $200,000 to help with earthquake strengthening work.

  • Maggie Barry
  • Arts, Culture and Heritage

Foreign Minister Gerry Brownlee has welcomed the prompt and unanimous United Nations Security Council Resolution imposing additional sanctions on North Korea.

  • Gerry Brownlee
  • Foreign Affairs

Maniototo Area School in Ranfurly and Lawrence Area School will be redeveloped at a combined cost of around $11 million, says Associate Education Minister Tim Macindoe.

  • Tim Macindoe
  • Education

Conservation Minister Maggie Barry and Associate Conservation Minister Nicky Wagner have presented traps to two community groups at a Predator Free 2050 event in Christchurch today.

  • Maggie Barry
  • Nicky Wagner
  • Conservation

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says an interim evaluation of the Healthy Families NZ initiative has found it is helping communities around the country to make healthy changes.

  • Jonathan Coleman
  • Health

Christchurch’s state-of-the-art Justice and Emergency Services Precinct was officially opened by Prime Minister Bill English this morning.

  • Amy Adams
  • Courts
  • Justice

Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell has issued a challenge for the 42nd Māori Language Week which starts today.

“Use Māori Language Week to make a change in your life that lasts well beyond the week,” Mr Flavell says.

  • Te Ururoa Flavell
  • Maori Development

Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell welcomes the first screening of the block buster movie, Moana in te reo Māori. 

The animated film has been re-voiced in the Māori language and will be released in cinemas around Aotearoa next week.

  • Te Ururoa Flavell
  • Maori Development

A number of new appointments have been made to three of the Government’s seven Crown Research Institutes, providing new talent and experience for the institutes, Science and Innovation Minister Paul Goldsmith announced today.

  • Paul Goldsmith
  • Science and Innovation

Two new appointments have been made to the Board of Callaghan Innovation that will provide a new set of skills and business experience, Science and Innovation Minister Paul Goldsmith announced today.

  • Paul Goldsmith
  • Science and Innovation

The Lawson Field Theatre in Gisborne is receiving a capital grant of more than $400,000 towards seismic strengthening.

  • Maggie Barry
  • Arts, Culture and Heritage

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says work is well underway towards double crewing all emergency road ambulances by 2021, with services in Taupo, Turangi and Te Awamutu on track to be double crewed in the coming months.

  • Jonathan Coleman
  • Health

Cantabrians are a step closer to reconnecting with Residential Red Zone (RRZ) land thanks to a joint effort between the Government and a local trust, Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration Nicky Wagner says.

  • Nicky Wagner
  • Greater Christchurch Regeneration